Posts by FedUpJW

I admit I have not read all comments. That said, a synonym of systemic is inherent. So systemic racism would be inherent racism. Those who claim that people of light complexion are inherently racist against dark skinned people are just plain wrong. NO ONE is inherently racist! I do admit I am getting more and more prejudiced against certain races simply because of the way they act. I do not see a lot of so called White people burning down businesses, looting buisnesses for things that have nothing to do with "poverty", attacking and beating police (some even dying from the injuries) and then perpetually whining about how misunderstood and mistreated they are.

Several decades ago I worked with a Black man. We got along quite well. He was from the deep south of the U.S. He told me that when he grew up there were three kinds of people of African descent. The Blacks whom he said were productive, hard working, family oriented people. The coloreds who were pretty well on the same level as what would be termed poor White trash, trailer trash etc. And the nigger who was a lazy, welfare leech and bred indiscriminately and both the coloreds and the Blacks hated them. Now who was racist against those poor third class POC?

I have had a belly full of POC, as the lefties love to call them, blaming everything that goes wrong in their lives on some unknown, unseen White person! It is time for them to pull themselves up of the floor and move on! And enough of the riots, and the violence. That only serves to inflame a (justified) reaction.

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Was your faith in Armagedddon connected to current events?

by Wasanelder Once in

remember when nixon resigned?

the big a was here some said.

remember 1986 and the "international year of peace and security?

FedUpJW

How do you counter that, or can you?

I think a good swift kick to the part of their anatomy that hits a chair when they sit down might be a good place to start.

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Woke Oscars cringe

by LoveUniHateExams in

actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

FedUpJW

Are people in this forum really ok with this sort of tone ? 2021 and calling people ‘blacks’ and complaining about people of colour being on screen?

Okay, I'll be your Huckleberry. What should we call them if not blacks? You did not like it when they were called, even by themselves, N---ers. You whine if they are called Negro. And the term "person of color" can also be used for Caucasians as they are WHITE, according to the PC crowd. And if they are a "person of color"...WHAT color? And I also do not like the idea of blacks being inserted into movies just because they are black and it fits the "woke" agenda. It is just as offensive to me and senseless as inserting QWERTY characters in movies and television strictly because they are "gay".

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Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress

by Disillusioned JW in

see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .

i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..

FedUpJW

JUST IN: Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress .

JUST IN: joe biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Democrats Who Watched Address to Congress.

There, fixed!

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Headship and WT's Changed Understanding

by Bobcat in

i don't think anyone has mentioned that the february 2021 study wt (p. 15, 16; par.

8) changed wt's long standing view on headship within the congregation.

wt used to view all baptized males as being the head of all baptized sisters.. this view led to such absurdities as a sister having to wear a head covering on a bible study because her baptized 10 year old son was sitting in on the study with her.

FedUpJW

The Bible says, "15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering..."

I have always had a bit of a bone of contention with this even though I am male. If a woman's hair is by nature longer than a mans, then it follows that her hair is her head covering. Not some goofy fast food napkin, not some scarf, not a hat.

But of course if it were not for making idiotic rules the gibbering body would have nothing to do, because most people are probably intelligent enough to understand simple written words without a multitude of interpretations of men.

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What Do Today’s Jehovah’s Witnesses Really Think?

by minimus in

jw
friends

when i was a witness i knew what my beliefs were and could defend my views, even if it really was wrong.

i understood jw doctrines .

i could define what the faithful and discreet slave was.

FedUpJW

it is easier to be at the same intellectual level as those in your social group.

Yes, remember BITD when JW's took some pride in helping people UP to a higher level? Teaching them to read, to write, and to do research? As mentioned in earlier posts, now it is a dumbed down version where everyone is expected to bring themselves DOWN to the lowest common denominator. No room for intelligence.

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What Will Happen If You Do NOT Get The Covid Vaccinations?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we are encouraged to all, if possible, get the vaccinations.

if you don’t, we are told that we definitely could get the virus.

fair enough.. but what happens if you decide you aren’t going to get the shots?

FedUpJW

The jab is the "new" way to control the population. Those who decline to get it will be shunned, fired from their jobs, marginalized as anti-vaxxer crack-pots, likely denied medical treatment for any illness or accident, and ridiculed in public. Already in my area of the U.S. there is a local television channel that is posting the name and photo of at least two people who have declined the jab, with the scrolling banner at the bottom of the screen advising that "some misinformed people are not getting the jab for 'false propaganda' reasons.''

Personally I will still be waiting for quite some time before willingly submitting to the de-population jab.

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What’s Your View On Self Defense?

by minimus in

jw
friends

if someone comes to you with a knife or a gun, would you defend yourself if you could?

if someone tried to beat you up , would you physically engage, run away or just try to talk the person out of beating you up or robbing you?

if you did have a gun to defend yourself would you shoot to kill or would you simply aim for the ankle to incapacitate the person?

FedUpJW

I don't own a gun so if there was any serious trouble in my own home, I could use a knife.

Criminals love to engage with victims who bring knives to gun fights. But to each their own.

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Single Pretty Girls that are JWs, have so much potential, but sadly........

by pistolpete in

the pandemic has made the situation worse for single young jw girls.. i'm hearing tons of sad stories of single jw girls who are going, or have gone into deep depression.

with many having thoughts of committing suicide and hoping for a better life in the new order.. the pandemic has made it almost impossible for young jw girls to find a suitable marriage mate.

especially since the single jw boys-men want young, gorgeous, thin, virgins, who look like models and summit to the headship arrangement.

FedUpJW

I know I likely will get thumbs down for this, but when I was thinking of marrying I made the comment to my mother, "There are only two kinds of JW women. Those that are married, and those who are not, for VERY GOOD reason." I also noticed, and perhaps it was only in my part of the U.S., that of the single JW women there were usually only two kinds. Those who had never been married and wanted an elder or MS with a BIG . . . bank balance. And those who had been married and wanted a dad for their ill-mannered brats. Oh, and he also had to have a BIG . . . bank balance.

That is why I make it my practice to only date non-JW women. And they know from the start that marriage is NEVER going to be in the future.