Posts by Riley

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Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?

by JaredScott-1977 in

i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.

it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?

i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.

Riley

I always considered myself a staunch conservative till covid and I realized the same people who go bananas over a 15 year girl having an abortion because of the sanctity of human life are the same people who in no way shape or form going to inconvenience themselves so you don't miss your cancer biopsy. All rights , no responsibilities.

Now the same people who amassed giant gun collections and jerk off to guns and ammo because that is what they believe keeps them free are same people who get a boner over cutting aid to Ukraine. A guess actually fighting North Koreans kind of kills the fantasy they are the baddest people on the planet.

Watching Jordon Peterson in tears over transgender youth while 1.2 million American die of covid.

Hearing Trump talk about draining the swamp while adding 7.2 trillion to the nation debt.

I don't think I changed, I think my movement changed and it has become an absolute joke.

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Trump wins

by gavindlt in

i am non political and have never voted but nonetheless i have been keenly watching to see how the trump presidential race unfolds.

i believe that his involvement in propelling or influencing a leaning toward bible prophecy will unfold.

how, i can’t say but something tells me that this anomaly and outlier being trump is highly signifiant!

Riley

The pandemic wasn't practically over when Trump left office. The worst days of the pandemic were the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.

I just stopped reading after you made that claim. There is no point if you just make up facts and figures.

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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.

by WingCommander in

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co training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.

today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.

it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.

Riley

I just re-watched this video. The shocking part is there is no reference to daughter as being an independent person who is capable of making her own. They didn't seem to need her input on any of this.

Has anyone ever shown this to an active JW for input. My wife is a total kool-aid drinker expect for the education issue. We actually have a college fund started. I wonder how it would go over.

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Trump wins

by gavindlt in

i am non political and have never voted but nonetheless i have been keenly watching to see how the trump presidential race unfolds.

i believe that his involvement in propelling or influencing a leaning toward bible prophecy will unfold.

how, i can’t say but something tells me that this anomaly and outlier being trump is highly signifiant!

Riley

The spike in inflation was a product of nearly 15 years of zero percent interest rates, the pandemic stopping the entire world and the entire global economy firing up at once. It happened all over the globe and had nothing to do with who was in power and it is actually trending to where most economist want it to be. Between 2-3 percent.

The economy is not in the tank. The US economy is operating at full employment.If you want to work, you can find a job.

Kicking out the illegals will not make anything cheaper, it is actually the other way around ( plus it will not happen anyway ).

Trump added 7.2 trillion to the national debt in his first term. The most of any president without a 9/11, great recession, pandemic to deal with. The most of any peace time president. Per captia Reagan did outspend him but he did it to destroy the Soviet Union, something Trump seems hell bend on recreating.

The rich will get there tax breaks and your grand kids will pay for it.

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Why do most Ex jW W‘s seem to be liberal?

by JaredScott-1977 in

i’m just curious about this dynamic i don’t care personally one way or the other but i do have friends who have chosen to be conservatives and they get totally destroyed on social media pages for their choice.

it’s almost like a lot of ex jw w become as toxic and his judgmental as jehovah’s witnesses themselves what’s up with that?

i also know conservative ex jw’s that can do the same so again i’m not leaning one way or the other i’m just noticing factual observations.

Riley

That is not true. Ex-jws just like current Jws are mostly gullible half wits who just switched there idol worship from the governing body to the orange man.

Fuck, just read this board.

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PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

by Terry in

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my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

Riley

I don’t think Republicans voters are smart enough to figure out the voting machines , so this one goes to Harris.

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Biden calls Trump supporters garbage

by moomanchu in

a comedian in a comedy sketch at a trunp rally joked that the island of puerto rico is a floating island of garbage.. what to do???

potus pappy joe to the rescue!!

he sounds the alarm, comes out swinging and calls trump supporters, actual people, garbage.. .

Riley

Trump supporters are scum.

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Where do you see the Organization in the next 10 years?

by ukpimo in

realistically, between now and 2034, what do you think watchtower will change or reform to appear more mainstream?

what business opportunities do you see watchtower getting involved in?.

my predictions are as follows: .

Riley

3/4 of my hall will be dead and the younger ones didn't have any children. It will keep becoming more and more liberal to try and recruit people but will still keep the disfellowshipping the worshipping of the governing body.

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Ten reasons Jehovah’s Witnesses have the true religion (plus a bonus one)

by slimboyfat in

thinking back when i was a true believer these are probably the top ten reasons why i believed jws are the true religion.

1. they show love among themselves by not going to war.

not killing your fellow believers in any circumstances, including war, would seem to be a very basic requirement for true christianity.

Riley

Boy, the talk and text doesn't work that good.

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Ten reasons Jehovah’s Witnesses have the true religion (plus a bonus one)

by slimboyfat in

thinking back when i was a true believer these are probably the top ten reasons why i believed jws are the true religion.

1. they show love among themselves by not going to war.

not killing your fellow believers in any circumstances, including war, would seem to be a very basic requirement for true christianity.

Riley

In the 1960s, the Israeli government came to the conclusion that the Arab Muslim population of Israel had a much higher birth rate than the Jewish population of Israel. To combat this problem that is Israeli government started to pay orthodox Jews to study the Torah and have as many children as possible. The hope was these huge orthodox Jewish families that a number of children would leave the faith and become secular Jews.

So fast-forward 50 odd years these orthodox Jews know make up about 20% of the population of Israel. They don’t work or pay taxes or serve in the Armed Forces.. they have also become a formidable voting block in Israeli elections, supporting these horrible right wing candidates and parties. They also choose to be deliberately provocative to the Palestinian population and choose to settle in the occupied territories and having the Israeli army, protect them.. it is a horrible problem for the nation of Israel.

I often see parallels in this problem when Jehovah’s Witnesses make these very boisterous claims not seeing if they weren’t such a small percentage of the population society would be in trouble.