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  a pet peeve of mine

  by enoughisenough in

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  putting this under "friends" because i couldn't figure out where to put it.

  it is very often on here and in ex jw videos, ect that people like to undermine some of those who once we would have called friends.

  there seems to be a view that window washers, plumbers, cleaners, construction workers are somehow less intelligent than those who may be college educated.

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  Simon

  There seems to be a view that window washers, plumbers, cleaners, construction workers are somehow less intelligent than those who may be college educated. I don't think this labeling is in anyway kind or accurate.

  You're correct.

  I think it's a way people like to point out how the WTS holds people back when it comes to academic attainment. But as you point out, this does not equate with intelligence (or even knowledge). You could even argue that people who don't rack up huge debt for a worthless degree and the wisest ones of all.

  They may even have the last laugh as AI takes over everything ... except for jobs like plumbing!
  
  
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  JW Marriages - Loophole in wedding vows

  by Finally-Free in

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  not being raised as a jw, i went to many church weddings, mostly in catholic churches.

  all the times i went to jw weddings i thought it unusual that they had their own vows, much different from the wedding vows used elsewhere.

  i remembered jws mentioning "divine temination" of marriages to me and thought the vows reflected that thought.

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  Simon

  Marriage is a funny thing, it's history is hardly "romantic".

  Back in goat-herder bible days, women were just more chattel to be traded, so it was a financial arrangement.

  Later it evolved into a less obvious deal between two families, more to form alleigances.

  Finally, governments used it to enforce segregation - requiring you get a license from them, to marry who they allowed you to.

  Nowadays it seems like a huge industry - I can't believe people piss away so much money, esp. when you're starting out in life and could spend it on so many more useful things. But the media promotes the mantra that you're missing out unless you've thrown an expensive party for tons of people you don't really even know.

  Anytime me and my wife have an argument, I always pause, point, and say "hey, remember ... lord in your heart!". Yeah, that usually gets a good reaction, LOL.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  Simon

  Or he's too lazy / incapable of updating his video captions so it's just left as-is. Anything that involves effort is a low priority.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Simon

  Lloyd frequently said he had no interest in providing support to new leavers who turned to JW survey - and him - as they woke up. Facing the prospect of being shunned and loosing everything. Some were young and homeless. Some were suicidal. He made it abundantly clear he would not respond to personal emails....unless they were from Bethelites, or elders with a good "story".

  Yeah, but I bet he'd respond promptly if someone who left was successful & wealthy and looking for ways to spend their money on exJW "activism".
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Simon

  Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia ...

  Then there was the two nuclear bombs that the US dropped ...

  If you care to have a debate, start a separate topic. This is not the place.
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  The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?

  by SydBarrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.

  terrifying.

  what's your gut feeling?

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  Simon

  Apparently they detected the implosion so knew the sub was toast on Sunday. The wreck was exactly as expected - directly below its last known position, and probably located within minutes of getting a submersible down there (as per James Cameron).

  So why was it such a big news story for so long?

  Well, wasn't there a hearing about corrupt pedo president Bidens crack-head money laundering son?

  Nah, that couldn't be it ... we can totally trust the US government and the media.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Simon

  It's never a good look to mention a WW2 event when the West has got far more blood on its hands than Germany could ever have dreamt of, oh but they are spreading democracy!

  Please spare us your poor takes and off-base comparisons. The west hasn't come anywhere close to the level of mass killings by socialist Germany, Russia, and China.

  Of course some would say that the holocaust was almost as bad as food allergies ... (if you know the reference, you know, if you don't you'll be thinking "WTF?!")
  
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  The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?

  by SydBarrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.

  terrifying.

  what's your gut feeling?

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  Simon

  Sudden implosion is probably a better way to go than a long slow death as the oxygen runs out.
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  The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?

  by SydBarrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.

  terrifying.

  what's your gut feeling?

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  Simon

  It's easy to tell someone "sorry, we have to get you to sign these waiver forms, just legal make us, but we have a 100% safety record" and there's a good chance that YOU will also have signed something similar at some time in your life for some event, though likely far less risky.

  It's all about waving away your rights and their obligations to really make you safe.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Simon

  I didn't notice at the time that the first thing he said was "I haven't raped anyone". But basic statistics + stories from those who escape the sex industry say that the more frequently you use prostitutes, the more likely that you are in fact a rapist.

  Consent from someone who can't freely give it, isn't really consent.