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  How Do You Feel About Trump's Tuff Talk To Korea To Make Korea Behave?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i know or think i know that trump is bluffing and acting very bully like with threats of unleashing his power as commander and chief a military with super weapons.

  but why bluff with such boyish stupidity?

  i think mr trumps barginings skills are at an all time low and so the threats of violence and retaliation for misbehaving according to the whims of a narcissist.. my confidence in him is at an all time low, talk about cave man club you over the head approach to problems this guy takes the cake.

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  Either you accept North Korea should be allowed to have nuclear ICBMs, or you accept a red line has to be drawn and credible threats must be made

  I've heard no one suggest that North Korea should be allowed to have nuclear. ICBMs.

  But now that they may have them, threatening preemptive strikes is unlikely to make them give them up.

  I believe that this new threat should be met by extremely severe sanctions, beyond anything that has been done up till now. Only if this fails to bring Kim Jong Un to the negotiating table should more extreme measures be employed.
  
  
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  North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

  by mikeflood in

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  crazy kim again....could happen?

  thoughts?.

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  Its all just posturing, building up their own egos and getting world wide publicity with no intention of carrying out their threats ,yet at the same time keeping their core beliefs in the spotlight.

  You're exactly right! Unfortunately, Trump doesn't have the experience to recognize it, so he gets sucked into the penis comparison competition.
  
  
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  How Do You Feel About Trump's Tuff Talk To Korea To Make Korea Behave?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i know or think i know that trump is bluffing and acting very bully like with threats of unleashing his power as commander and chief a military with super weapons.

  but why bluff with such boyish stupidity?

  i think mr trumps barginings skills are at an all time low and so the threats of violence and retaliation for misbehaving according to the whims of a narcissist.. my confidence in him is at an all time low, talk about cave man club you over the head approach to problems this guy takes the cake.

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  Again, nuke programs and icbm’s to carry them are a very serious issue to international community

  Exactly right! And the international community imposed even more sanctions on NK, backed by both Russia and China. It would have been nice to back off and give them a chance.

  If I thought Trump had a real strategy, carefully thought out with his advisors, I would be less worried. As it is, he is again spouting off mindlessly, while his lackeys scramble about, trying to alleviate the damage.
  
  
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  North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

  by mikeflood in

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  crazy kim again....could happen?

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  Excellent article!

  Our problem is that Trump has no "skin in the game" There have never been any personal consequences to his actions.

  The idea of having to kill someone to activate the codes would probably work with Trump. Given the way he fires individuals by proxy, I doubt he'd have the guts to kill someone with his own hands. This might even work with Kim Jong Un.

  In the case of Putin, I think he'd readily kill someone without compunction. With him, I think you'd have to have him press a button that instantly erased all his billions stashed all over the world.
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  North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

  by mikeflood in

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  This is like saying no to having an infected appendix removed because it will hurt.

  This is all well and good if you're willing to kill hundreds of thousands of South Koreans and possibly subject Japan to nuclear fallout on the unproven assumption that NK has nuclear missiles ready to go.

  If you happened to be vacationing in Seoul with family and friends, would you be so ready to sacrifice your life and theirs on that assumption?

  It's easy to be brave when you have nothing to lose.
  
  
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  Me and my schools band

  by Akid48 in

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  so i made this to take off some of the anxiety of what i have to tell all my friends when i have to go to my band camp i have to go to.. so i play tuba in my school i love it i had made friends that are now close friends.so i am number 1 or 2 when it comes to how good we play so when placements for what band your in for next year i was put in to honors band my aunt said good job but when we went to the meeting for it she got mad saying she thinks it to much for me going into school early than i do staying at school later and some things she said was right but the thing that got her mad is that i might not be able to go to the meetings after home work etc and she went more into the jw things on school.. the thing that gets me mad is that know i have to think of a way to tell my friends that i im out of honors band because of jw reasons.. one more thing is i cant do many things i suck at sports and many more butt playing the tuba was the one thing i could say im good at than video games but it seems like at high school i might have to drop it :(.

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  If the rehearsals for band only occasionally conflict with meetings, I would encourage you to speak with the band director and explain your problem.

  In my experience, allowances can be made if the director is aware of the dilemma, especially if you are an asset to the ensemble.

  The only problem would be to miss a meeting due to a performance, but surely you could go to another hall for that particular meeting, on the rare occasion that a conflict arises.

  After all, where did the musicians on the JW recordings come from? I suspect a great number were involved in music during their high school years.

  All the best to you!
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  North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

  by mikeflood in

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  When asked how can anything be tougher than fire and fury, he replied "We'll see."

  Translation " I don't have a clue".
  
  
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  New Research at AJWRB

  by Lee Elder in

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  the latest research article published at ajwrb estimates the number of jehovah's witnesses who have died from following or being coerced to follow watchtower's blood policy.

  the numbers are staggering.

  http://ajwrb.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-blood-tens-of-thousands-dead-in-hidden-tragedy.

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  Has anyone here been in a congregation where someone was disfellowshipped for receiving a transfusion and later reinstated? I would certainly go that route if it meant saving the life of myself or a loved one.

  I'm constantly amazed that people are willing to be disfellowshipped to get out of a bad marriage, yet will sacrifice their life to avoid a transfusion and subsequent disfellowshipping. Does the Bible say that one is beyond redemption if they accept blood?
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  New Cringe Worthy Music Video From July Broadcast

  by JW_Rogue in

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  the song is supposedly about marveling at god's creation but instead includes over the top adoration of the elders, conventions, and family worship.

  lol getting a brother who sounds like a wannabe josh groban only adds to the cheesiness.

  https://youtu.be/tzxf25gvs_m.

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  Reminds me of what you hear after someone says "please hold" on your telephone.
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  Speaking of the 144,000...................

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ...........why would an all-powerful christ, whom the bible describes as having been given "all authority", need 144,000 other king/priests as "helpers" to run his universal organization?

  (matthew 28:18) .

  1 corinthians 15:25 - "for he [not 144,000] must rule as king until god has put all enemies under his feet.".

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  Also, their having been humans will enable them to understand and sympathize with us. They know what it means to be tired, worried, discouraged. They know the effort needed to become more patient, kind and merciful.

  Unlike Jesus?