the thread about magazines stopping distribution in india reminded me of a recent conversation.
a local brother said he asked for a copy of the new organisation book for publishers.
the elder told the brother to print it out if he wanted a physical copy.
Speaking on American culture and journalism, Chris Hedges wrote:
“Totalitarian states (societies) are always image based and spectacle driven … the severance from a print-based culture and the infusion of sophisticated forms of propaganda [make] us confuse how we are made to feel with knowledge."
Makes sense with the BORG being an American rooted religion.
HBH
so i had a discussion with my mother about this, and she claims that because of this that: "we are surely living in the last days right now" while i must admit myself that the situation seem chaotic, i don't want to believe that it is the last days.
so question is, how do i face an opinion like that?
The problem I have with the "it's not that bad" (video) is that it marginalizes the suffering component. It's nothing more than intellectual masturbation.
The "last days" argument is broad. For a more specific understanding, it just so happens that Chris Hedges wrote about this week.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_great_unraveling_20150830
i posted this as a reply to another thread, but thought it deserved it's own thread to draw attention to this important moment in the day 2 testimony.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl4fobrocc8.
They are simply being obedient. They didn't break the law, just common morality. What is being accomplished is, besides character assassination, is to expose WT's (woefully deficient) policy and subsequently the blind obedience.
If you've never heard of the Milgram Experiment, here is a short clip.
i was born into this religion.
i was a jw for well over 30 years.
i did much research before i had internet, i compared bibles and prayed deeply to help me to know if this was the truth.
i am hoping someone may be able to give me some guidance on behalf of my son.
my ex-wife, who remains a jw, is threatening to go to court to get visitation with our 5 year old grandchild.
she had regular visits with our grandchild, but when my son (no longer a jw) and his wife (never a jw) found out that his mother was teaching their daughter the jw religion without their permission and even telling our grandchild not to tell their parents... well to say the least, that was a game-changer.
I'm no expert, but it is my understanding that grandparents have no rights to visitation in the US if the parents are functional and don't want it.
HBH
i keep reading of some guy who is so upset at someone that he goes into a theater and shoots 20 people..
or a kid that is so mad that the other kids made fun of him that he goes to school and shoots a bunch of kids..
or some guy that was fired from his job and he goes back and shoots of bunch of his workers.
I have wondered the same thing. There is a saying that when someone has nothing left to lose, they lose it. But I thought of a few factors.
The GB as a whole would be the real target, and you can't just walk into their meeting. IMO you'd have to take them out "Breaking Bad" style or suicide bomb them all at once. (No, I'm not crazy or issuing threats) As far as I know, the only time they are together in public is at the annual meeting, and that is invitation only. So, not so easy. Besides, people don't suicide bomb in this country, It's not our style, but sadly suicide is.(RIP oompa/Eric Reeder)
You would have to figure that even the worst ex JW wouldn't go for revenge, Pissed is a state that usually goes on to depression, then, hopefully, acceptance. Just my .02
HBH
i drove by a large public library today and saw not one but two literature carts (one on each side of the entrance) no more than 5-8 feet from the door.
i would have a valid complaint if i called the city right?
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Not necessarily,
Thought it was a good question, so did a little googling and and found this.
https://ffrf.org/faq/state-church/item/14014-churches-renting-public-library-space
HBH
it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.
in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.
you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.
it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.
in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.
you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.
my siblings mother in law died recently, and there was a condolence posted with the borg website.
i googled the name of the poster, and found the same condolence on 100s of funeral home websites!!!
many of these sites dont have mods or a way to report a website promotion.
My sibling’s mother in law died recently, and there was a condolence posted with the BORG website. I googled the name of the poster, and found the same condolence on 100s of funeral home websites!!! See it here.
Many of these sites don’t have mods or a way to report a website promotion. I mean who would stoop that low? Yep, they would. Nothing wrong with posting a (scriptural) condolence to someone you don’t know, but to promote the website? That’s low.
I feel ambivalent. I’m angry that they are targeting those who are potentially emotionally distraught. On the other hand, they look like desperate fools for doing it.
I’m not the activist type, but I’m half tempted to call HQ and ask them about this, tell them how deplorable this is, and to send a letter to the congregants discouraging the practice.
HBH
