Posts by OneGenTwoGroups

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Is the USA too big?
by Diogenesister in
1. social
2. current
fred deftone on another thread about the tragic events at m. stoneman douglas school:.

the us constitution wasn't written for 50 states either.

the country has gotten too big and i think the solution is fragmentation.
OneGenTwoGroups

We only have two political parties. Republican, and Republican-light (Democrats) or maybe it's vice versa? Thus both houses are full of predatory politicians like Ted Cruz and Nancy Pelosi.
My only hope is that street epistemology continues to grow and critical thinking skills become a thing. Obama was a center right politician. Bush was a dummy and Trump is a fucking buffoon. Having a president that does more than just give lip service to progressive ideas would be great.
We are now borrowing 1 trillion a year to pay the bills. And we continue to suck the cock of the military industrial complex.
And yes, we don't need 1 billion people living here.
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In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?
by Brian J in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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OneGenTwoGroups

Sitting at a convention, David Splane was pontificating on his new baby. The overlapping generation.
For fuck sake, you must be fucking kidding me.
That's all I could think.
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Talked Higher Education with Mrs. OTWO
by OnTheWayOut in
1. jw
2. friends
so i shared a facebook video from newsbroke with my wife.

you many agree or disagree with the points made in the video.

please, don't make this about that.
OneGenTwoGroups

Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
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Did man really go to the moon?
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.
OneGenTwoGroups

I have researched the subject and come to the conclusion that the internet is a hoax. It doesn't exist.
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Repeal of Internet Neutrality. How will it affect surfers?
by Fisherman in
1. jw
2. friends
today the fcc voted against internet neutrality..
OneGenTwoGroups

Hi,
I'm AT&T, your site is getting popular. I'm going to throttle your site unless you pay me.
You're the reason people pay to have the internet to begin with? And I'm already too powerful and rich? Who cares!?
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Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?
by UnshackleTheChains in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall.

when he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages.

but more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.. the cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular watchtower/man made rule.
OneGenTwoGroups

The ingroup polarization on this issue is as strong as it's ever been in our area. At least it is another thing to prod the thinking process of a young JW about the stupidity of their parent's cult of choice.
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Hoping I can stay
by allyson in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i started studying with witnesses about 21 months ago.

started going to meetings in march 2017, went to the memorial and attended my first convention.

i love it.
OneGenTwoGroups

Hi Allyson,
I'm guessing you called into the Atheist Experience about four weeks ago.
Am I right?
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JW.ORG turning into an evangelical clone
by Pistoff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i clicked this link to the november 2017 tvjw video, in it they defend their 2 witness policy, though, gutlessly, they do not mention it in the context of child sexual abuse.. anyway, check out the christian jehovian song at 57:06, ugh, makes me nauseous.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksz0qiftsok&feature=youtu.be&t=53m25s.
OneGenTwoGroups

My hypothesis:
Splane (the self-proclaimed genius bad-ass of the GB) read through some of the critiques of the evolution books/brochures (finally). His fix: tell the world how we hate quoting out of context, without telling them that we'll be more careful in the future because we fucked up so many times in the past.
Just like many critical subjects, the GB will layoff the evolution debate from now on. No need to beat a dead horse. None of their followers, nor the people that they may convert in the future give two fucking shits whether evolution is true or false.
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Dietary Quirks Among JWs
by millie210 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.
OneGenTwoGroups

JWs seem to be bent on buying into most ideas without thorough research.
The JW critical thinking skills suppression machine tends to make many of them into hypochondriacs.
My father (PO/COBE for 25 years) became allergic to perfumes, then before long, he was allergic to the smell of food being cooked in his house. Strangely enough, the smell of gasoline, oil, paint, grease, rust, plastic, welding smoke (all of the shit he loved in his garage), never bothered him at all, zero, zip, zilch.
Yep, religion poisons everything, a wise man once said.
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All this speculation.....
by pontoon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here's mine... wat corp is flush with money.

there product is a hope--obey us and god might let you live.

gb knows they can say and change beliefs,doctrine, twist scripture without losing more then they gain.
OneGenTwoGroups

The lifestyle of the GB is a billionaire's lifestyle, perhaps even better. Take a look at any cult leader and their lifestyle. They are in want of nothing.
Perhaps the GB members do not spend much time on yachts or in 20,000 square foot mansions, but they do have assistants to do EVERYTHING for them. When they travel, they travel with an entourage. Permanent bag boy, waiter, attendant. Typically a helper couple is assigned to fly with the GB couple wherever they go. They are there for their "safety and comfort", but anyone can see they end up doing the GB couple's "bidding".
Imagine handpicked helpers/assistants that surround the GB. These folks believe they are hanging around a guy that GOD whispers to.
When I think about it, I don't think even Bill Gates can his hired staff of assistants to do things with the zeal that any JW would do for a GB member.
They don't personally possess a billion dollars each, but they don't need to.