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  How Far Apart Were Your Legs?

  by Joe Grundy in

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  2. child-abuse

  several threads on here about the excellent bbc r4 programme this week ('the report') focussing on rape and abuse in barry, south wales, jws.

  fat pervert mark sewell later got 14 years and i hope he is enjoying every minute of it.. the courageous ladies who spoke on the programme were articulate, reasonable and made a tremendous impression.. the quote in the thread title made an impression on me, and i hope, on all listeners.. forget religious, theological, 'biblical' issues and cut to the basics.

  a rape victim was asked to demonstrate - to demonstrate, ffs - to three unqualified (middle-aged at least, presumably) men just how far her legs were apart when she was raped.. i have rarely heard anything so outrageous, and i used to investigate rape and abuse in my profession.

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  I think the legs apart issue with the elders was to determine the amount of willingness the victim displayed in the act of aggression by the raper. Then they could pronounce a guilt verdict on the victim in a judicial committee and discount her testimony.

  So if she opened her legs wide would be an indication of willingness to receive advances by the perp thus negating her purity and perhaps highlighting her sinful nature as a possible seductress. Purely a heartless form of denial and shadow project of evil upon the poor lady in her predicament, in other words loving shepperds who will sacrifice the sheep on the alter of savage Deity worship which promotes corporation loyalty by cover ups.

  And let not forget the admission of bribery to the mix as in one elder's response to the the victim as to this person;s paying some bill for him.
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  exJW Billboard is up.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  waiting on higher resolution photos from wifibandit.. but here is the (redacted) notification from the company.

  apparently they take photos with a potato.. (the billboard directs folks to http://jwawake.com ).

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  Psychological effect doesn't require correct certified English to accomplish it's purpose.
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  Is The Watchtower Corporation In Financial Trouble? Are The New Donation Drives A Harbinger Of Future Impending Lawsuits Payouts?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  liars is what the governing body are:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekz68jpowlc.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uktg0rlvyu.

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  Lett little talk is full of Freudian slips pick them out.

  And play both videos at the same time making the 2nd vid as back round music start #2 after Apostate Lon comments and enjoy sic>.
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  exJW Billboard is up.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  waiting on higher resolution photos from wifibandit.. but here is the (redacted) notification from the company.

  apparently they take photos with a potato.. (the billboard directs folks to http://jwawake.com ).

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  Repetition for emphasis get them coming and going even subliminally.
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  Is The Watchtower Corporation In Financial Trouble? Are The New Donation Drives A Harbinger Of Future Impending Lawsuits Payouts?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  liars is what the governing body are:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekz68jpowlc.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uktg0rlvyu.

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  Liars is what the Governing Body are:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZ68jPOwLc

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UKTg0rlvYU
  
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  DOES BELIEF IN THE BIBLE DESTROY ONE'S INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY?

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  based on information to be found at: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/when_dont_the_highly_educated_believe_in_evolution_the_bible_believers_effe/.

  the bible-believers effect.

  those who believe the bible is the word of god (bible believers) and those who dont believe the bible is the word of god (bible nonbelievers) differ in their beliefs that humans evolved from earlier species of animals.

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  I think "garbage in garbage out" needs to be added to the equation. We might have a powerful computer but if the programs we run on it are full of bugs and viruses(full of shit) what good is a powerful computer if it is bogged down with false data and the programs have flaws?
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  Why hasn’t someone gotten real pissed off yet?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  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.

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  I think if anybody does do anything it will be during the initial shock one has when one finds out how badly they been deceived and treated(disfellowshipped and loss of family and friend) but like Simon says there is more support now for such ones so that in time one gets ones bearings and finds some type support.

  The initial shock and loss takes time to recover from but is is during this early stage that a person eaten up with anger might lash out at his persecutors with violence. I speak from my own experience.

  BTW if I got some terminal illness I think I might perhaps have a tendency to want to take care of some unfinished business if my time was short and go out with a bang instead of a whimper.
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  Kingdom Consolidation and Sales are coming – Reliable Source

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.

  currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.

  any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.

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  It's a sign that this batch of GBs are a bunch of terrible corporation CEO's as they are making matter worse not better than they found them financially speaking. They are cannibalizing assets to stay afloat a sign of real trouble ahead in their financial future.
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  Why hasn’t someone gotten real pissed off yet?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  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.

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  I was at a place about 15 years ago where I was considering doing something to the GB, but I could not come up with a good plan that would allow me to do what I had in mind so after many long hikes 20+ miles up and down the the foothills to work off my anger at what they done to me my anger subsided. Thankfully I reached a place where that obsession wore off and I was able to move on with my life and make the best of my remaining years.

  I do find consolation though in the way things are happening to this mind control cult as they struggle to keep their Faithful and Discreet Salve fantasy alive and the blunders that wishful thinking is causing them to make. Some of my family is still in and refuse to talk to me and it hurts but my need for revenge on those bastards called the Governing Body is being satisfied by the vast exposure they are now facing as the internet become a household tool for vast amounts of the world's population and will only get worse.

  But I too have wondered when someone will reach a breaking point and gun a couple of them down, I think the possibility is very real and the odds will only increase as the GB pursue their totalitarian heartless course of disfellowshipping dissenters. Eventually they are going to piss off the wrong person who is very unstable with anger issues over whatever. I think that is why they give no advance notice of when a GB member is going to give a talk at a convention in an effort to minimize the risk of this happening.
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  Distructive Narcissistic Leadership and The Governing Body

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/narcissistic_leadership.

  narcissistic leadership is a leadership style in which the leader is only interested in him/herself.

  their priority is themselves - at the expense of their people/group members.

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_leader

  A toxic leader is a person who has responsibility over a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader–follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse-off condition than when s/he first found them. The phrase was coined by Marcia Whicker in 1996 and is linked with a number of dysfunctional leadership styles.[1] Other names include the little Hitler, manager from hell, The Toxic Boss and boss from hell.[1] Their leadership style is both self-destructive and ultimately corporately harmful as they subvert and destroy organizational structures.[2]
  Ashforth discussed potentially destructive sides of leadership and identified what he referred to as petty tyrants, i.e.leaders who exercise a tyrannical style of management, resulting in a climate of fear in the workplace.[3]
  Basic traits[edit]
  The basic traits of a toxic leader are generally considered to be either/or insular,[1] intemperate,[1][4] glib, operationally rigid, callous,[1] inept,[4] discriminatory,[1] corrupt[4] oraggressive[4] by scholars such as Barbara Kellerman. They boast that they are supposedly clever, always criticize other staff members and avoid or dislike to be asked awkward questions about their leadership style.[2] These may occur as either:

  • Oppositional behaviour.[2]

  • Plays corporate power politics.

  • An overcompetitive attitude to other employees.[2]

  • Perfectionistic attitudes.

  • Abuse of the disciplinary system (such as to remove a workplace rival).

  • A condescending/glib attitude.[1]

  • They are shallow and lack self-confidence. Toxic leaders are not confident with themselves and become aggressive to cope.[2]

  • Poor self-control and/or restraint.[4]

  • Physical and/or psychological bullying.[4]

  • Procedural inflexibility.[2]

  • Discriminatory attitudes (sexism, etc.).

  • Causes workplace division instead of harmony.[1]

  • Use "divide and rule" tactics on their employees.[4]

  • Arrogant[2]

  • Irritable[2]

  Aggressive narcissism[edit]
  This syndrome is also the 'Factor 1' in the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, which includes the following traits:

  • Glibness/superficial charm[2]

  • Grandiose sense of self-worth

  • Pathological lying

  • Cunning/manipulative[2]

  • Lack of remorse or guilt[2]

  • Callous/lack of empathy[2]

  • Shallow emotional affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric)

  • Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

  Other traits[edit]
  Many are also authoritarian, autocratic [2] and/or control freaks to varying degrees, who tend use both micromanagement, over management and management by fear to keep a grip of their authority in the organizational group. Micromanagers usually dislike a subordinate making decisions without consulting them, regardless of the level of authority or factual correctness.[1] A toxic leader can be both hypocritical and hypercritical of others, seeking the illusion of corporate and moral virtue to hide their own workplace vices. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a form of lying.[1] [5] They are sometimes maladjusted,[2] and afraid of change [2] They can also be both frightening and psychologically stressful to work with.[1]
  The U.S. Army defines toxic leaders as commanders who put their own needs first, micro-manage subordinates, behave in a mean-spirited manner or display poor decision-making.[6]A study for the Center for Army Leadership found that toxic leaders in the army work to promote themselves at the expense of their subordinates, and usually do so without considering long-term ramifications to their subordinates, their unit, and the Army profession.[7]
  Tools of a toxic leader[edit]

  • Workload: The setting up to fail procedure is in particular a well established workplace bullying tactic that a toxic leader can use against his rivals and subordinates.[8][9][10]

  • Corporate control systems: They could use the processes in place to monitor what is going on. Disciplinary systems could be abused to aid their power culture.

  • Organizational structures: They could abuse the hierarchies, personal relationships and the way that work flows through the business.

  • Corporate power structures: The toxic leader controls who, if any one makes the decisions and how widely spread power is.

  • Symbols of personal authority : These may include the right to parking spaces and executive washrooms or access to supplies and uniforms. Narcissistic symbols and self-images (i.e. workplace full of self-portraits).

  • Workplace rituals and routines: Management meetings, board reports, disciplinary hearing, performance assays and so on may become more habitual than necessary.

  Inevitably the victim’s workplace performance, self-esteem and self-confidence will decline as employee(s)’ stress inclines. Heavy running costs and a high staff turnover/overtime rate are often also associated with employee related results of a toxic leader.[1]