When I was a Jehovah’s Witness we were told the world hated us And I saw evidence of it everywhere. Now I realize that no one even knew we existed… So where did all that hatred go that I once was sure was there?
Pete Zahut
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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Pete Zahut
This issue is not to guilt trip white people.
Do you think it's helpful to tell someone who did every kind of unpleasant job and struggled to get everything he got, that he's privileged? Especially when there are so many people of color who are doing well and wouldn't stoop to doing any kind of unpleasant job themselves?
can’t tell you about the many times someone has exclaimed to me, “oh, you speak so well!” which is code for, “oh! I don’t expect a black man to be so articulate! I’m surprised!”
How awful....someone chose a poorly though out way of complimenting you.
I can’t tell you about the times people have assumed I like listening to rap music. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been greeted by a white person with a “yo, yo ,yo” or “wasSUUP” or any other stereotypical African American vernacular that the person assumed I spoke and tried to fit in an be “cool” with me.
Can't tell you how many times as grown man black people have told me that I dance pretty well for a WHITE BOY? You're kinda cute for a WHITE BOY ?? I didn't think White people liked spicy food.
I can’t tell you about the many times a white women has visibly clutched her purse as I joined her in an elevator,
I'm blonde haired blue eyed Brad Pitt lookin baby faced male and I can't tell you how many times women have crossed an empty street when they've seen me coming toward them. How many women have pulled their children in close when I got on an elevator with them. How many times I've been doing the speed limit and pulled over by a white police officer simply because I was in a sporty car and was young. I had a tail light burned out and was afraid I'd get a ticket so I immediately went into an auto parts store to get a bulb. I went outside and began changing my tail light and two police cars suddenly surrounded me and demanded my I.D and wanted to know what I was doing. I got annoyed with them and one of them lunged toward me but fortunately his partner pulled him back otherwise I'd have had my ass kicked. Another time I was driving through my JW friends neighborhood at night and the cops pulled me over because there had been a robbery and they wanted to know what I was doing in that neighborhood.
Just because you don't hear about police injustice to whites doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It's just that we're privileged and no one cares. It doesn't sell advertising to put such things on the news.
If you're conditioned to see racism, you'll find it every where you go even if it isn't there.
"You Can Find Ants At Any Picnic If You Look Hard Enough"
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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Pete Zahut
This whole thread is a study in white privilege and mostly white male privilege. It’s hard to wrap your head around the validity of this issue (that is: People of Color have a different experience with law enforcement than white people) when you are the one enjoying privilege
This reminds me of when certain women try to feel extra virtuous by holding it over men's heads that they couldn't possibly know what it's like to have a baby and therefore any complaint or ailment men may have or hardship they may endure is null and void by comparison. This is often their only claim to fame and the only reason they have it is because they happened to be born female. It wasn't through any special talent of their own. Oddly enough, they don't throw this up into the face of a woman who like men, can't have a baby and can't know what that experience is like....they reserve this little chestnut for men only because that's all they have.
Men cannot have babies but we can well empathize what it must be like to experience such a thing but there's noting we can do except try to was their pain and be as helpful as possible. Many men have developed medications and procedures to assist women in childbirth Men do experience pain and mens lives are not generally filled with days of blissful comfort and ease. Thankfully the majority of women realize this but no matter what, there'll be the weak minded ones who have no other claim to fame who will always throw that in men faces as often as possible.
Women have been "underprivileged" throughout history and Men (including black men) are therefore considered privileged compared to women. I would ask Black Men if they should feel guilty for their privilege over women and does it make you want to help women more when they jeeringly undermine and dismiss the struggles you've endured? What are they doing on a daily basis to rid themselves of their male privilege? Who is more under priveleged, a white woman because of her gender or a black man because of his color?
There are inequities in this world that need to be sorted out but I'm always a bit suspicious of anyone or any group who blames their struggles or problems entirely on outside forces and rarely mentions their own role in the problem and who's efforts primarily involve changing everyone but themselves.
If every white person disappeared from the face of the earth, there would still be those who did well and those who claimed that things were unjust. If every Man disappeared from the face of the earth, there would be women who preyed upon the weaker and or disadvantaged women.
The other day I heard a black man from a predominately black area on the news say "Every day when I leave my house, I never know if I'm going to make it home again or if I'm going to be killed by a police man". I'd say this is a bit of an exaggeration and would ask him who he would call if he heard someone breaking into his house and I'd ask him who is more likely to commit a violent crime against him, steal his car or break into his house, a police officer or one of his neighbors?
There are studies that show that if every man woman and child were given a million dollars, within a year the same folks as before would be broke and the same folks would be doing well. I have a feeling that if we got rid of all white police men and hired only black folks for the job, we'd end up with the same situation we have now because the police have the thankless, impossible never ending job of dealing with folks who simply aren't willing to follow any kind of rule unless they're forced into it. It's very evident during these periods of unrest how many people there are who are 2 seconds away from being the lawless individuals they really are once they got the chance.
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Black Lives Matter—Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
by minimus ini agree with people who say all lives matter.
i think blm is a racist group.
if white people pushed an agenda saying white lives matter, some people would have a conniption..
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Pete Zahut
Black Lives Matter- Do You Agree With Their Philosophy?
I don't know what their "philosophy" is and just have to assume they have one.
All I know is that the slogan "Black Lives Matter" I "get it" but it seems like it's stating the obvious.
When I see the slogan "Black Lives Matter" on a sign or bumper sticker, the smart ass in me has the urge to get a marker and write on it.
( I Just Realized That ) "BLACK LIVES MATTER"
"BLACK LIVES MATTER" ( and who said they didn't?)
"Black Lives Matter" ( so what else is new?)
"Black Lives Matter" ( this sign proves I'm a good person and It makes me feel extra virtuous )
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White supremecy
by Yomama inwith all the black lives matters stuff going on i was wondering why would a mostly white gb splash a picture of an all white heavenly group of white europeans.
ask some of your pimi relatives that one..
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Pete Zahut
I'm always happily surprised at how many JW's are black and also curious at to why most "celebrity" JW's are black people.
If Jehovah's Witnesses were founded by a group of black men in the 1800's and all of the doctrines and policies were the same as they are now, I wonder how many white people would have become JW's? I mean, isn't it God's Holy Spirit that draws people to the truth, rather than those who are taking the lead?
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Is it me or is John Cedars channel becoming a self important circle fest
by phoenixrising ini still like the commentary on the jw.org monthly’s, i can skip through some parts.
but it seems like he is pushing too hard to put out videos and the quality is getting very low on the content..
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Pete Zahut
I'm not sure what a "circle fest" is but I like the professional way he delivers the information and how he consistently lays it all out in an organized manner and does so on a regular basis. More power to him if he's able to offset his time and efforts with a little income.
If I didn't like his presentation, or didn't agree with his way of doing things, I wouldn't listen to him. If I felt it was wrong for him to make money from his work, I wouldn't contribute. If I was jealous or resentful of his obvious success, I'd probably criticize him on other forums.
As far as I'm concerned, he's free to do his videos any way he wants. That's why they're called "HIS VIDEOS".
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Witnessing Work to Stop?
by Sea Breeze inmy 87 year old dad called me for the first time in 16 years the other day .... just to chat.
i was floored to say the least since he didn't even bother to call me when my mom died several years ago.
he called again today to inquire how i felt about jehovah's witnesses.
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Pete Zahut
Meetings and the door to door activities have been curtailed because of COVID-19 and nothing more.How would it look to have a Carload of JWs riding around in cars with masks on and showing up at peoples doors disregarding the quarantine and offending those who are worried about catching the disease?
If your father wanted to add a little drama just to scare you back into the meetings and count time on you, so be it . No level headed Jehovah’s Witness that I know of is claiming anything because deep down they know the whole thing is a hoax and they don’t want to eat their words once again . They know by their own standards they’d never make it themselves if the big A came now.
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Why couldn't I stop laughing?
by Vanderhoven7 inhelp me understand why i could not stop laughing watching this apparently serious video?.
https://youtu.be/xluj6cpznw4.
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Pete Zahut
Help me understand why I could not stop laughing watching this apparently serious video?
My wife and I both chuckled in a few spots even though he wasn't meaning to be funny. He has a humorous way of expressing himself at times.
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Breaking: Beards in The Watchtower
by neat blue dog inthe latest issue of the watchtower shows a man with a beard praying.. .
i fully expected to see him 'progress' to clean-shaven in the following pictures, but instead he is still bearded when 'applying bible principles'.. .
i then realized that he was already featured on the cover itself.. .
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Pete Zahut
Whole beards aren't officially sanctioned by the Governing Body however the wearing of beard fractions is left up to ones bible trained conscience. -
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2020 Convention streamed
by Rattigan350 in2020 convention of jehovah’s witnesses.
we warmly invite you to watch this year’s three-day convention presented by jehovah’s witnesses.
as a result of the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, this year’s convention program is being presented online at jw.org.
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Pete Zahut
What about the single people? The only thing good about the assemblies was seeing your friends and meeting girls from other places. It’s going to be more and more difficult for JWs to “ marry in the lord” when they can’t meet anyone in person anymore .