Wish I had more time for this forum . . so many interesting posts!
I was totally assimilated during that whole period and regardless of what the hive members tell you, there was a fever pitch expectation that 1975 was "it". My father sold the family farm in 71 and move to Ontario, Canada to wait out the time. Basically squandered his childrens inheritence (4 boys) slaving for the collective til 1: '75 came and went and 2: Ran out of money.
To answer the question at the top of this thread . . They act as if 1975 wasn't failed prophesy or misleading because the hive tells them 1975 wasn't failed prophesy or misleading and "We never said that anyway . . It was you, you miserable faithless pudknockers, who misinterpreted what we said".
Peace \/