The May 18 daily text is a repetition of the appalling "theocratic warfare strategy" that was cooked up in the paranoid 1950s. ("Use theocratic war strategy", The Watchtower, May 1, 1957, "Questions from readers", The Watchtower, June 1, 1960, "Christians live the truth", The Watchtower, October 1, 1954, "Waging the Right Warfare", The Watchtower, June 15, 1956).
As part of their cult thinking, Witnesses have an overwhelming siege mentality, in which they are coached to think that the world is out to get them because they alone are God's true representatives. Note the use of the thought-terminating cliche "apostates" to provide JWs with a knee-jerk reaction when they suspect a question is being asked by someone without "pure" motives.
In encouraging its members to hide uncomfortable truths, the WTS proves that it is deceptive and simply encourages its gullible members to conspire with it in its own devious methods.