Trained to Exploit Emotionally Vulnerable People?

by dontplaceliterature 14 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  OneEyedJoe

  I think KMs are probably the place to look first, and maybe the WT. Yearbooks will be good for direct examples of people preying on the weak. You might also try search terms such as "right-hearted" (not sure of the hyphen) or "heart condition" as well as references to "When someone you love dies" as the mention of that brochure is probably always going to be in an experience that indirectly encourages the R/F to prey on the emotionally weak.

  From a quick search on the online library so far I was able to find:

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102006014 - This was on the back cover of the Awake, clearly meant to appeal to a HH who recently lost someone in death. It looks like the brochure is featured roughly once a year on the back of the awake.

  Yearbook experience of a student giving the propaganda to their teacher after a death: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/302013013?q=%22When+someone+you+love+dies%22&p=par

  Another nearly identical experience in a yearbook: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/302009010?q=%22When+someone+you+love+dies%22&p=par

  Sample presentations designed to regress a HH emotionally to a time when they lost a loved one (these will also work exceptionally well on someone who's very recently experienced such a loss):

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202013330

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202011089

  An announcment about the "special" public talk after the memorial, which is the most attended regular sunday meeting of the year, and all are encouraged to bring interested ones and UBMs. The title of the talk was "does death end it all?" http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202013049

  And I saved the best for last. Paragraph 5 will be of interest to you, where they are encouraged to reach out to UBMs when they are in the hospital or have recently lost someone: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202010406
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  ShirleyW

  Don't know if they use this anymore but there was a tract called "Hope for the Dead" that my mother used to give people who just lost a loved one, which was bascially promising them that they would see that person again during the Paradise . . . (makes me sick just to think of that)

  As soon as a Dub found out you lost someone thru death they'd whip that one out on you
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  runForever

  Nursing home campaign they started recently.
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  Island Man

  Jehovah's Witnesses do exploit the emotionally vulnerable. The thing is, I don't think most JWs are thinking enough to realize that their actions amount to such.

  There are statements in Watchtower literature to the effect that people who have shown little or no interest in the JW message in the past, may have a change of circumstance such as the death of a loved one, loss of employment, etc, that could make them more inclined to listen to the message the next time around. Such statements demonstrate Watchtower's awareness that people's 'vulnerability' to their message is dependent on their circumstances in their life.

  Often, a JW will attempt to convince a 'weak' or 'inactive' JW to return to the fold by telling the 'inactive' JW that its the only way to see their deceased loved one in the future. JWs definitely do prey on the emotionally vulnerable. Whether they realize that that's what they're doing is another issue.
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  OneEyedJoe

  Found another one for ya:

  In the Bible teach book, page 162, paragraph 19:

  Many people truly are “ sighing and groaning ” over the wickedness that is taking place in the world today. ( Ezekiel 9:4 ) Perhaps you know some people who feel that way. Why not speak to them about your Bible-based hope for the future?

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102005146

  Also, looks like searching for references to Ezekiel 9:4 might turn up some results.