Dagney

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  Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

  by liam in

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  usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

  this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

  for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

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  I am looking at broker invoices just received from our NJ office. Containers that typically land at $3K-4K are now landing at $14K per container.

  Trade agreements should be reviewed and renegotiated regularly, of course. The people feeling the hurt from all this chaos are the businesses scrambling and the consumers. I have a feeling the chaos will settle somewhere in between. But the method is so difficult for the average to small business. But who cares about them right!

  I will be out of here very soon. I also have been in auto parts for decades...and it's been a good industry to be part of, very recession proof. We had Brazilian suppliers in last week that will pick up some of the manufacturing, less tariff and landing costs. So it goes.
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  Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

  this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

  for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

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  Dagney

  We just received an email this afternoon for the additional tariff on our auto parts, potentially 79% total by May. The existing 25%, the March addition of 20%, and the possible 34% in May.
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  What the new JW light position really is 👍

  by ElderBerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

  as my fellow elders are.

  we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

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  Dagney

  I remember having a conversation years ago with JW friends (at the time), that the organization had two ways to go.

  • Hardcore...Knorr/Jaracz hardcore isolating way or
  • Christian church kumbaya way

  Money talks...and beards/ladies slacks/NO COUNTING HOURS is painless for the corporation and an easy way to keep people hanging on and bank debits for WT expenses in intact.
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  GB being sued as a group and named individually in a child sexual abuse coverup.

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this is a court case filed in august 2021 by the zalkin law firm.

  deborah hines vs watchtower and the governing body.. what's interesting is;.

  "ny already set a precedent that an unincorporated group can be sued for its action and has specifically said this case can move forward.

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  Dagney

  The G.B and the Org. overall do not care or hardly think about the poor victims in cases like this.

  ^^This is the thing that makes me sick to my stomach and absolutely HATE this religion.

  Spend a little time watching or reading any court case where the WT lawyers absolutely vilify the formerly juvenile victims in court is enough to make my blood boil.

  I really hate this religion. Always hoping the victims receive the help they need to live a normal life.
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  I think I may be becoming an X-X-JW

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i think i may be moving on shortly.

  i officially joined this web-site 12 years ago as pimo about to exit the organisation.

  i had spent about a year before that, as just a none commenting member.

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  Dagney

  Congratulations to you and to all for getting to this point.

  I am there as well. As a point of interest I like to see what changes are...not necessarily doctrine, I couldn't care less what the Watchtower corporation doctrine changes because they've been making it up all along for 150 years. As I have family still in that I communicate with, I like to know generally what is going on.

  I appreciate this site and check in daily to scan the "Latest," and I message with a poster regularly. I will forever be grateful for this site, and the friends I still have that I met from here, from all over the world.

  PS. A side note. Last Sunday Aude Sapere and another poster from here and I had tickets to a musical show. The poster was ill and her tickets went to friends of her friend. We met at the box office at the theater and the new friends asked how we knew the poster. I said that we were all exJW's and met from an online exJW DB. They both said "US TOO!!" The poster did not know of their JW connection! And they know nothing of anything online of exJW's. We loved the show and had a great dinner afterward sharing our stories. They were so excited to meet us...they have no exJW connection. We love the theater as do they, so we will do it again. Anyway, ya just never know....
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  The latest discoveries in DNA upend some ancient history.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  ancient history may be revised based on new dna discoveries.

  https://www.wsj.com/science/the-ancient-horsemen-who-created-the-modern-world-ba4b314d?st=mgaryn&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink.

  science.

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  Dagney

  Fascinating! And those carvings are amazing...

  Thank you for sharing.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  Dagney

  I'm just glad he blew it so very royally so Dijana could kick him out and get on with her own great life without him.

  He was just bad bad news for a relationship. Ick.
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  Telling People You Used To Be A JW

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  since i faded i've told a few people at work about having been raised in this organization but i found that most people don't really get what it is like at all.

  they just focus on not celebrating holidays as if that is the worst thing about growing up jw.

  i didn't explain much because it's too much for most people to handle.

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  I mention it when it organically comes up in a conversation… like why I did or did not do something like college for instance. I use the opportunity to anti-witness. I would say most are interested in the story.

  I really hate the religion, and if I can share my hatred when appropriate, I share. lol.
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  Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.

  (i don’t go on jw dot org).

  it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.

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  AGAIN, there is this never ending ridiculous theme of trying to convince JWs to quit their jobs! Only in this case there is the ‘hope’ planted in somebody’s mind that an anonymous benefactor might drop a pile of money on them!

  Hi LHG! CO's say all sorts of thing...they used to have quite opinionated "scared straight" tactics, not sure what the group is like today. The corporation would word it much differently..."is your employment interfering with your theocratic activities? What would Jehober want you to do" guilting people into sabotaging their own financial stability.

  I'm glad you and I never paid them any heed. I have worked longer than I thought I would...but it's only because I never took advantage of retirement planning and started late. But it's finally here for me.
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  Do JWs see the org falling apart?

  by ThomasDam21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been away from the jw cult for many years.

  i don't have any family i talk to that are in it.

  so i don't know if the jws as a whole are seeing the cult fall apart or if they or the majority of them are head in the sand la la la the end is neigh.

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  Dagney

  The bar is so low, it’s much easier to be a JW today.

  The literature and few minutes I’ve seen of talks are intolerable to me, condescending etc. I think it goes in one ear and out the other for most with sunk cost fallacy.

  I went down the rabbit hole on FB a few weeks ago, everybody is the same..going to international RC, hosting Eastern Europeans, vacationing…”best convention ever” etc. I can’t help but think the ones my age must have cognitive dissonance having lived through the multiple end of times predictions. Now many with grandkids, all dressed up like little ministers, they won’t rock the boat.

  The corporation did a masterful job of putting lipstick on an old sow.