Posts by redvip2000

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The sky is falling- maybe

by joey jojo in

i am actually not a 'sky is falling' guy, but i wanted to comment on the australian bushfires.. you may or may not believe the science behind global warming, however i personally put more faith in verified, scientific data than the words of fat cat, self-serving politicians.

climate science has predicted, based on data, that we will see more prolonged, extreme weather events, higher average temperatures, rising sea levels due to ocean expansion and glacial melting.

and this is exactly whats happening.

redvip2000

The universe won't blink an eye, and things will go on. Mankind, even one whole planet, isn't really that important on a universal scale.

I would add that we are not even that important for the earth -- on the contrary. The earth would be much better off if we didn't exist. Dare I say that perhaps we might be working towards exactly that.

We have been terrible stewards of this planet. The industrial revolution, for all the great things that it brought us to make our lives so much better, it also put us on the fast lane towards the precipice.

How do you unwind decades of making financial gain the center of practically every decision that is made? I don't think you can.

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Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

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good move or bad?

?.

redvip2000

This was of course a terrible idea. However Trump knows that his base along with other idiots who believe everything at face-value will lap it up gladly. This can only help him, boosting his image.

The general is gone, but what have we done to actually stop whatever supposed plans were on-going? He already has a replacement, and it is well known that he is following orders from his boss, the Khamenei. Why is he alive?

The usual formula is set:

1 - America takes action under the guise of security

2 - American idiots will lap it up and think they are safe.

3 - America waits for retaliation ( which Iran prob has no choice in order to save face at this point)

4 - America goes to war, claiming it was attacked.

5 - Military business smiles and pockets money.

6 - Wait a few years, and choose a new target to do it again.

Can you blame the military industry? If Coca Cola needed a war to move inventory, they would lobby for a war too.

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Changes In Canada

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

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i am surprised no one has mentioned what is going on in canada.. maybe they have but i missed it.

so here are some of the facts as i know them.

ontario only.. sault st. marie had their six congregations whittled down to two.

redvip2000

Not only is this good for the Org, because they can sell real estate, but by combining congos, all of a sudden the sheeple now see a full hall and are encouraged.

Of course this also means that the overall number of members continues to go down.

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Living in the last of the last days - A new prophecy

by Listener in

although not a new concept by the watchtower, particularly in public talks and at assemblies, they have now put this prophecy in writing.watchtower oct 2019 page 8 -13 study no.40 titled -keep busy during the last of "the last days".

the first paragraph asks '1.

what convinces us that we are living in “the last days”?

redvip2000

Even my mother sent me that video of Trump.

In about 5 years, nobody will remember that and they will just wait until some president mentions peace and security.

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Living in the last of the last days - A new prophecy

by Listener in

although not a new concept by the watchtower, particularly in public talks and at assemblies, they have now put this prophecy in writing.watchtower oct 2019 page 8 -13 study no.40 titled -keep busy during the last of "the last days".

the first paragraph asks '1.

what convinces us that we are living in “the last days”?

redvip2000

wow brilliant.

The last of the last days. I wonder if it will catch on -- it might if elders start using from the platform. The org is a master of doing this. Yes the last days have been going on forever, but alas there is now the last of the last day, and this truly will be a short period of time. Better get in line now if you want to survive.

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What Do You Think About Organized Sit Ins That Are Disruptive?

by minimus in

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marches, sit ins, traffic blocking is the new normal for people to demonstrate.

they block highways, state buildings and roadways.

they may even get arrested but invariably get turned loose by the courts.. i think it’s disgraceful to demonstrate this way.

redvip2000

what the heck is happening to our civilization? This is the future??

Yes that IS the future. The future is not investing in fossil fuels and pretend coal jobs are making a comeback, or making idiotic statements that combine the words "clean" with "coal".

The "kids" that are protesting, are moving the needle in the right direction. This is not about expecting them to walk, stop using plastics altogether or throwing their phones away -- it's not how it should work.

I'm also against the amounts of plastics we currently produce and discard, but that doesn't mean that they key is for me to self-impose a blockade on using all plastics. They key is to have a government that recognizes the problem, creates enough incentives where the market begins researching and developing other alternatives such as bio degradable plastics.

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What Do You Think About Organized Sit Ins That Are Disruptive?

by minimus in

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friends

marches, sit ins, traffic blocking is the new normal for people to demonstrate.

they block highways, state buildings and roadways.

they may even get arrested but invariably get turned loose by the courts.. i think it’s disgraceful to demonstrate this way.

redvip2000

Instinctively I am inclined to agree with you, it feels very wrong to disrupt people's lives but rationally I know without the use of those methods I wouldn't be allowed to vote in the election tomorrow.

Right, and I think that's the point. The entire exercise is meant to draw attention. A group of protesters blocks a highway, and suddenly the eyes of the world are on them. Police is called, citizens are disrupted and yelling at them, the media's heads over with cameras. It's a theater designed to draw attention and put eyeballs on any movement.

However, there is no need to do it in that manner. You can look at the protesters in Madrid last week, which was organized and prepared for, and created lots of traction with minimal unplanned disruption.

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Cart Witnessing....They deserve the same ''cold shoulder''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

here is a man named jerry.

on a public sidewalk, he asks attendees leaving a jehovah's witness convention in san diego a simple question, ''do jehovah's witnesses have the truth.

not one person acknowledges him.

redvip2000

She will try to hand out bible literature to passersby.

No she won't, and that is the sad part about it. She will stand there, looking at her phone, basking in the realization that her target hours for the month are being met.

The man in the video Jerry at the very minimum is trying to engage people and make them think. To me that is more in line with a type of work that is supposed to be urgent.

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Jesus to rule for 1000 yrs yet he started in 1914?

by krismalone in

i believe when we were in the jw cult, our brains and thoughts were hijacked by the governing body.

i truly believe the gb thinks all members are stupid and they laugh at them in their wednesday morning secret meetings.. one such teaching that i never heard anyone bring out or question yet the absurdity and contradiction is blatantly obvious is: revelation chapter 20 says that christ will reign for 1000 years.

it doesn't say he will reign more than a thousand yrs but only 1000 yrs.

redvip2000

I think the 1000 years of rulership applied to the earth, so only after the big A. They teach that Jesus is already ruling in heaven only, so that's out of the scope for the 1000 years.

One must wonder about what exactly Geeeeshus is doing on a daily basis in heaven. Imagine that, a King that spends his days looking at all the problems on earth and does nothing for over 100 years.

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Unpopular Opinion on Convention Protests

by Jehalapeno in

i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.

enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.

" - some person said this..

redvip2000

can anyone remember the thread on here about someone--in an assembly--using his phone to "set up" an apostate type hot spot ? it was all too technical for me--but it seemed like a workable idea.

I remember, it could be done with an Android phone. The idea is great in principle, but i'm not sure if it's workable with potentially have several dozen people connecting to the hotspot at the same time, it might drag the connection down to a halt.