Poll of the Day > Jehovah's Witness propaganda... for kids!

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PK_Spam
01/13/21 4:57:12 PM
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Todays rabbit hole has me going through... uh... this series.

https://youtu.be/stDfZmaCMR4

The first episode is pretty standard stuff for religious childrens media, but this is the second one and it seems...

Why does the mom seem so weird and manipulative in this one?

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Zareth
01/13/21 5:17:55 PM
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Lesson 1 should be "try not to be pissed that all your friends are getting Christmas and birthday presents and you aren't."

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ParanoidObsessive
01/13/21 5:26:02 PM
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Zareth posted...
Lesson 1 should be "try not to be pissed that all your friends are getting Christmas and birthday presents and you aren't."

"They're getting presents now, but when you're all dead you'll be getting into Heaven and they'll be burning for all eternity, so don't feel bad."
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PMarth2002
01/13/21 5:27:59 PM
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PK_Spam posted...
Why does the mom seem so weird and manipulative in this one?

Because she is weird and manipulative.

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DevilSummoner1
01/13/21 8:04:08 PM
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PK_Spam posted...


The first episode is pretty standard stuff for religious childrens media, but this is the second one and it seems...

They get worse, believe me. Dunno if you got there yet but there's one video that's anti-college and another that's homophobic. Like, disgustingly homophobic.

PK_Spam posted...
Why does the mom seem so weird and manipulative in this one?

This might sound a bit harsh but most JWs are like that. Specially the parents (and leaders of the religion).

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Metalsonic66
01/13/21 8:05:47 PM
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Jesus died on a stake not a cross

He also had short hair

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TaKun782
01/13/21 9:37:05 PM
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Let me guess...TC got Stuckmenized?
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LinkPizza
01/14/21 10:59:08 AM
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That kid is mostly going to grow up to hate his parents, and eventually become atheist to destroy them...
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kind9
01/14/21 11:00:06 AM
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LinkPizza posted...
That kid is mostly going to grow up to hate his parents, and eventually become atheist to destroy them...
Probably not. Childhood indoctrination if powerful shit.

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LinkPizza
01/14/21 11:07:24 AM
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kind9 posted...
Probably not. Childhood indoctrination if powerful shit.

It can be. But it seems like theyre coming on too strong. Most of the ones I see that are big into church as an adult usually had a childhood where they went, but never forced all the crazy rules on them. Most of the ones who described childhoods like this always turned on their parents in like middle or high school when they couldnt have friends, or couldnt make any. Or couldnt date the person they wanted to or liked...

Its not like its a guarantee or anything. Thats just what Ive noticed...
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Mead
01/14/21 11:51:03 AM
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Most propaganda is made for children. Much of it is taught in schools.

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Blightzkrieg
01/14/21 11:56:41 AM
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Mead posted...
Most propaganda is made for children. Much of it is taught in schools.
Yeah. The trend of propaganda targeting your 76 year old uncle on facebook is quite recent. Children are typically the most susceptible. Though often we don't think of it that way.

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kind9
01/14/21 11:58:40 AM
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At least public schools are objective though and don't teach, for example, that humans were created 6000 years ago.

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BUMPED2002
01/14/21 12:15:27 PM
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I don't know enough about JH to subscribe to it.

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Rotpar
01/14/21 12:22:35 PM
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Modern Chick Tracts?

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TaKun782
01/14/21 1:24:46 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
That kid is mostly going to grow up to hate his parents, and eventually become atheist to destroy them...

Chris Stuckman recently blew the lid off about it a few days ago. Basically... it made his life a living hell when he was younger because of the elders invovled and so on. I had no idea they were that..."controlling". : /
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Lokarin
01/14/21 1:35:55 PM
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I liek Caleb and Sophia :V

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Dmess85
01/14/21 1:40:25 PM
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i wonder how much money the CGI studio got for producing this...

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PK_Spam
01/19/21 12:21:56 AM
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https://youtu.be/ZJA31rGL8Bw

If discipline is love, you must love me a whole lot

Jesus

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Fierce_Deity_08
01/19/21 1:02:44 AM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
Jesus died on a stake not a cross

He also had short hair
Jesus was a hippie with a tye-dyed robe.

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Unbridled9
01/19/21 2:20:45 PM
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She seems so manipulative in this because that's what she was doing to her child. She guilted him into associating a consequence that held no relationship to his actions/deeds with what he was doing so she could get the outcome she desired and punish her child indirectly. His actions were met with disapproval for interacting with a friend outside of the faith and receiving a gift from them and in order to receive approval again he had to discard the item, almost certainly sever the friendship as well, or else be ostracized and potentially bring down the wrath of god. Notice that she didn't suggest he return the toy but, instead, discarded it into the garbage. There were other options avaible for getting rid of the toy but, for the message, it being thrown out in the trash. She didn't even offer to buy a replacement toy or ask why he liked it and found an 'acceptable' alternative. It was purely about punishment.

This isn't the same as a parent teaching a child that lying is wrong or even a Christian parent teaching their child about their faith. It's a cultist punishing her child for engaging in activities the cult disapproves of and abusing her status as a parental figure (specifically the mother whom children look up to immensely) to further brainwash her own child.

Edit: Also notice that he was NOT rewarded for his 'positive' action of discarding the toy. Rather it was a regression to the norm with a minor punishment (he lost the toy and possibly his friendship). The only way he can maintain the norm is to continue in his devotion and the only way he can get positive rewards is to grow more devoted. I've heard the joke that the difference between a cult and a religion is the size. While mildly funny that's not true. A religion deals with things like explaining the unknown, encouraging followers to do 'good' deeds, fulfilling spiritual needs, building a sense of shared culture and community, and so-forth. A cult's purpose is to show slavish devotion to the faith and the central figure and, while recruitment is positive, actual association with people outside of the cult is frowned upon. The goal is to make the followers fully and wholly devoted to the cult where they must fanatically prove their devotion constantly simply to maintain the approval of the cult. A feat that gets harder and harder the higher up in the cult you grow resulting in increasingly fanatical behavior simply to maintain status. Simply put, the goal of a cult is to brainwash you into a fanatical belief, usually to your own personal detriment, sever all ties to the outside world, and become focused entirely on the cult in near slave-like devotion.

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Metalsonic66
01/19/21 5:39:42 PM
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Remember, God wants you to die rather than accept a blood transfusion.

It is His Will

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Unbridled9
01/19/21 5:48:06 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
Remember, God wants you to die rather than accept a blood transfusion.

It is His Will

Remember. Vampires feed by taking others blood into themselves and you don't wanna become a vampire, do you?

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