KBoy, you are dead right. I only hope that JRS was aware of how much he let his need to be worshiped destroy all of it, I hope he realized before he died, and when it was too late for him to do anything, as he had given all of his power over to Marilyn, I really hope he died with it all on his mind, that he, himself was the cause of the destruction of all that he had worked for. I don't hope he died in physical pain, but I hope he died in bitter repentance.
kBOY Wrote:
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> TLW has always been tightly stratified, as an
> organization as a whole, and within each specific
> area. I was in the LA area from ‘76-’82,
> apart from a stint at Shiloh. I spent time in
> South Gate, did a couple of tours in the Valley,
> was involved with the Blix House and Comm West,
> and even poked my nose in on occasion at the LW
> Building.
>
> JRS had his own entourage of loyal 1st generation,
> 2nd generation, and of course, Blix girls.
> Loyalty on every level is what kept you in the
> fold, or would open the door to being promoted, no
> matter what the area. Disloyalty was severely
> dealt with, from being kicked to the outskirts of
> the camp, to complete banishment. No one was
> immune.
>
> Shortly after the JRS & Marilyn nuptials, a witch
> hunt proceeded to ‘burn at the stake’ one of
> JRS’ most loyal and protective confidants,
> because it was spun that he was impinging upon
> Marilyn’s access to JRS somehow. There were a
> series of debriefing meetings at the LW building
> to uncover any peripheral repercussions this might
> have caused in other departments. The poor fellow
> was probably doing what he thought was right, or
> had been told, but was unceremoniously expelled
> completely as a ‘nephilim’. The entire family
> left the fellowship for a time, but a daughter
> eventually returned and has since been promoted to
> a prominent position because she married well and
> makes significant contributions to TLW coffers.
> $$$ also gains you access.
>
> During the latter days of JRS, youth (piss &
> vinegar) won out over age. More and more, the 1st
> generation loyalists slowly slipped into the
> shadows, with the 2nd generation taking the reins.
> At the beginning of the 80’s, JRS ushered in
> the 3rd generation, probably seeing the longevity
> of the movement dependent upon generational
> crossover. At the time of his passing, there was
> a fairly vibrant 2nd/3rd generational leadership
> dynamic at play.
>
> With the fracturing of the fellowship following
> the passing of JRS, the hardline crackdown
> solidified the stratification of leadership on all
> levels. TLW had become what JRS feared most--an
> ‘organism’ had become an organization, and he
> was no longer around to ‘kick it down’.
kBOY Wrote:
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> TLW has always been tightly stratified, as an
> organization as a whole, and within each specific
> area. I was in the LA area from ‘76-’82,
> apart from a stint at Shiloh. I spent time in
> South Gate, did a couple of tours in the Valley,
> was involved with the Blix House and Comm West,
> and even poked my nose in on occasion at the LW
> Building.
>
> JRS had his own entourage of loyal 1st generation,
> 2nd generation, and of course, Blix girls.
> Loyalty on every level is what kept you in the
> fold, or would open the door to being promoted, no
> matter what the area. Disloyalty was severely
> dealt with, from being kicked to the outskirts of
> the camp, to complete banishment. No one was
> immune.
>
> Shortly after the JRS & Marilyn nuptials, a witch
> hunt proceeded to ‘burn at the stake’ one of
> JRS’ most loyal and protective confidants,
> because it was spun that he was impinging upon
> Marilyn’s access to JRS somehow. There were a
> series of debriefing meetings at the LW building
> to uncover any peripheral repercussions this might
> have caused in other departments. The poor fellow
> was probably doing what he thought was right, or
> had been told, but was unceremoniously expelled
> completely as a ‘nephilim’. The entire family
> left the fellowship for a time, but a daughter
> eventually returned and has since been promoted to
> a prominent position because she married well and
> makes significant contributions to TLW coffers.
> $$$ also gains you access.
>
> During the latter days of JRS, youth (piss &
> vinegar) won out over age. More and more, the 1st
> generation loyalists slowly slipped into the
> shadows, with the 2nd generation taking the reins.
> At the beginning of the 80’s, JRS ushered in
> the 3rd generation, probably seeing the longevity
> of the movement dependent upon generational
> crossover. At the time of his passing, there was
> a fairly vibrant 2nd/3rd generational leadership
> dynamic at play.
>
> With the fracturing of the fellowship following
> the passing of JRS, the hardline crackdown
> solidified the stratification of leadership on all
> levels. TLW had become what JRS feared most--an
> ‘organism’ had become an organization, and he
> was no longer around to ‘kick it down’.