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Originally Posted by Nell
I lied. I was too scared to tell them they were wrong. I didn't believe these deputy authorities were interested in the truth. I later learned the pattern is, whoever goes to the elders first, wins. Whoever is accused first is always guilty.
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I remember years ago Titus Chu complaining about how brothers would complain about him to Witness Lee saying, "Brother Lee would believe whomever got to him first."
Then I got burnt a few times myself, and being "
slow of heart," I finally came to realize the pattern here. The problem is systemic to authoritarian systems.
Dirt sells first! I labeled the action the "Law of First Complaint."
If you don't get it, let me explain. Abusive systems need "dirt" on everyone to maintain their "authority." The dirt don't need to be true, just so it sticks. The more "ammunition" we got on others, the more we can control them. By pitting the minions against each other, new avenues of "dirt discovery" are opened up to the leaders.
After many years I finally realized that LC leaders have no concern for fairness or righteousness. They have no desire to judge conflicts fairly, and get to the "bottom of things." It's a man-pleasing system that wields great power, keeping the underlings in subservience, lest the "dirt" come back out for all to see. Resistance is futile, lest they "go public" and sully your good name. Submit and come clean.