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Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:32 pm
by Doctor Scratch
Thanks, Tom: I'm sure you're right. I am LOL'ing at the paragraph on "reverse provincialism." Boy, that Elder Porter was just so
knowing!
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 4:21 pm
by MG 2.0
Doctor Scratch wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:32 pm
Thanks, Tom: I'm sure you're right. I am LOL'ing at the paragraph on "reverse provincialism." Boy, that Elder Porter was just so
knowing!
Thank you for that reference to Bruce Porter. I read his contribution to “First Things” that was linked to. What a good man and disciple of Christ.
Interesting how at first blush folks were prone to criticize and diss him. And by association, Daniel Peterson.
Backbiters.
Regards,
MG
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 4:45 pm
by Gadianton
Doctor Scratch wrote:In part, I think this is just DCP's way of trying to argue that capitalism is superior to a command-style economy. The air of superiority here is unmistakable--just swap out academic accomplishments for the bits about Russia:
I'd have to agree. And further, the reason why you can't "get help" for people suffering is that they are suffering because of the "help". What's needed is the cold indifference of the free market to teach them a lesson.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:17 pm
by Doctor Steuss
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Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:57 pm
by Shulem
Elder Bruce D. Porter wrote:It smells like piss in here. A sty.
Them drunks are freezing cold because of their sins, no doubt. God help them.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:20 pm
by Everybody Wang Chung
There is no caste system in the Church. I recall a friend of mine, now unfortunately gone, once laughingly remarking that 99.9% of the glory he received in his General Authority position came on two weekends during April and October. Other than that, he said, it was a huge amount of travel, freezing hotels with no heating and with foyers that smelled of urine (he spent several years in the former Soviet Union), and long days of counseling and meeting from morning often into the night.
What kind of taffy-pulling wuss was this Porter guy? Oh the horror. Foyers that smelled like urine? Good grief!!
Long days of counseling and meeting from morning often into the night? Good freaking Lord!! Most of us have to do that all the time. It's called work.
Porter was well compensated, as is every other church leader.
I'm calling b.s. on this story. Daniel C. Peterson has a long and well-documented history of lying and spreading falsehoods. This is just another brick in the wall for DCP.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:06 pm
by Dr Moore
In Soviet Russia, the foyers take a piss on YOU.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:09 pm
by Res Ipsa
Dr Moore wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:06 pm
In Soviet Russia, the foyers take a piss on YOU.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:08 am
by Kishkumen
Yawn. This is a tired trope.
Re: DCP: A General Authority Complained of “Piss-Stinking” Foyers in Russia
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:46 am
by Dr Moore
Kishkumen wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:08 am
Yawn. This is a tired trope.
Yeah the Soviet Russian reversal meme is a bit tired.
