I was going to post about this yesterday myself, but I figured someone else would if I didn't. There's only so much I can take of this garbage and I just couldn't deal with it yesterday. I talked to a brother I know today, and there was no mention what-so-ever about this, however, full disclosure, we primarily discussed business.
This is something I have given considerable thought to, about what it would take for R&I to wake up. To have some understanding I had to analyze and figure out why I am different. For me it was a line in the sand that I had already decided would be the line that could not be crossed. Ironically, this line that I had set, was based on me having been convinced by my own independent research outside of the Bible and WT, that indeed Satan IS "the ruler of this world." I was convinced that there had to be evidence in the world that would confirm Satan was/is in control. So WT's entire response I immediately recognized as demonic. At first I just thought they themselves had been deceived into believing all the hype, but since my "Spidy senses" were now "activated", I was now super sensitized to the Satanic influence that was super apparent to me.
This led down the "investigate WT" road and now here I am. But the question of why I was able to woke up, also raised the question of why I didn't wake up sooner. Well the answer is kind of obvious. Part of what WT has been so good at is their ability to "mind control" the R&F. Now people will take that term too literally sometimes, but someone can be "mind controlled" by simply censoring yourself, because of your training. WT has trained the R&F, to never question them, because that means you are now questioning God! They subtly and skillfully, insert into your mind, that any question of WT and the GB is questioning Jehovah. And the entire exercise is an exercise of circular logic which goes like this..."we know this is God's organization", (fill in the blank of some truth they do teach), "and so you must listen to us, because we have God's favor because we know these truths, and we can prove we have God's favor, just ask us." Basically, they use our desire to please God, and insert themselves into God's place, with in a classical "cult" like mind steering manner. I was studying sales a while back, because I own my own business and I rely on some sales to be in business. I was surprised at first that the "Theocratic School" was nothing more than a "Sales 101" course. That is to say, they know what they are doing.
The point is, they have managed to have us morphing WT and the GB into God. They have taken the place of Jesus, and they are the "mediator to the Mediator". So I think this explains why most will need to be shaken to their core before they wake up. It would also explain why it has to happen, because WT is so good at this deception, but unlike Eve who believed Satan's lie because she desired to be like God, the R.&F. of JW's are deceived because they believe they are pleasing God.