- Joined
- Oct 24, 2019
That anyone believes that Jim Bob actually thought Josh would get caught or face consequences amuses me. Anna is/was an easily controllable Hail Mary effort to "control Josh's urges" after the Holts bolted. There's a definite caste system within the IFB and ATI/IBLP and while the Duggars were on top with their prolific breeding and TV specials, word had gotten around the other upper echelon families in the IFB following the end of Josh's betrothal to the Holt daughter that made it hard to marry him off to a Bates or Wissman despite him being the crown prince. Enter the social climbing, destitute Kellers who were happy to offer up their eldest girl.Because JB is probably also a sex pest and Josh is the only kid he cares about.
While it could be longer, Josh spending over a decade in federal prison is a great thing. Hopefully he gets some federal prison justice via sharpened toothbrush handle as well.
If Jim Bob factored in the prison ministry at all it was likely him hoping that it would expose Josh to some prison life and maybe scare him into repressing things. Maybe he thought (remember, Jim Bob, despite having some cunning, was only ever able to ride in the ranks of an ignorant AF cult in the ass crack of Arkansas because he is ultimately dumb AF) that the prison ministry connections would help him further ensure that law enforcement might turn a blind eye or allow him to learn to circumvent any investigations into his family or Josh. Maybe. You have to remember, this is a man stupid, entitled, and out of touch enough to look at a Federal court judge during his son's child porn trial and try to dictate what would be allowed in that judge's courtroom just because he didn't like it. He's also the guy who let his
Anna is a zombie who believes everything the men in her cult tell her and that's it. Jim Bob knows that. He needed someone he could control and her family has gained a lot from that marriage. It's also why he feels comfortable putting all of those LLC's and properties in her name.
Money is his main means of control with most of his kids as his sons are useless and he made the mistake of letting some of his older daughters marry men with means or educations of their own. It's why Jessa has now replaced Jill as the favorite daughter and toes the line the most out of the older married girls despite getting jack shit in return - Jim Bob married her off to a guy who is even more of a useless idiot than his sons and who had a mad fan crush on Jessa and the Duggars as a teen. Jessa and Ben, only after having four kids, finally got out of the two bedroom shack they were living in this year. Keep in mind that Jill, the first girl to get married, the actual favorite daughter, and the one who married an educated accountant (at the time) who came from some money (his mom is an executive at Wal Mart) got a McMansion on the Duggar compound as a wedding present. By the time the Dillards went rogue (over money, remember), Jinger and Joy were married to men who had lives of their own and I can promise you that Rim Job will be seeking out other Ben Seewalds for the rest of his girls. JB thought he could trust other fundie men to toe the line. Most other Fundie men (the ones who are smarter than him, anyways, which is a low bar to clear) are just as obsessed with control and belief in their own authority as he is. And it's not like he's a pastor or anything.
Every Duggar descendent going forward he's going to try and keep living off of scraps for the rest of their days. Problem is, the more he sinks into his Golden Baby Rape Enthusiast, the fewer scraps he'll have and when that happens...
If JB ever goes down, it'll be because people will have followed the money, I promise you. And yes, he probably will be exposed as a sex pest as well but that'll only happen once his wallet is truly empty.