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[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 97 points 1 year ago (24 children)

Let this be a reminder to anyone who hasn't liked Biden's handling of the Gaza situation that this is the alternative.

[–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bro, just because Trump is worse than Biden doesn't make Biden immune to criticism

[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Sure, criticize away, and you absolutely should. It's just important to not get so carried away that you wind up contributing to an outcome that you openly know to be objectively worse at the ballot box.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, but my man ain’t said shit about not criticizing Biden.

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[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You guys have "a Religion"?

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 130 points 1 year ago (4 children)

American Christianity. It's like Christianity but cutting out all the stuff that Christ guy talked about.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Christ: When someone slaps you turn the other cheek.

Conservative Christians: Instructions unclear, passes stand your ground law and turns their cheek onto iron sights and starts blastin.

[–] ZILtoid1991@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago

Basically they just expect anyone they abuse to turn the other cheek instead of following the example themselves...

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Supply Side Jesus

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

Yes. Money.

[–] 8BitRoadTrip@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Trump is the religion. Next move is to deport anybody that doesn’t follow it.

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[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How fucking Christian of him.

I almost wish religion was real, just so Jesus could come back and start smiting Trump and the rest of these fake Christians.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I agree with the sentiment, we should take a step back.

"Our" religion!? And what would that be? Pretty sure the founding fathers made it damn clear that there was no official religion and we were to separate church and state.

I'm so sick of these Christian fascists that see the handmaid's tale as something to aspire to and the grifting assholes that will drive that into existence for their own personal gain...

I say if we deport anyone it's the people who start forcing their religion on the rest of us.

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[–] rchive@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The religion he's talking about isn't Christianity. Trump wouldn't recognize Jesus Christ if he smacked him in the face. He's talking about Trumpism.

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (5 children)

"Our" religion.

Dude doesn't even know how to orient a Bible for a photo op, and couldn't name his favorite part - or any part - of the Bible in an interview.

The closest he gets to studying Christianity is sitting next to a book of Hitler's speeches for inspiration via osmosis from a Catholic.

That he can be so successful with the religious right says quite a lot about their critical reasoning abilities.

I guess maybe raising children not to question anything and to commit themselves to obeying authority might not have been the best idea in retrospect...

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[–] rustbuckett@lemmings.world 57 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Hasn't anyone noticed that he is the actual embodiment of the 7 deadly sins?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've pointed that out many times.

Anger, Envy, Vanity, Lust, Avarice, Gluttony, Sloth- he embodies them all.

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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Greed isn't a religion you dumbass.

[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

I mean .....are you sure? It sure seems like it.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Trump is literally an atheist who has been caught mocking the faith of his own followers in private

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He's also an elitist east coaster that they used to hate.

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[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can’t wait to see North Americans come back to Europe to runaway from religious persecution.

Welcome to the Old World my friends !

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Sorry, we all were educated by the American school system and thus have no useful skills or knowledge Europeans need.

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[–] Tarte@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

What you imply is a common misconception. Puritans did not flee to America in the early modern period because they were religiously persecuted. They fled to America because they were not allowed to religiously persecute others anymore. They were scolded because of their religious intolerance not because of their religion per se.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Depends on if you mean Puritans in Massachusetts, or Quakers in Pennsylvania.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

Can I ban republicans because they don't like my religion?

[–] holiday@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I say "Christo!

You say "Fascist!"

Christo!

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Our?" His religion is money, so uh, ban immigrants who don't like money?

Edit: I'm 30 minutes late, flyingsquid got to religion=money first

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[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is Trump's religion? I mean really?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He's very likely the first truly Atheist President this country has had, which makes me mad that it was a piece of shit like him and not a better representative, someone who was an Atheist for intellectual reasons and not because they're just a massive narcissist.

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Emma Lazarus speaking on the Statue of Liberty

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

Jesus speaking in Matthew 25:35

Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of my brethren you did it to me.

Jesus speaking in Matthew 25:40

vowing to “immediately restore and expand the Trump travel ban” and “halt all of the refugee settlements to the United States” on “day one” of his presidency.

Trump speaking in New Hampshire

Let's go with Trump.

American evangelicals speaking in 2023

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[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Our religion" Is Trump a Communist??

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago

That would be anyone who isn't indigenous and shamanistic

[–] GaimDS@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

These comments just seem like he's drowning and he's desperated to drum up any kind of reaction to take away from the fact that he's probably gonna lose most of his trials

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[–] MrFlamey@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He can vow all he likes, but 1. he's a lying sack of shit and 2. he's never getting anywhere near the White House again, so who cares what he says?

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

he's never getting anywhere near the White House again, so who cares what he says?

Man, I wish I shared your optimism. The next election is going to come down to a few thousand votes in a handful of states, thanks to our backward electoral system.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

He knows he's not shitting in the White House ever again.

[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 18 points 1 year ago

Capitalism? Exactly what religion is this dipshit talking about?

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Gee! I wonder who a promise like that would appeal to? It seems we have reached his appeal to the idiots phase of his campaign.

Maybe this will be the new “Mexico will pay for the wall.”

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[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 1 year ago

Oh look at that he said the quiet part out loud again.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

"The Constitution?" trump replied. "Never seen her before. Not my type. Bigly ugly."

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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