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[–] Maeve@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That people are so hell bent on spending more money to do the worst* possible things rather than just doing the right things in 2024 blows my mind.

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

This is the core philosophy of social conservatism. They don't want to fix problems, they want to give you someone else to blame and stoke up your anger while telling you they will punish those people.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you, US evangelicals! You again managed to fuck another entire country up

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

WTF, Uganda? Could you maybe be a bit more chill?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 93 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh dear. I suppose it would be too much to ask for the evangelicals to be a bit more chill?

[–] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These evangelicals should maybe die in a fire. They are the root of a severe problem that only leads to this shit. Hateful awful people that have no concept of empathy or shame.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 weeks ago

Hateful awful people that have no concept of empathy or shame.

"Well, I can't see any references to being nice to people in my holy text!!!"

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'd just ask them to kill themselves

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago

Is this the "gay agenda" I keep hearing about?

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Priorities.

Also, what's a bit funny to me is they used the excuse of "homosexuality is a form of western colonialism", but they're taking notes directly from western far-right playbook here.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Jon_Servo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

And my uncle Rickie's playbook, oddly enough.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Bigotry is literally due to western colonialism in many places in the first place. How many instances of what used to be a cultures version of queer people were erased and demonized by colonizing nations in history?

A lot of cultures used to have third genders and even might have thought highly of them, having them be shamans or other prestigious positions

[–] Fox@pawb.social 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In Christo-fascist Uganda, da poopoo eat you

[–] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I shouldnt be laughing about this horrible issue but god damn it i fucking forgot about that video lmao

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] meliodas_101@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] unwellsnail@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Open for Business identified eight key areas in which the AHA has impacted Uganda’s economy, including international aid, foreign direct investment, tourism and national reputation, public health, national productivity, policing and legal costs, human capital and talent flight, and trade relations.

[–] meliodas_100@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes most of it was from us making it change it trade policy for international aid.

[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd recommend reading the article, it explains the details pretty well.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Welcome to ~~Reddit~~ Lemmy, where nobody reads the article

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Slashdot was there first.