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[–] silt_haddock@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

““Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭41‬-‭46‬ If only more people who claimed to follow Christ read and listened to what Jesus actually had to say about the kinds of people they are persecuting.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 112 points 1 day ago (123 children)

This is what you voted for protest-non-voters.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 day ago (28 children)

Real leftists have moved on from the election, while.fake "centrists" are still scapegoating leftists for their own defeat. You didn't let us make any choices, you can't blame us for the results

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[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 91 points 1 day ago (20 children)

But don't you see how great things are in Gaza now? Surely the downfall of democracy was worth it.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Things in Gaza will be totally worth it when it is razed to the ground and a huge Trump resort is built on top of it. Gazans can work as waiters and masseuses where their houses used to be!

At least we stuck it to GeNoCiDe JoE, though

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[–] TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Read: I didn’t read the article

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He never does. Just mindlessly trolls and then sea lions when called out for it.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 1 day ago (5 children)

This is such an interesting article, thanks for sharing :)

In general, i'm pro-balkanization mostly because i don't see a common future for the people in the US anymore, and splitting up the region into smaller communities might have the advantage that people can hold their representatives more directly liable, because they live closer-by.

There’s lots of paternalistic Daddy talk these days that centers on the need to “protect the American people.”

It would be good if the government actually protected the american people from economic hardship. A quarter of americans can't find jobs who cover life's needs, and the situation is gonna get much worse over the next 10 years due to automation and AI.

In that sense, implementing a universal basic income would be good, though i'm not sure what the conservative speakers had in mind with that.

According to most reports, his underlying message was reflected in a reckless refrain heard throughout the conference: “You can just do things!”

You might have to.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

If the USA will split up in the evangelical right and liberal left then you'll end up with one super power, now unburdened by the anchor weight of the red states, and one theocratic third world banana republic dictatorship that will be unable to feed its own population

At this point, is any red states even able to take care of itself without federal support?

Either way, I'm all for it too, let these antisocial religious idiots suffer in their own little north korea corner, but be sure they won't get any nukes as they're very Apocalypse culty

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Part of the problem is that the divide is more urban vs rural than state by state. We might end up with dozens of city states with all the tech and money, but none of the staples of life and vast tracts of impoverished rural thocracies that can only survive by selling food and raw materials to the city states.

Is that really any different from the way it is now?

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (10 children)

It's gonna be real interesting the first time those rural fuckers needs an MRI or complicated surgery, cause that's all in blueland.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is news? ... as in something new?

White Christian America has been promoting this for years

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

In what way, shape or form is that christian? It's fascism. When will the media finally call a spade a spade?

[–] mcbenavides85@piefed.social 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Christians have always been cool with fascism.

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 32 points 1 day ago

Christian fascism has been a thing for a loooooong time.

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[–] TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think “NatCons” is a great name for the fascist American right. It’s like they just handed it to us.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"NatC" is generally considered sufficient.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago

Did NatC that coming.

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