"To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the 'TheoBros.' These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again. ...
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Andrew last edited by
@serendip1959 Yes, the clue being fundamentalist. I see much more diversity in the religions of the world β internal diversity, with fundamentalist wings matched by others moving in precisely the opposite direction. I don't think religion can be reduced to an invidious stereotype, if we want to do justice to its rich diversity.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Paul Cantrell last edited by
@inthehands @michael_w_busch Yes, I totally agree. Keep playing that record, please.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Michael Busch last edited by
@michael_w_busch @bartvdpoel Re: voting for Trump, do you mean? Pretty solid data from the previous two elections indicates that more than half of white Catholics voted for Trump in both elections, but the vote of Hispanic and Black Catholics leaned much more in the direction of the Democratic candidates.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to benny last edited by
@benny I suspect that to experience metanoia β your description perfectly matches that biblical word β we have to be open to recognizing that we can be on the wrong path altogether. Until we entertain that awareness, it's hard to admit that we need to re-chart our course.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Gerard van Oel π last edited by
@gevoel @ericschutte Well-stated. Or, they want to return the entire nation to the large pockets of it that have little diversity and are overwhelmingly white, as with much of Appalachia.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Cat Herder for Harris-Walz π last edited by
@CatHerder Doesn't it, though?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Cat Herder for Harris-Walz π last edited by
@CatHerder I think the Republican rule of thumb is that laws apply to them and not to use.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Cat Herder for Harris-Walz π last edited by
@CatHerder It's pretty disgusting. And it's chilling, indeed, that a solid percentage of Americans buy into this vision.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to BassRck5000 last edited by
@BassRck5000 I haven't thought of the Little Rascals in a long time. Thanks for bringing them back to mind.
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Michael Buschreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @bartvdpoel Mostly the division between racist white American Catholics (i.e. those who would support Trump a decade later) and all of the other American Catholics.
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Joel VanderWerfreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Great, they're giving theobromine a bad name.
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MicronHππ·πΊπ¦replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy JD Pants is the ultimate anti-woke bloke
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MicronHππ·πΊπ¦replied to benny last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Michael Busch last edited by
@michael_w_busch @bartvdpoel I think racism is a key factor in how white Catholics vote. A lot of research shows this, though many white Catholics who vote only Republican will pretend it's all about "pro-life" issues.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to MicronHππ·πΊπ¦ last edited by
@impy Yes, that seems to describe him.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Joel VanderWerf last edited by
@joelvanderwerf And I'd wager not one of them appreciates good chocolate!
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Doug ππ¨π¦ :verified:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy only a weak ineffective man would need to oppress women to make himself feel important. TheoBros aren't Christian, men or worthy. JD Vance shows us what they are. Arrogant, conceited, friendless jerks who don't know how to relate to people.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Doug ππ¨π¦ :verified: last edited by
@Oldfartrant I agree, except they are, in fact, Christians and are promoting a particular kind of Christian theology, one that weaponizes Christianity against women, minority communities, and LGBTQ people. Throughout Christian history, there have always been weaponized iterations of Christianity.