• @[email protected]
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    174 months ago

    Vultures.

    It’s an alt-right social media trend: descend on the dead before they’re even cold.

    That said, MTG is still dumb as bricks. Says a lot about MAGA, what type of women they bring forth. Sorry if that sounds sexist - or if, the sexism is not mine.

    • Queen HawlSera
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      74 months ago

      A smart woman tends not to advance the cause of misogyny no. They kinda don’t wanna end up like that chick from Handmaid’s Tale who got reading banned for her gender and now she’s bored.

      • @[email protected]
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        At least Serena Joy was classy (well, you know, aside from the ceremonial rapes) and carried herself like a fucking human.

        • @[email protected]
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          34 months ago

          Gonna be honest, we should be thankful these freaks aren’t carrying themselves with dignity. People will respect horrible, horrible things done politely.

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      She’s a woman that has learned that she can get away with anything, as long as she behaves badly enough. She doesn’t need to believe it, though she probably does, she knows that is a strategy that works to avoid consequences.

    • @[email protected]
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      84 months ago

      I hate mtg but you sound like the people who wanted all the Irish to be nice when Thatcher died. I’m an aboriginal person, and survivor of child sexually abuse, i will dance on the grave of the pope who defended and shielded pedos, and I will look at news of his death and say GOOD. And if you think that’s not nice:

      https://youtu.be/DUlj48Rvp1c

  • @[email protected]
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    104 months ago

    Not that i believe in heaven or hell but if they did exist im pretty sure the pope gonna be aight

  • Geetnerd
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    544 months ago

    This is the result of 40 years of Jerry Springer, Judge Judy, Rush Limbaugh, and all the other Right Wing Grifters that followed.

    They know the lowest of us love cruelty as comedy.

    • @[email protected]
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      104 months ago

      Let’s not forget Alex Jones, still holding on with this bare teeth claiming “The State” is after him. (heard a curated interview with Fucker Carlson yesterday, what a cringefest)

    • SeeMarkFly
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      And for some odd reason they are ALL avid voters.

      • Geetnerd
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        104 months ago

        Because they want to belong to “The Team.”

      • Geetnerd
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        24 months ago

        Speak not of the Devil, lest he raise his head…

  • NutWrench
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    334 months ago

    If God exists, then why does he destroy the faith of millions by allowing MTG to live?

    • Carl
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      144 months ago

      Magic the gathering is not that evil. Is it?

  • @[email protected]
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    1044 months ago

    Should we tell her there’ll be another Pope, or is it funnier to let her keep believing?

    • @[email protected]
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      124 months ago

      But the next pope may be far more conservative than Francis, who by Catholic Church standards was unusually liberal.

    • FuglyDuck
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      414 months ago

      I’m very afraid that the next pope will be somebody American catholic bishops would approve of. a trans hating, immigrant-hating asshole who will excuse everything Nazi America does like that one nazi pope did historically

      • @[email protected]
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        84 months ago

        Do you seriously think the Vatican is influenced by MAGA? Or by European far-right elements for that matter?

        It’s no coincidence, no outlier, that the last one was slightly more tolerant on certain issues. (Apparently enough to piss off more than one US christofascist.) I fear MTG will not see God’s plan in whatever follows, either.

        • @[email protected]
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          34 months ago

          You do realize that there will be American cardinals involved in the voting process, right?

          The Pope himself could end up being from the US.

        • @[email protected]
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          104 months ago

          The American Catholic church hierarchy is reactionary and many of them are allied with MAGA. Think of shit-stains like Alito. Even Vance has converted to Catholicism, and there’s no way a twised fuck like him signed onto anything that promotes compassion or human decency. He’s more likely in it for the smell of incense, the Latin Mass, the Inquisition and the ancient tradition of diddling altar boys.

        • FuglyDuck
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          84 months ago

          Do you seriously think they’re not?

          Do you really think the cia/nsa doesn’t have compromat? Or that Putin doesn’t?

          Or that rich fucks like musk can’t buy a priest?

          Are you really so confident the organization that made a deliberate effort to protect men who sexually assaulted children is going to do the right thing because it’s the right thing?l

          • @[email protected]
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            54 months ago

            Just to be clear, I’m not defending the Catholic Church here. At all. Just calling out USians who think the world revolves around their country.

            • FuglyDuck
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              74 months ago

              revolves around? no. I don’t think that at all.

              but I do know that roughly 28% of annual contributions come from the US, that the US is fourth on the list of ‘most Catholics’ by total numbers and the vatican would be pretty stupid to ignore those two points. and that is not even coming close to the question of corruption or doctrine.

              Are they going to completely capitulate? probably not, but that doesn’t mean there’s no influence, either. Further, the vatican still opposes trans lifestyles doctrinaly, and Francis was the first pope to emphasize pastoral care over doctrine. It would not be difficult to imagine that conservative voices push back against that shift.

              Thus I’m concerned that the next guy won’t be as supportive of trans as Francis was. Remember, Francis ruffled more than a few feathers with his progressiveness, not just american bishops (who are straight up assholes.)

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        Francis appointed most of the college of cardinals, and I find it unlikely he’d appoint someone so ready to buddy with fascism, so we will likely still have a liberal pope.

      • @[email protected]
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        84 months ago

        80% of the conclave was appointed by the Pope. I doubt it’s gonnabe a radical chnge in the Vatican.

      • @[email protected]
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        54 months ago

        Francis appointed most of the college of cardinals so more than likely we will get another woke pope. Hopefully this one is even woker.

    • @[email protected]
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      1034 months ago

      She was likely against the somewhat liberal views of Pope Francis, like how Christians should be kind to gay people and refugees.

      • @[email protected]
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        124 months ago

        Even the pope is just a church organ. I meant, his “policy” if you will was more than just his own. It’s doubtful that Vance’s visit (I will run with the idea*) will bring forth a more conservative pope.

        * “Rep. Nancy Mace (…) bizarrely insisted that a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance did not lead to the pope’s death.”

        • @[email protected]
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          64 months ago

          It’s highly likely the next pope will be conservative. There are different factions within the Vatican (and the church as a whole) and they get turns putting their guy in the big chair.

          • @[email protected]
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            24 months ago

            Francis appointed a majority of the voting cardinals. This isn’t a democracy, where people have groups that lobby in any meaningful way- the Pope is the supreme executive. Like a dictator.

            So either he appointed in a stupid fashion, and the next pope is more conservative, or he appointed wisely, and the voters follow him with someone equally progressive in view.

            (Progressive here, of course, is very, very relative.)

            And to be clear, it’s not like, a slim majority. Of the 135 cardinals who will be voting for the next pope, Francis appointed 108 of them.

            Don’t get me wrong- some of those have been quoted as saying some super backwards shit. But statistically, I would put my bet on “around about the same.”

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        Francis said that judgement should be suspended on gay individuals and theorized a gay cabal in the same sentence. That’s different than being kind to them.

  • Chozo
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    Next week:

    Margarine Trailer Queen: “What do you mean there’s another pope?!”

    • LiveLM
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      54 months ago

      They really are the exact opposite of what they preach

    • LousyCornMuffins
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      14 months ago

      If a man says Eat Me some of us take it as permission. Dude could turn water to wine he must have been delicious tho

    • @[email protected]
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      134 months ago

      “Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state” - Killer Mike.

      • StinkyFingerItchyBum
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        24 months ago

        Jesus, who came back from the dead? Like a zombie? Zombie Jesus is lord. I worship a zombie cult? I need to rethink my life.

        • @[email protected]
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          54 months ago

          It’s well known that since he came back from the dead but he didn’t decay or lose intelligence or anything, that Jesus was a lich.

          • StinkyFingerItchyBum
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            Liches decay usually to skeletal levels.

            But it’s a good point.

            I asked Cohere (Canadian LLM/AI) what fits best:

            The mythical creature that best matches the description of Jesus, who dies and returns to life while retaining his intelligence and physical form, is often associated with the concept of a “Resurrected Divine Being” rather than a specific mythical creature from folklore. However, if we look for parallels in mythology, the closest analogy might be:

            The Phoenix

            The Phoenix is a mythical bird that cyclically regenerates or is reborn. It dies in a burst of flames and then rises again, renewed and youthful, from its ashes. This symbolizes rebirth, immortality, and the triumph over death. While the Phoenix is not a direct theological match, its theme of death and resurrection aligns with the core aspect of Jesus’ story.

            Other Considerations

            1. Osiris (Egyptian Mythology): Osiris, the god of the afterlife, was murdered by Set, dismembered, and later resurrected by Isis. He becomes the lord of the underworld and a symbol of rebirth and eternal life. This parallels the idea of dying and rising again, though Osiris remains in a divine, otherworldly state.

            2. Attis (Phrygian Mythology): Attis was a vegetation god who dies and is reborn annually, symbolizing the cycle of life and death. His resurrection is tied to the renewal of nature.

            3. Dionysus (Greek Mythology): Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility, was dismembered and then reborn, symbolizing rebirth and transformation. His resurrection is often tied to themes of renewal and divine power.

            Conclusion

            While none of these mythical creatures perfectly align with the theological specifics of Jesus (who is considered divine in Christianity and whose resurrection is central to Christian doctrine), the Phoenix is the closest in terms of the symbolic theme of death and rebirth. Jesus, however, transcends these mythical parallels as a figure of religious faith, not just a mythological archetype. His resurrection is presented as a unique, divine event rather than a cyclical or mythical phenomenon.

    • FuglyDuck
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      fun fact… killing jesus was always god’s plan. god set adam and eve up in the garden specifically so he could LARP as a Nice Guy™. In fact, not killing jesus would have condemned humanity to eternal suffering, and therefore would have been sin. Not that anyone had a choice, because it’s all part of god’s plan, right, and god’s plan always comes to fruition.

      If you believe in that sort of thing.

        • @[email protected]
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          174 months ago

          you say that now but when the (checks current feelings are still, oh good) flames of (checks notebook on latest revisions, hahah stupid assholes) HELL are kissing your feet while a succubus sits on your face and… ok brb this is fuckin hot…

        • @[email protected]
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          324 months ago

          The Abrahamic god is literally a war god. It evolved from El and Yahweh, members of the pantheon of the polytheistic Canaanite religion. El is the father of all gods and Yahweh is a weather and war god. So yeah no wonder that the Abrahamic god does crazy evil shit. Like killing all first born sons.

        • FuglyDuck
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          94 months ago

          Fortunately; if god is real he got bored with this particular video game and moved onto some thing more exciting.

          • @[email protected]
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            54 months ago

            Yep, we’re living in God’s ant farm and he’s a bored toddler. And one day he’ll show up with a magnifying glass and have a laugh.

            • Derpgon
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              54 months ago

              As long as Trump sizzles out before I do, I will be a happy man.

              • FuglyDuck
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                54 months ago

                Dude looks like he’s a few hamberders away from croaking. but i’ve been saying that for a year or two now.

                • Derpgon
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                  24 months ago

                  If life taught me anything, there is always room for dessert, and an extra hambie.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 months ago

          My belief is that, if there ever was a god, he looked at the world he created and died of Christian pity.

        • @[email protected]
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          64 months ago

          Doesn’t the Bible go on and on about how the devil is the great deceiver? Seems accurate considering how many people think God was the good guy.

  • @[email protected]
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    64 months ago

    That’s even worse than most of the shit Donald Trump says. Does this mean she’s running for president?