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58Sunliner

(5,712 posts)
Thu May 1, 2025, 08:47 AM Thursday

A poignant reminder of the psychological trauma caused by this administration.

https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesandwich/archive/disability-eugenics-and-the-value-of-human-life/

"If your health is your responsibility, ill health is your fault. If disability is a burden on society, then each person who suffers ill health is a net detriment to society at large. That is the message of this administration, and it is a perspective both devoid of worth and capable of doing tremendous harm."
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A poignant reminder of the psychological trauma caused by this administration. (Original Post) 58Sunliner Thursday OP
It's the message underlying Trumpism. yardwork Thursday #1
it's puzzled me for a long time mopinko Thursday #2
I hope I'm misunderstanding your post. yardwork Thursday #3
oh, same. mopinko Thursday #5
Got it. yardwork Thursday #6
tru dat mopinko Thursday #7
OT God and NT God are so radically different... Girard442 Thursday #4

yardwork

(66,457 posts)
1. It's the message underlying Trumpism.
Thu May 1, 2025, 08:52 AM
Thursday

If you're fortunate and wealthy, it's because you deserve it. God shows his favor by rewarding you. You don't have to feel guilty about taking more than your fair share, because people get what they deserve. God ensures that.

If you see unfortunate, poor people, you can be confident that they brought it on themselves.

This is the opposite of Jesus's actual message, as told in the New Testament.

I have a feeling that every millennia or so humans have to come down hard on selfishness and greed because those human traits destroy our societies.

Looks like we're due for a harsh reminder.

mopinko

(72,408 posts)
2. it's puzzled me for a long time
Thu May 1, 2025, 08:56 AM
Thursday

how these evangelicals totally ignore the new testament. lewis black has a rant about how they r rly jews. they need a good rabbi.

yardwork

(66,457 posts)
3. I hope I'm misunderstanding your post.
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:03 AM
Thursday

"They're really Jews?"

Every Jewish person I know lives closer to Christ's teaching than most evangelicals.

mopinko

(72,408 posts)
5. oh, same.
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:08 AM
Thursday

i’m just saying they ignore all jesus’ teachings. they love the old testament fire and brimstone. it’s like they’ve never even read the new testament.
pity they just dont go to the torah. they’d learn a lot, and soften their hard edges. and like i said- a good rabbi cd explain it to them.

i live in a very jewish part of chgo. i have tremendous respect for the jewish faith.

yardwork

(66,457 posts)
6. Got it.
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:10 AM
Thursday

The Trumpsters don't pay a lot of attention to the Old Testament, either. If they did, they'd notice warnings about worshipping Mammon and idols.

mopinko

(72,408 posts)
7. tru dat
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:12 AM
Thursday

since we r deporting all the immigrants, i think we shd hire the evangelicals, cuz they sure can cherry pick.
they’d just make shit up and pretend it’s in the bible.

Girard442

(6,631 posts)
4. OT God and NT God are so radically different...
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:05 AM
Thursday

...I sometimes wonder if it's just an accident of history they're considered the same deity.

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