In my 21 1/2 years of military service I don’t recall ever running into anything like this.
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@BrianJopek Religious people should not be in charge of a single damn thing. Ever.
@jcrabapple The sad reality is, over 2/3 of Americans are religious, and the global ratio is higher.
It is not possible to have credible democracy AND exclude such people.
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@BrianJopek I knew it. They think they can bring about Biblical Armageddon, and that somehow it will work out well for them, instead of what it means to most people: the catastrophic end of the world!
I don't have the right vocabulary to describe these misguided delusionists.
@kimlockhartga Or they're just saying that. With this regime, it's hard to tell. I won't claim to know what the regime's own real motives are. But we know that front-line troops are being told it's a holy war.
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@jcrabapple The sad reality is, over 2/3 of Americans are religious, and the global ratio is higher.
It is not possible to have credible democracy AND exclude such people.
@wesdym Thankfully those numbers are shrinking quickly, but these people are dangerous. They have nothing to live for and no motivation to make this world a better place if they think they're going to a better place later anyway.
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@wesdym Thankfully those numbers are shrinking quickly, but these people are dangerous. They have nothing to live for and no motivation to make this world a better place if they think they're going to a better place later anyway.
@jcrabapple My own sense is that if you dig around enough, you can find a faith tradition that says just about anything you want. The problem is, the larger and more powerful ones are either incapable of dealing with modern problems effectively, or as here are themselves part of those problems.
As much as I'd like religion to die, we have to deal with the humanity we have, not what we wish for. The future requires us to grapple with this difficult reality, because presently there is no other.
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@blaue_Fledermaus @giordy @BrianJopek I'm sorry if my oversimplified irony did offend you in any way.
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In my 21 1/2 years of military service I don’t recall ever running into anything like this. This is fucked up beyond all recognition.
#FUBAR“A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was ‘anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,’ according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.” - Jonathan Larsen
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQTONJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJG3E3YqM8ukVozZseDDcDk7CWLgH6C2-l29rGcDD7SgEoT5gVduTtcaS4ak_aem_TITttkhQhu5b_C9u3tX4mA@BrianJopek One of the biggest reasons we give billions to Israel annually because unhinged evangelical voters and politicians believe the current state of Israel will bring forth the return of Jesus and the end-times. It's absolutely fucking insane.
ITS A DEATH CULT
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@BrianJopek That NCO is well trained and did the right thing. So the US has undertaken a Jihad? That *is* FUBAR
@lawyersgunsnmoney @BrianJopek Sounds like some members of the military finally see what they will need to do to save this country even if it means sacrificing themselves.
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@blaue_Fledermaus @giordy They do it with anything and anyone, unfortunately. My /supposed/ irony tries only to ridicule the little persons that they are.
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell @BrianJopek The Mike Johnsons at the command level. God help us…
@lawyersgunsnmoney @GhostOnTheHalfShell @BrianJopek religious fanatics with nukes and a big army. I hope it won't be as bad it looks now.
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In my 21 1/2 years of military service I don’t recall ever running into anything like this. This is fucked up beyond all recognition.
#FUBAR“A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was ‘anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,’ according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.” - Jonathan Larsen
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQTONJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJG3E3YqM8ukVozZseDDcDk7CWLgH6C2-l29rGcDD7SgEoT5gVduTtcaS4ak_aem_TITttkhQhu5b_C9u3tX4mA@BrianJopek Christian fascists make everything worse and scary.
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