This is the real danger of religion. When you train people from birth to turn off their brains and submit to authority without question, this is what happens.
Not quite. Religion, when taught properly, can serve as an innoculant against corrupt states, as it ingrains a kernel of understanding that man, and all his works are flawed, falling short of the perfection only attainable by the divine. There is always something higher worth maintaining loyalty toward. Like most things though, practicing that doesn't make you super popular with "leaders of worship" who wield their position in a human institutions as a tool to their own ends.
Each time that Obama expanded a domestic policing organization that then went to American cities and executed citizens, the same thing was said about him, yes. All zero times.
That's because this is a pretty mainstream opinion now. I'd say... a quarter to a third of the population holds such beliefs.
If you ever shook your head at theocratic regimes such as Iran, well maybe look a little closer to home. "But... the people in charge of Iran are hypocrites, they do nasty stuff at home behind closed doors."
Again, may I point to Mom: "we have mullas at home".
I dont know what murder people are referring to, but if its Alex Pretti, I would like to point you to the analysis by Bellingcat, currently posted on reddit. Its clearly a murderous execution of a man that is on his hands and feet. You will not let me choose lies above my own eyes.
You don't understand. You must always respect authority. Trump is the highest authority in the land, put there by God.
This is the real danger of religion. When you train people from birth to turn off their brains and submit to authority without question, this is what happens.
This is not an accurate description of religion, at least not as practiced by anyone I have ever known who is religious.
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Not quite. Religion, when taught properly, can serve as an innoculant against corrupt states, as it ingrains a kernel of understanding that man, and all his works are flawed, falling short of the perfection only attainable by the divine. There is always something higher worth maintaining loyalty toward. Like most things though, practicing that doesn't make you super popular with "leaders of worship" who wield their position in a human institutions as a tool to their own ends.
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I’m sure they said the same about Obama…. Right?
Each time that Obama expanded a domestic policing organization that then went to American cities and executed citizens, the same thing was said about him, yes. All zero times.
I no longer know if it's sarcasm
That's because this is a pretty mainstream opinion now. I'd say... a quarter to a third of the population holds such beliefs.
If you ever shook your head at theocratic regimes such as Iran, well maybe look a little closer to home. "But... the people in charge of Iran are hypocrites, they do nasty stuff at home behind closed doors."
Again, may I point to Mom: "we have mullas at home".
It depends on what team you’re rooting for in the sports game that has become politics in the US.
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People should be interfering with the murders
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Not nearly well-funded enough. You get $50000 for joining ICE, you get ten bullets in the back for filming them.
edit: this was for frumple.
I dont know what murder people are referring to, but if its Alex Pretti, I would like to point you to the analysis by Bellingcat, currently posted on reddit. Its clearly a murderous execution of a man that is on his hands and feet. You will not let me choose lies above my own eyes.
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