So they’re basically ISIS
Meal Team Six
Talibangelicals
Bruh this is genius.
Minivan Taliban.
Nah they love their trucks.
This one in particular :-D
Yeehaw-dists
WhIteSIS
Gravy Seals
Vanilla ISIS
Y’all Kaida
Al Shabubba.
I prefer the original Arabic name, Hezbollah.
Huh
Their name means “party of God”; when I posted I was thinking it meant army of God.
Hezbubba
There’s so much fucking crazy in just the first two paragraphs of that article:
A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week, as the standoff between Texas and the federal government intensifies. The organizers of the “Take Our Border Back” convoy have called themselves “God’s army” and say they’re on a mission to stand up against the “globalists” who they claim are conspiring to keep U.S. borders open and destroy the country.
“This is a biblical, monumental moment that’s been put together by God,” one convoy organizer said on a recent planning call. “We are besieged on all sides by dark forces of evil,” said another. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. It is time for the remnant to rise.” (The remnant, from the Book of Revelation, are the ones who remain faithful to Jesus Christ in times of crisis).
The Hypocrisy is palpable. Where in Christ’s teachings does it say to use razor wire and allow women and Children to drown to protect your way of life?! These Chuds are as much antichrists as 45.
A lot of untreated mental health issues making themselves visible in those two paragraphs. If only their parents hugged them once in awhile when they were kids maybe they’d be productive members of society instead.
Fucking brain dead morons sacrificing their livelihoods for the party that is actively blocking any action on securing the border.
That’s the whole game, create problems and stop progress so you can claim that you are the only group capable of solving it. This is just an op to try and smear the Ds
I read that as “besieged on all sides by dark…forces of evil,” narrowly avoiding saying dark people instead and losing all pretense.
I’m a pagan so maybe I’m misinterpreting but I did read the Bible in catholic school and I’m pretty sure Jesus said to do the opposite of this. I’m pretty sure he’d be saying that we should see each family as though they were Jose, Maria, and their baby Jesus as no different than Yusef, Miriam, and Ieshiua 2000 years ago. I’m pretty certain that was in fact his entire point though he’d also be saying that single 20 year old men also should be welcomed because they’re either good or lost and able to be redeemed.
The thing is…what may Christians believe is based less on what Jesus said and more on what suit-wearing, vitriol-spewing grifters tell them.
Why on earth would “peacemakers” need the probably mobile armories those idiots are carrying?
It’s doublespeak, a la 1984. In this case many of the words used are inversions of their usual meaning.
I’ll provide some translations:
patriots -> seditionists
biblical -> cloaked in the authority of God – which here must be explicitly stated because their actions are opposed to any God of justice
open boarders -> following legal and ethical principles (remember, these people oppose ethical principles)
peacemakers -> those who use violence, or the threat of violence, to obstruct peace. See also, terrorists
besieged by dark forces of evil -> opposed by morality, ethics, or the law. The addition of “on all sides” changes the ‘or’ to ‘and’
As a bonus, “globalists” is antisemitism. There’s an old canard that justice for minorities = communism = Jewish conspiracy. This is particularly common among nazis. The convoy organizer is signaling that their group is accepting of these ideas
If there’s one thing Jesus was consistent about, it’s that poor refugees seeking shelter should be ruthlessly murdered by drowning in a river tangled in razor wire.
Pretty sure that’s in the gospels.
its old testament genocide : kill the canaanites, every last man, woman, and child
The fact that children still sing about the Battle of Jericho is really creepy to me
I believe that’s in the book of Donald, 6:66
6:66 is a long-ass chapter in that particular book. Covers a lot.
666 is the address of one of their buildings in NY.
Matthew 25:31-40, as I recall.
Oh wait, this is from the Opposite Bible.
Nah, that’s one of the ten commandments right? “Thou shalt murder thy neighbor by rain of gunfire” I think it was?
Most likely scenario is that they drive around in their trucks waving both flags of the US and flags of traitors to the US, block traffic, and post to Facebook.
Worst case scenario, there is a wave a of hate crimes as these hyped up fascists try to “defend America” by picking fights with any random brown person they see.
Best case scenario, they try messing with federal agents, get arrested, and wont be voting in November.
My best case scenario has a trebuchet for them
Toss a 90 kg insurrectionist over 300 meters.
So only the meth heads?
I assume this is in reaponse to the weight of 90 kilograms? 90 kilograms is about 200lbs rounded up so probably more than just meth heads and Olympic gymnasts.
I unfortunately know a lot of MAGATS, and only the meth heads tip the scales at less than 90kg.
Fair point
Over the border to Mexico.
Or they will get themselves shot by federal law enforcement or the military.
These guys probably don’t hate Illinois Nazis.
Ads for the convoy have gone up on 40 digital billboards in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and California, courtesy of a “private donor” whose identity organizers would not disclose.
Oh, I’m willing to bet:
It’s six letters.
Starts with an R
Ends with an A
And is currently getting absolutely decimated with mothballed weapons we last used 15 years or so ago.
Would you like to buy a vowel?
I’ll take two vowels, Pat!
I didn’t have “crusade” on my 2024 bingo card.
A crusade against…
Catholics?!??
Well, it’s hardly the first time a crusade targeted fellow Christians, but I’m simply not sure they realize what they’re doing.
Plus its the Catholics doing the crusading against other Christians, like the Cathar crusade or whatever it was called.
No no! They’re BROWN Catholics so they don’t count as people.
God was an immigrant
You see that, these damn immigrants coming into our void and stealing our jobs! Messing it all up separating the water and the land, making light and all the creatures… they should send em back to the metadivine where they came from if they’re not going to integrate!
Huh? Or are you implicitly referring to the belief that Jesus was God and thus in turn his alleged flight to Egypt?
Because if referring to the concept of a generalized monotheistic deity/creator, this comment makes zero sense.
Yes. I meant that one. The one you agreed with ;)
Ok, so more “the God they believe in was an immigrant.”
There’s so many different conceptions of God as a concept/proper noun that it’s otherwise a bit ambiguous.
But indeed, Matthew’s Moses-ification of Jesus would have made him an immigrant.
God was a desert god back in the day. All the regions in the area each had thier own protector diety. The storm/desert god eventually won out and spread and became the Abrahamic God we know today.
So really, they’re right. God is an immigrant.
Not really. The version of God depicted in the Bible is likely several different gods merged together.
Yahweh is of somewhat unknown origin/character - one of the more interesting theories was a metallurgy god, though it is likely that he was originally from the Shasu. Personally I think his role early on was as a consort god to Asherah and over time he became the main event and then sole event as the more matriarchal aspects faded in response to reforms.
El gets mixed in, who was a storm god.
Then you also have Baal even through they pretend he’s always been the enemy - theomorphic names in early Israelite graveyards were 30% based on Baal, and it’s possible Baal influence led to the Yahweh/Anat in Elephantine.
It’s not really something simple enough to be laid out in a comment.
Yeah the El+Baal version is the one I was going off of. It’s interesting stuff.
Can you give a source for this? I’m super interested to read it. I detest religious idiocy, but fascinated by ancient roots of beliefs.
On the other side (Yahweh) an interesting read is this particularly in light of the theft of Isaac’s blessing from the eponymous founder of Edom by the guy whose name later changes to ‘Israel.’ (A birthright that’s the only place the male form of “Great Lady” appears and a blessing which referred to “may your mother’s sons bow down to you” - weird for a patriarchal blessing…)
Cool thanks!
Isn’t canon in their book that Sky Daddy’s son spoke positively about immigrants?
None of them have ever actually read it.
Good ole Texas. Never change babe
Hell yea!
This kinda shit is at least part of the reason the fastest growing religion in America is “none.”
Exactly! They know their book says “love your neighbor” and care for the widow, the orphan & the stranger, but they don’t even vaguely do anything like that.
They’re going to be shocked when their time comes and Christ denies knowing them.
The problem is that won’t happen, they won’t get that reprimand. They’ll be an asshole now and then they’ll just be dead.
And our most famous monument says “give me your tired, your hungry, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”
But I guess that only belongs to Texans who have had that freedom their whole life and are threatened by others seeking the same thing.
No no! That only means Christian WHITE folk from some parts of Northern Europe.
Gotta question whether even White Northern Europeans would be accepted by these people. I suspect no, not really. Such is the extent of the hateful fear mongering they subject themselves to daily.
So racist they hate everyone who isn’t themselves.
TBH I detest much of humanity as well, but it’s mostly because there are so many of us that we’re wrecking the planet / ecosystem. It’s easy psychologically to dislike the faceless ‘other’ until you meet them personally and grok their individual humanity. At least I understand the concept and can temper my instincts with logic. These dipshits need a good therapy session.
grok their individual humanity.
I was legit going to say something until I looked it up and grok does, in fact, turn out to be an actual slang term:
grok
- To understand something intimately and completely. (originally from Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein)
- With programs, having sufficient understanding.
TIL 🤷
Great word
not anymore, they removed that part already from the statue of liberty
Ok… Really they removed that part or are you being sarcastic? I can’t tell.
It’s so hard to tell anymore, but it’s either sarcasm or misinformation because the plaque is still on the statue and a replica of it is displayed in the museum.
These convoy people… false religion…
Sadly that only means they don’t go to a church and just believe whatever, actual atheists agnostics are only 10%.
I don’t know why people are down voting you. This is exactly what Pew Research has said about religious “nones” in America. The number of dyed-in-the-wool atheists is still quite low and projected to decrease because birth rates.
The reason for the low “nones” is because those who profess to being atheists and agnostics are discriminated against, socially, employment-wise and politically. The vast majority of so-called Christians don’t believe a fucjing thing in the bible - it’s a dishonest social maneuver designed to create acceptance by the tribe, especially if you are a low-life.
Do you have any evidence of this, or is it anecdotal?
Thank you for citing references.
Good thing atheists never make up facts to fit their narrative, and are always scientifically objective in their ideas 🤣
wE’Re nOt hAvInG a cIViL wAr
All of you ignorant assholes who denigrated anyone else for saying we’re experiencing a second civil war in the U.S. better make with the apologies.
Tell me you don’t know what civil war is without saying you don’t know what civil war is
What’s the need of being rude and aggressive to express your thoughs?
This actitude is, in part, why I think social media sucks so bad, call it Lemmy, Twitter, Reddit or Facebook.
I don’t see a war. I see people levying for war. I see an assemblage of troops. That’s the definition of treason.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1303&context=penn_law_review
Sounds an awful lot like levying war against the United States, or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
