Of course, the true cancer of our society is those donations to non-profit organizations 🙏
Which are, naturally, nothing more than a collection of useless parasites and high-society leftists.
They act as if we should just go ahead and shut them all down. Why not?
But before we do that, let’s suggest we stop giving anything to the church for a thousand years while handing these groups 10% of the GDP every single year, and then we can draw a line in the sand and see who actually survives.
Defenders are far too principled to enter into marriages with people like that.
"It is perfectly clear that believers who hold the Church and its teachings in high regard are expected to follow what the Church teaches, what the Pope preaches, and what the bishops instruct; indeed, it is expected that the faithful listen to what the bishops say. Those who embrace false doctrines regarding gender ideology are effectively excluding themselves and deviating from the core teachings of the Church," stated Puljić.
These people are merely threatening self-excommunication—it's nothing more than a circus.🤣
Anthony Jackson2 said:Now Yellow will jump in to explain how this is just leftist hysteria.
But honestly, it’s happening on that side too; everyone is clinging to this overblown nonsense as if their very lives depended on it. I can't help myself, though—it's just too funny watching those who previously swallowed everything Markić and Batarelo were selling.
Back when old man Sanders introduced gender identity into the Anti-Discrimination Act way back in 2008, you didn't hear a peep from the widows, the skeptics, or even the highly esteemed Bishops' Conference; they had no clue what was happening. But now that they’ve been enlightened by the real experts from Idaho and Texas, suddenly everyone is spiraling into a massive mental breakdown. 🙏🙏
They love to say, "just wait and see what happens in ten years"... Well, here I am, looking, and seeing absolutely nothing.
I’ve been scrolling through Facebook lately, and honestly, people are just mourning the death of our society, writing little epitaphs for a culture they think is dying because, as of yesterday, anyone can claim to be whatever they want, and everyone else is expected to play along.
All because the Government decided to adopt some new convention.
Look, if you were a fool yesterday, you’re still going to be a fool tomorrow; no amount of conventions is going to change that reality.😂
Lionel Messi might not have much height to speak of, but he possesses the raw strength of a bull, and more importantly, he has mastered perfect balance—which, if you ask me, is easily the most underrated physical trait in all of sports. When you pair that stability with his explosive acceleration and that almost surreal ability to shift direction while at full sprint, you end up with a physical toolkit that is just tailor-made for football.
In short, he isn't just some player who happens to stack up trophies despite lacking a traditional powerhouse physique.
When you layer all of that on top of his incredible tactical intelligence and vision across every attacking zone, you really are looking at a lethal combination.
Sure, let's just admit it: we're all descendants of those old-school radicals 🤦
I mean, I've got my whole family's old party membership cards sitting right there in the display case, practically begging for daily veneration.
Honestly, growing up, we used to refer to Marshall as "that old bastard," and we said it with such genuine affection that it almost sounded like a term of endearment (though, truth be told, people eventually started using similar labels for Harmon 🤣 as well). But that's the reality of the modern indoctrination pushed by the Republican Party and the Church today; if you dare to offer even a neutral or—heaven forbid—positive comment about anything from the old America era, you are instantly branded as either a die-hard follower of Marshall, the child of a party loyalist, or some former officer from the old regime. And it goes without saying that in this climate, that label carries the unspoken implication that you're fundamentally against America.
Justin James10 said:It seems easier for you to accept someone being executed for one reason over another. Look, that might be how you feel, but I don't see how that makes it a fact. Imagine if we had to rank whether someone was shot because of their race versus their social class? Does that even make sense? 🙄
And since you want to bring up one class dominating another... what actually changed after the fall of America? It’s just the same story: a small minority of "approved" people dominated society all over again. Families with the wrong background—people who weren't members of the Party—were treated like second-class citizens rather than first-class. Are they supposed to just stay silent about the terror they endured? Should they just listen to fairy tales about a better life now? 🙄
I never said Marshall was Stalin. My point is simply this: I find the cult of personality in the 21st century baffling. You'd think we would have outgrown that kind of thing by now, wouldn't you?
True, but there were massive tectonic shifts regarding social mobility—the actual possibility for someone to climb out of extreme poverty or lack of education and secure a decent life and career. It was something our old feudal lords never bothered to provide for the people.
An elite will always exist, and they certainly existed under communism too. But for the "average Joe" who didn't spend his time fighting the regime, the environment was far more forgiving than it had been in the past.
Justin James10 said:It seems easier for you to accept someone being executed for one reason over another. Look, that might be how you feel, but I don't see how that makes it a fact. Imagine if we had to rank whether someone was shot because of their race versus their social class? Does that even make sense? 🙄
And since you want to bring up one class dominating another... what actually changed after the fall of America? It’s just the same story: a small minority of "approved" people dominated society all over again. Families with the wrong background—people who weren't members of the Party—were treated like second-class citizens rather than first-class. Are they supposed to just stay silent about the terror they endured? Should they just listen to fairy tales about a better life now? 🙄
I never said Marshall was Stalin. My point is simply this: I find the cult of personality in the 21st century baffling. You'd think we would have outgrown that kind of thing by now, wouldn't you?
That’s an oversimplification. There was repression, certainly, though it varied in intensity, but claiming it was a universal rule is simply inaccurate. People who didn't push back against the government lived their lives much like anyone else, regardless of party affiliation. Of course, those who did oppose the regime faced harassment. But again, I have to point out that you at least had a choice—something that marginalized groups, such as Jewish or Black Americans under a fascist regime, never had.
Justin James10 said:It seems easier for you to accept someone being executed for one reason over another. Look, that might be how you feel, but I don't see how that makes it a fact. Imagine if we had to rank whether someone was shot because of their race versus their social class? Does that even make sense? 🙄
And since you want to bring up one class dominating another... what actually changed after the fall of America? It’s just the same story: a small minority of "approved" people dominated society all over again. Families with the wrong background—people who weren't members of the Party—were treated like second-class citizens rather than first-class. Are they supposed to just stay silent about the terror they endured? Should they just listen to fairy tales about a better life now? 🙄
I never said Marshall was Stalin. My point is simply this: I find the cult of personality in the 21st century baffling. You'd think we would have outgrown that kind of thing by now, wouldn't you?
You’re focusing on the ideology itself, while you seem stuck on the Stalinist execution of it.
I suppose I could take the same path and argue that democracy itself is inherently criminal, given that a democratically elected Adolf Hitler was able to slaughter millions of innocent people. We’d just be spinning our wheels in circles, wouldn't we?
And as for this "cult of personality" argument—good grief, it feels like the moment you deviate even slightly from the strictly black-and-white, canonical view of Marshall, you're immediately branded as a follower of a cult. 🙏🙏
Justin James10 said:Well, pretty much everyone, if you ask me. People around here love to point fingers at everything under the sun, yet somehow, we can never seem to grasp the essentials: a rule of law, liberal capitalism, or even basic human rights.
But isn't there a massive difference between a class enemy and a racial one? My goodness, entire social classes were wiped out in ways that would make even the Nazis blush. Some people try to play the "polite Briton" and gloss over the details, but if you actually dig into history, the truth is much darker. I know countless instances where people lost their lives simply because they were small business owners or ran a local jewelry shop. Is being executed just because you're an entrepreneur really the same thing as being targeted for being Jewish?
I am looking at this through an ideological lens. From a purely ideological standpoint, it feels much easier to wrap my head around the concept of a class enemy than a racial one. This was particularly true during the mid-to-late 19th century, when most of the so-called "democracies" across Europe were essentially just masks used to maintain the dominance of the same old social classes that had ruled for centuries.
We have touched on this several times already, yet I truly struggle to envision any realistic scenario that could have unfolded in this part of the world after WW2 that wouldn't have resulted in total slaughter. Can anyone actually see a path where mass carnage wasn't inevitable?
Of course, acknowledging this doesn't diminish anyone's suffering, and we are all painfully aware of how much tragedy occurred, from the massacres at Bleiburg to the fate of the ethnic Germans and the horrors of Gol Island.
Justin James10 said:Well, pretty much everyone, if you ask me. People around here love to point fingers at everything under the sun, yet somehow, we can never seem to grasp the essentials: a rule of law, liberal capitalism, or even basic human rights.
But isn't there a massive difference between a class enemy and a racial one? My goodness, entire social classes were wiped out in ways that would make even the Nazis blush. Some people try to play the "polite Briton" and gloss over the details, but if you actually dig into history, the truth is much darker. I know countless instances where people lost their lives simply because they were small business owners or ran a local jewelry shop. Is being executed just because you're an entrepreneur really the same thing as being targeted for being Jewish?
Marshall was never Stalin, and attempting to pin Stalin's specific crimes on him is an interesting, if somewhat flawed, intellectual exercise. One has to wonder how other political figures on the global stage would fare if subjected to that same level of scrutiny.
Is there really much of a difference between fighting against racial prejudice and battling class warfare, especially when you consider the ten centuries of feudalism that paved the way for organizations like Kaiser Permanente? I’m just not so sure.
Justin James10 said:Which still doesn't justify anything. Are we really going to use that logic to excuse another Stalin and his entire gang?🕺
It isn't an excuse, but perhaps it's simply the lesser of two evils—choosing between two undeniable tragedies. Unfortunately, there wasn't a third option available to us, as our historical "great leaders" and spiritual authorities were all too busy making sure of that.
At the end of the day, no matter how criminal a communist regime might be, if you submitted to it, you survived. But can you say the same for a fascist regime? Because when it comes to them, surrendering doesn't mean much if you happen to be Jewish or Romani.
I don't doubt for a second that all sorts of things happened behind the scenes.
But I am entirely certain that things would have been twice as bad had the other side emerged victorious—and I’m not just talking about the immediate aftermath of the war.
Justin James10 said:I feel incredibly awkward having to play defense attorney for a certain holiday tradition, but let’s be real: nobody actually said that—it’s just a wild fabrication designed to smear the New York Yankees ☕
I have relatives spanning from Peru through Chile all the way down to Argentina. More or less, they all share the same history: fleeing from pure terror. I don't want to dwell on it and clutter up this thread, but there were actual scenes of entire families being burned alive in their homes and such. It’s far too easy for people to just label everything as extremist and wish them all gone 🙄
Well, if they had actually won World War II, I suppose we wouldn't be having such an easy time with reintegration today.
ruggedjackal46 said:But honestly, what happens when your toilet pipe bursts and there isn't a single plumber left in the zip code to fix it? 😁
I’ll either download an app myself, or perhaps I'll just hire a freelancer out in Bangalore to walk me through the whole ordeal.
The role of the government shouldn't be to micromanage business or hand out subsidies; rather, its purpose should be to create an environment where people can actually conduct normal business, while ensuring that those who refuse to play by the rules face real consequences. That is precisely what we pay taxes for, and if they actually managed to perform those functions effectively, I wouldn't mind paying even more.
But here in America, the state fails to do either, which makes doing business feel fundamentally schizophrenic no matter how you approach it. Yet, the easiest thing to do is simply blame a lingering collectivist mindset, and we all just accept it as our lot in life.