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[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 112 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What's more worrying is that nobody else is saying it.

Sure it's a horrible regime but they're not the only ones going to be suffering

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

I am surprised a lot of people think that being a "horrible regime" justifies genocide. Is this train of thought human at all? Because the Iranians are not going around bombing civilians in other countries.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you're really surprised, you haven't been paying attention to the last several centuries of human history...

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think that there are a lot of ghouls out there trying to use moral relativism to justify mass murder. My answer to them is "We destroyed the nazis for a reason"

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We destroyed the Nazis

Did we?

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Us and the Soviets

But only after the other European allies paid the price in blood to hold them for as long as possible.

[–] LeonineAlpha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Then the US HIRED nazis, for example the

"I aim for the moon, but sometimes I hit London" Crew

Those guys later went on to work for Eti Amin (Congo Space Race!)

And they built Gadahfis bunkers...

So thanks for employing the Nazis USA

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

also to note, its a regime that is result of UK/US installing the shah and then the islamic revolution happened, so its pretty much the fault of the US AND UK.

[–] Bloefz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True, and they trained Osama Bin Laden as well when he was in the mudjaheddeen.

Really when does this stuff ever work out?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

to continue justifying funding the MIC, and israel.

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 72 points 1 month ago

When the pope is spitting more facts than the news. What a time to be alive.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Careful with your words or Vance will kill you

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I reckon the Pope could kick Vance's ass TBh

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's a joke about the previous Pope bcz JD Vance saw him the day before he died.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then excommunicate Trumps VP, or at least threaten to do it.

[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump probably isn't even part of the catholic church so he can't excommunicate him.

[–] ytg@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think the comment was about Vance

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Yea, I know Vance wrote a book about his catholic conversion.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

"unacceptable" is too weak of a word to describe this.

It's unacceptable to be late for your appointments.

It's unacceptable to swear in front of small kids.

It's unacceptable to be disrespectful.

Wiping out a whole nation in a genocide is abhorrent, repugnant and unconscionable.

Grow some balls Pope. Be like Jesus when he rampaged and destroyed the market place.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Too bad the pope can't enforce his will

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the Vatican had kept its nukes, maybe he could.

[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Right next to their holy hand grenades, yes

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

They kept five... uh... THREE!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

shouldve summoned the bunny,.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

they have a anti-matter device.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Somebody stole the Holy H-Bomb of Antioch. A team of Vatican operatives is dispatched to find it before the story hits the press. Reporters pull some threads and start taking rumors of the heist a little more seriously by the time the bomb is located. Action scene on a ship in bad weather, baddies get pulped, biblically-inspired one-liners add insult to fatal injury.

Because of details, the team has to heroically sacrifice itself to scuttle the ship (conveniently located over a deep trench or other feature to make recovery practically impossible). Cool explosion with what's left in the effects budget.

Final scenes open on a Vatican spokesperson successfully convincing a bunch of reporters that there's nothing to these crazy stories about the nuke being stolen and what a tragedy that accidental oil rig fire was. Behind closed doors, power-havers decide that the world can never know the truth and lay it on thick with a message about the power of faith.

Money please, Hollywood.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not in a way you'd expect, at least.

[–] leriotdelac@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

Trump threatening genocide out loud is horrendous. All of the world leaders that barely shrug off the threat if at all are horrendous.

It's normalization of the absolute worst.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't worry it's all part of God's plan /s

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

“Imperfect vessel”

[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Your Holiness, please call a crusade on america and israel

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

In other news, Pope Leo releases an official press release stating that he is, in fact, Catholic.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That pope seems to be a woke pope?

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If JD were to put a bullet in Trump's head, he'd be pardoned by the next president for saving the planet.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be JD himself?

[–] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

No, he was referring to Zach Braff’s character from Scrubs.

[–] Jay101@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So what are he going to do about it?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Directly? Talk to "God," and thoughts and prayers for the people.

Indirectly? He just told around a billion and a half Catholics to resist/disobey illegal orders. That's not nothing.

[–] Sabakodgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Whether he agrees or disagrees, it won't make a difference.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Do I get to go to heaven yet? Will this do it? - Trump

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