Spyke

Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.

View original on lemmy.world

106 replies

You might say "I don't give a shit" if they do.

Just a thought.

72
lemmy.world

He is the average US Catholic in my opinion, and I went to 12 years of Catholic school so I've been around the block. The only part of the Gospel that they follow is being anti-choice. Oh wait that's not in their bible? (Sorry I was disillusioned by this religion at a very early age)

62

Former Roman Catholic here ...100 percent agree. None of them followed a word of Scripture

29
kreskinreply
lemmy.world

so I’ve been around the block.

thats some sexual position thing right?

2
Lodespawnreply
aussie.zone

It's wild how judgy a lot of Catholics seem to be when the bible is pretty specific about God being the one who judges. His only mouthpiece on earth is the Pope so they should really be listening to that guy and focusing a lot more on not being a cunt as per the rest of the new testament.

12

That part is only supposed to be brought up if somebody else is judging them. It's not cognitive dissonance if they can keep from thinking about it well enough.

7
kreskinreply
lemmy.world

that whole book was written by crazy old medieval con men and then editted repeatedly to suit various political needs over time. It's closer to a medieval reddit than a word from any deity.

3

Regardless, it's pretty specific on a lot of things like "Thou Shalt Not Kill". There's no caveats to that, like it's okay if you tell someone else or an autonomous drone to kill it's not your problem when they do it, or you can totally murder people if they might be doing something you think is bad. The book is nonsense written to stop ancient middle eastern goat farmers from dying before they turned 20 but JD is claiming to be a Catholic so regardless of the fairytale status of the bible, he should be following it.

2
Townlatelyreply
feddit.nl

This is a good litmus test actually. Just ask a Catholic what they feel about genocide.

4
kreskinreply
lemmy.world

I dont think genocide is a strong theme for catholics, besides it being evil in general. That christian end time kookiness isnt strong there either.

2

Catholic? There was some pedophilia involved in that Venezuela boat strike? Actually now that we are thinking about it, instead of missiles we could just drop pedophile catholic priests instead. Strap em to the wings like missiles. Several problems solved at once.

0
lemmy.world

I wouldn't call it a war crime because there's no war in which the crime was committed. It's just plain state sponsored murder.

When Mohammed bin Salman ordered the death of Jamal Khashoggi, I didn't think of that as a war crime, either. Just a simple case of state sponsored murder.

75

You don't need an official war to commit war crimes. The US hasn't declared war since WWII, but I don't think anyone would say the My Lai massacre wasn't a war crime.

34
lemmy.ca

For a politician to openly say he doesn't give a shit is a very dangerous sign.

An elected official speaking like this to the public means they’ve completely lost their fear of repercussions. They’ve lost their fear of public backlash, of public perception. They’ve lost their fear of being voted out.

It means that in his mind there’s nothing to fear. He thinks he’s untouchable. He’s above you and everything you think and do. He’s your ruler and you’re his subject.

It means he's no longer afraid of you having a democracy.

57

Unfortunately their Republican supporters does not seem to give a shit, scandal after scandal. So he's right.

5

The opposite. Now, people can't pretend to not know about scummy politicians

4
lemmy.ca

I keep saying this and people don’t want to listen. These idiots believe in the rapture, and they think all these things happening are the prelude to that.

I am not kidding, they’re serious about this. Who cares what real world events are happening, they’re sure the Israel situation is happening because Jesus is going to come back any day, and they’re happy to kill us all because it’s worth it.

42
lemmy.world

I hate so much that the most idiotic among us have any power whatsoever.

I sometimes dream about a system in which everyone still gets to vote, but depending on how you score on a test that tests for both knowledge, empathy and intelligence, your vote is counted higher, while those that score lower have theirs weighted less. Politicians are tested as well, and if it is evident that they have too many traits of sociopaths, they are disqualified.

11
LillyPipreply
lemmy.ca

Eh. We don’t need to restrict people’s voting, we just need to start valuing empathy as a society. It’s really both that simple and impossible.

17

We need to make it impossible to not link JD Vance to his "empathy is toxic" movement that he promoted, and then make it the thing that's just too embarrassing (or bad for business) to even risk associating with. Which honestly why shouldn't it be?

Think of the fucking horrific images out of Gaza. This is what is allowed to happen when empathy is toxic. When you see those images, you should also be thinking of the shit eating grins of JD Vance and Peter Thiel, looking way too comfortable hiding behind their "Christian" values while promoting that empathy is toxic bullshit.

And vice versa, it should be impossible to see their faces or the faces of their supporters without automatically thinking of those images. How many history lesson do we really need to remind us how genocide always happens? Those awful fucking images are the past, present, and future, when empathy is toxic.

8
k0e3reply

I agree. The problem, I think, is also not so much that the idiots have power, but the cruelest do.

3

These Nazis need to learn the meaning of due process, like those other Nazis. Enjoy your time of freedom couch fucker. No couches in prison.

31

It's very shortsighted for leaders to be pro anything that doesn't have due process.

If this regime doesn't keep power forever the next regime can just disappear him and his family and just paste his response saying he doesn't give a shit about due process when someone asks what happened to them.

30
sh.itjust.works

I was actually thinking about mob justice vs due process yesterday, and how it applies to the most despicable individuals.

On the one hand, mob justice often provides a sense of that guy definitely got what he deserved. But on the other, news about what happened to Mussolini's body was allegedly what preceded Hitler's decision to kill himself.

If history had been allowed to witness the two (not to mention Himmler) truly brought to justice on a world stage, could it have potentially decreased the chances others would feel emboldened enough to follow in their footsteps?

5

If history had been allowed to witness the two (not to mention Himmler) truly brought to justice on a world stage, could it have potentially decreased the chances others would feel emboldened enough to follow in their footsteps?

I highly doubt it. Power thirsty assholes won't be stopped so easily.

2

Well lets get on that. I presume they will disappear them to someplace nice, and Vance looks like he could use a long vaca.

0

I never did, even before he jumped on the coattails of the obese orange paedo.

On the positive side, his appearance and meandering uselessness did give us quite a few memes and laughs on the way.

10
slrpnk.net

Not that it would justify it but is there any evidence whatsoever that these people were cartel members?

26
tidderuufreply
lemmy.world

The world will likely never know for a few years. Just like those innocent North Korean fishermen wiped off the face of this planet because they used flashlights to see.

22
lemmy.zip

Because Trump said so. That's the only reason. Just like the "crime waves" in LA, DC and Chicago.

7

He doesnt know Epstein either. Despite the massive number of videos and pictures of them together.

2

Nothing new for the conservatives; this is just another one of their public figures now saying what they have been saying for decade upon decade behind closed doors.

This is exactly what the conservative movement is about. Rules? Those don't apply to US!

24
pawb.social

Trump is going to die of natural causes. I feel like this guy might have a future with a noose

23

More likely he'll fall off a couch, break 37 bones, and accidentally shoot himself 5 times.

1
fedia.io

I don't give a shit if Vance catches a stray

22
Chozoreply
fedia.io

cat. Sorry, posted before I finished the sentence. Definitely meant a stray cat.

19
sh.itjust.works

I get a real sense this is exactly the kind of guy that is abusive to animals. Cat is better off feral.

6
lemmy.today

Vance would give a shit, when he is escorted to hang out at a gas station.

20

I think it is pretty clear he has no power, and is not actually involved in "doing" anything. He is just the mannequin saying whatever it is they want him to say.

12

I also don't give a shit what people think.

It is a war crime. Nothing to debate about

20
lemmy.ca

Vice president doesnt give a shit about anything but himself

15

Yeah Kissinger lived a long life of luxury after his policies wrecked millions of lives and cause countless deaths.

People who believe in karma are just huffing copium to ignore the fact that largely these people get away with it.

Did they forget that Dubya Bush is now looked at as a cute old man giving Michelle Obama candy because Barack Obama was too much of a pussy to take Bush and his administration to task for their large number of war crimes?

Karma my ass.

17

No it doesn’t.

When the next political party takes over the US there will be a “it’s time to move on” and let all these criminals get away with everything.

17
lemmy.world

Americans talk like they didn't create the opioid crisis in the first place, profit from it, disavow it and in the process generate a mountain of homelessness. The idea that foreign gangs are arriving on their shores and corrupting the good and honest white folk of America is truly hilarious. Americans love drugs and their society is the perfect shithole to sell painkillers.

12
feddit.uk

The trick is to create a dystopia where there is a lot of pain in need of killing.

2
vga
sopuli.xyz

After what Russia's done in the last 10 years without any real consequences, nobody gives a shit anymore.

10
lemmy.world

At least he is a honest scum. The united snakes never cared about war crimes and terrorism they caused

9
mrdownreply
lemmy.world

The united snakes refer to the usa. Some symbolic meaning of snake is deceit, danger, and cunning. It fit perfectly .

-1
lemmy.world

You mean eye liner wearing, DiD you EvEn SaY tHaNk YoU - couch fucker, James Donald Bowman “ VancyPants, our potential next in line President?

9

I don’t give a fuck what you don’t give a shit about, small man, shut your fucking cock holster.

8

The only real accomplishment he'll get is non-US-controlled war crime trials for US military personell. Perhaps even politicians.

According to the Geneva conventions (which the US is a party to), the prospective war criminal's state basically gets first dibs to prosecute their own war criminals. What this means is they can be game the system and be incredibly lenient - they just need to keep the appearance of impartiality.

A real alternative is another party stepping up. Historically that was the other side of the war, but today most likely an international org.

7

Old hillbilly ugly always call Peter Thiel first so he knows what to say.

7
lemmy.zip

I never thought anyone would read Clear and Present Danger and think "gee, that seems like a pretty good idea!"

Aw, who am I kidding. None of these chucklefucks read.

7
ouRKaoSreply
lemmy.today

They read, they just lose interest in anything longer than a tweet.

5
lemmy.zip

Then I guess he won’t give a shit when he goes to jail?

6

And I won't give a shit if somebody blows his and Fanta Führer's fucking brains out

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

6

Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans on April 27, 1945, while attempting to flee to Switzerland disguised as a German soldier. The following day, April 28, he and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by firing squad near the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy.

Their bodies were then transported to Milan, hung upside down in a public square (Piazzale Loreto), and displayed before a crowd. This was done both as punishment and as a warning, since the same square had earlier been the site where Fascists executed resistance fighters.

Just saying.

6

I wonder if the UN will call out the US seeing as how they only seem to be all bark and no bite when it comes to Israel.

5

After this wonderful exchange, I am pretty sure the majority of americans must be locked in to doing nothing until they declare mandatory federal gun buybacks, ban "smartphones" and start executing people for petty crimes.

An I get it, work, life, groceries, taking care of yourself & family, etc. I discussed something similar in semi-recent posts. I do not have the answer here.

Even if all that I just mentioned happened, I feel like it would not even stir anywhere near 50% of the adult population, which is just my opinion of course. Not exactly scientifically backed, much like future USA medical research. Zing.

5

Vance sure wears a lot of makeup. He's a short step to full clown kit. Why not just do it.

4