• regul [any]
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    5 months ago

    he stands upon an empire of stolen wealth. The current unjust system is what maintains that wealth.

    Isn't this true of all westerners?

    I think less time should be devoted to determining whether some_one_ is "good" or not (remember the endless "is AOC good again" posts?) and we should recognize that there's nobody who bats 1000. Praise good ideas and good deeds, not the people. All people are flawed, and if you hitch your wagon to a person rather than an idea, you might be dragged into defending them when they fuck up.

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      The pope is literally the head of one of the world's largest and most powerful pedophile rings

    • bbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]
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      5 months ago

      Just revisiting this, extremely funny to pull out “well you pay taxes to the war machine” as it relates to the most influential religious leader in the world

      • regul [any]
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        5 months ago

        Just saying it's not a unique criticism to level.

        "Most influential religious leader in the world" is.

    • blakeus12 [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      Isn't this true of all westerners?

      kinda, yeah. but the pope especially so. the catholic church is obscenely wealthy, unlike your average american wage slave who can't afford rent