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linkage 8 hours ago

Politics really is a substitute for religion in America

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kelnos 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In secular America at least. Most people in the US are religious, many of them fervently so.

And quite a few of them like to mix their religion with politics.

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racl101 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> And quite a few of them like to mix their religion with politics.

The two things they told us not to talk about at the dinner table in order to have a better experience.

Maybe it was solid advice after all.

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elephanlemon 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Frankly I think a lot of these people are politics first. How else do you explain the dissonance between Jesus’s teachings and their political opinions?

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MiguelX413 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Their politics are perfectly in line with their Christian-themed cult.

	▲	lazyasciiart 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes but when they’re not, they choose politics. See: Catholics right now.

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misiti3780 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

this is true, but thankfully, religion is declining in America. although if people are replacing it with politics, maybe we need another revival

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leosanchez 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Religious people can be anti-AI too.

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MontyCarloHall 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Indeed, but the rage I've seen during political fights at family gatherings (and another politics-induced divorce) pales in comparison to the rage I saw in these two anecdotes. The worst political debates I've seen involved raised voices and some name calling, not spitting food and smashing plates. The only other political divorce I've seen slowly simmered over a few years after Trump was first elected, not in a literal matter of weeks.