scout10290Seeing shit like this kills me. People are so ignorant.
I give this ragebait a 6/10. Could be worse, could be better.
What if it isn’t rage bait but a simple slice of the prevailing idiots point of view who think the US was founded a christian country.
“not good, not bad”
RhaedasSo we should display religious things of only the original occupiers of the land? I don't think she's going to be happy with the conclusion there.
Never underestimate the kinks of people.
As long as someone beneath me gets hurt at least a little bit…
I for one am all for this plan. Schools would be a lot cooler if they were decorated by the local Native American tribes.
Right!
Haven’t you heard? “European whites” are actually natives now. That’s literally what those fascists on Jubilee said and were cheering for.
They will just change the reality if we let them.
The basis of most modern day US Republican politicies is simply might makes right.
The Clovis people?
The world is full of idiots. Save your sanity and ignore them.
Boomer Humor DoomergodInstructions unclear, ran off into the woods and ignored everyone
You’re doing it right.
Working out ok for me so far.
SkullgridThe world is full of idiots. Save your sanity and ignore them.
yeah, by ignoring them, they’re bringing back diseases that were managed well (polio, etc) and put the US in the hands of fascism.
What’s the alternative to ignoring them? You can’t make them smarter. You can’t exclude them from voting without creating something similar to fascism. Not even removing warning labels helps because idiots don’t read them anyway.
IndiBronyOften, it’s not about the person you’re arguing against, it’s for the people watching who are on the fence.
If you can keep yourself calm, rational, and present convincing evidence, then you can save some people from falling into those conspiracy and religious holes from which they may never return.
Sometimes you get lucky and bring someone back from the brink.
It’s estimated about 2% of Americans believe Earth is flat, and a further 9% aren’t sure what shape it is.
2% of Americans is near 7,000,000 people. Near 40,000,000 don’t believe the Earth is a ball or are unsure.
Even if you can’t convince the 2%, that’s still roughly 33,000,000 people in America alone you could potentially help with critical thinking. We need all the help we can get.
I thought this way a long time ago. But just like Sisyphus I had to watch the rock roll down the slope again and again after believing to have achieved anything. It only takes a slight breeze to make the rock roll down again.
You don’t know what the alternative is? Come on.
No. Tell me. I’m genuinely interested.
It’s a tough pill to swallow because social media gives these idiots a megaphone and places their bullshit right alongside actual experts. These people are a cancer on society. Ignoring them is good for your sanity but it also allows them to spread their disease unchecked.
Agreed. But digging a little bit more on this person and you’ll find it just gets better. I was entertained for a bit and then moved on
Ignoring them isn’t working out that great.
troedAll social media is overrun by troll factories with the purpose of sowing discord. I just assume all such accounts are "bots" (although often human-run).
(Yes, some try to sign up also to Mastodon et.al. - but are usually spotted)
I think that just leads to people falsely believing that there aren’t a metric fuckton of people that actually do believe these things.
Unfortunately this country is filled to the brim with people who think like poetgirl53
That is the true.
But in this case this is an actual person.
Muslims have a long and proud history of serving this country with distinction for centuries.
Muslims have a long and proud history of serving this country with distinction for centuries.
Dozzi92The first country to recognize the US was Morocco, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation then, and before then, and now. And for that long-lasting support, real Americans suggest they don’t belong here.
It wasn’t …France, who was there fighting with us for that independence?
I get what you’re saying, but it was Morocco in June of 1777, while France took their sweet time (February of 1778). I only know this because it was stressed to us when I went to Morocco to train with their military (or have them train with us). Went poorly.
Personally I do think it should be required to post some amount of Islamic concepts. Among the many ways we are too provincial is seeing everything through the eyes of a single religion family. Even our friends and neighbors seem alien when we aren’t even aware there are other religions.
Let’s require at least some comparative religion study, perhaps in social studies and history. The major religions have had a huge impact on the development of our societies and we should all be more familiar with beliefs held in common or u destined where they’re actually different (and not just the Fix News version)
They should learn about Christianity and Islam in their history textbooks. That’s fucking it.
Exactly.
Why should that be it? Throw in Deism to understand the attitude of the US founders, then round out most of the population with Islam, Hindu, Jainism, and probably many more. You have to cover Judaism because of its influence on Christianity. And of course agnostics and atheism to round out the beliefs. You’ll never hit all the possibilities but perhaps it would be ok to cover families of beliefs, such as if native belief systems are similar (I have no idea and that’s a shame)
I meant that’s the only place it should be learned about, and not plastered on the wall. I’d gladly shove all the other fairy tales in there too
entropicdriftActual inter-religious comparative theology is probably even better for developing skeptical critical thinkers than not teaching people about religion at all. I would love to see schools adopt that sort of coursework.
We’ve had a marked drop in literacy and math skills in the last decade. We need to shore up those core skills before adding in any kind of social comparisons. The lack of understanding of nuance and context in text has directly led us to where we are in this country.
I agree that those are huge issues. I guess in my opinion, philosophy courses like what I described tend to improve literacy and math skills by requiring you read and write deliberately, think about the nuances of words, and build logical, self-consistent arguments/statements.
Most states do require some comparative religion in high school history. I’ve taught it.
Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Abrahamic faiths were in the curriculum. What was really fascinating was having a high schooler that had no idea what Christianity was. I live in the Bible Belt!
But yeah, understanding things like the Five Pillars of Islam humanizes Muslims. Understanding why a classmate isn’t eating all day, knowing that Muslims are required to donate some to charity if they can…
I think even some of the quasi Christian groups should be covered, but that’s a lot dicier. I don’t know if JW kids’ parents would want them to learn about the Great Disappointment, or Mormon families would approve of discussing Jo Smith’s child brides… (much less that official Mormon theology was that Native Americans would turn white if converted, or the best outcome for black folks was being a servant in the afterlife)
Yes. I have served with some.
Also, let’s not forget the interpreters we had that risked their lives to help us. Many we worked to bring back to the states. They are amazing people and I would choose any interpreter that I ever worked with over my own mom. My mom was horrible btw.
Afghan ally detained by ICE after attending immigration court hearing
An Afghan man who worked alongside U.S. troops against the Taliban was detained by ICE officers after he attended a mandatory immigration hearing in San Diego.
Yes. Sadly I know all about this and it hits pretty close to home for me.
They are pissing off a bunch of operators and such and that’s never a good thing.
Why would anyone help the US after seeing this shit? Nothing seems to matter to these anonymous, masked goons: whether they have legal protections, whether they were approved by the previous administration, whether they helped us in a warzone, whether they’re a citizen!? Their hatred of brown people extends to our fucking allies showing up for court as last of the legal process (immigrating the “right way”). Doesn’t matter, they’ll still arrest you at the courthouse.
And it won’t stop there. Soon it’ll be anyone LGBTQ+, then all Democrats, then…
Spoken like a true dipshit. Does this person think the us military is 100% Christian?? We’re doomed man. We lost 100 years of progress in the blink of an eye
Ya I’m not Christian and I fought along side other non Christians in the early 2000s. This account really spreads a lot of misinformation. And the thing is, if you dig deeper you’ll find that I think she is a teacher in Texas. I won’t go further than that. I was just doing some OSINT work for a PI buddy and just stumbled across this so I looked at it for a minute. I know there are so many people that push fake info but I just kinda hung here for a moment and then moved on.
Not surprised. The bar for entry to become a teacher in Texas is substantially lower than many other states.
Texas teacher eh? Well that tells you everything
Did someone forgot to ask whose land they took from
The pirates?
katy ✨tell me you've never been to arlington national cemetary without telling me you've never been to arlington national cemetary
Ha true.
But also I’ve never been and I fought in the early 2000s. I just lost too many buds and could never bring myself to go there. But family went and took pics and parents if my buddies sent me funeral DVDs that I still can’t bring myself to watch.
That’s likely not a person, but a bot.
It’s definitely a person. I dug into them a little more to confirm.
Who are the 10 commandants and why should I listen to them
Depends on your taste in metal. Personally, not my bag, I don’t like religious themes unless they involve Odin or Shiva or cool shit like that, but if you’re into metalcore then maybe give them a go.
My mom once asked if my Jewish girlfriend celebrated Thanksgiving. When I scoffed, she reminded me that there weren’t any Jews on the Mayflower.
I reminded her that there weren’t any Catholics either.
Nice. You gave her the burrrnn. Good job. We need to really start correcting much of this type of misinformation out there when people say it one day many many more will believe it.
It’s a fight against windmills. There’s a certain type of person who’s just totally resistant against learning new stuff. They got their opinion and that’s truth and screw everything else.
You might correct one thing, but by the time you did that they already dug up three new pieces of garbage.
It’s so frustrating.