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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#323151: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:18:30 AM

And Trump's evangelical base is increasingly incredulous.

I'd like to say that it's because Trump is about as anti-Christ as you can get, but no, it's because Biden is an old white guy and they like old white guys.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#323152: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:44:40 AM

Yeah, I happened to hear that on CNN, Trump is literally saying Biden is going to take their god away from them.

The problem with holding back because of a fear of sexism is that it is effectively giving oxygen to those same sexist assumptions. It is the same criticism people like Malcolm X faced, that they should not get angry because it made them look like scary black men.

But I suppose that sort of feminism is too modern for Clinton, who grew up in a different age.

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323153: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:46:25 AM

Yeah, I happened to hear that on CNN, Trump is literally saying Biden is going to take their god away from them.

That doesn't even make any sense. How is anybody going to "take God away".

It's God.

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#323155: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:49:15 AM

[up][up]Fear is to sense as rain is to campfire.

Edited by PhysicalStamina on Aug 10th 2020 at 2:49:10 PM

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Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#323156: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:49:53 AM

Why do all Trump's criticisms make Biden sound awesome?

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#323157: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:51:41 AM

It reminds me of when Fox News accused AOC of trying to provide people with socialized health care and protect the environment.

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323159: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:52:19 AM

[up][up] Also free education for their kids.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Aug 10th 2020 at 8:52:08 PM

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#323160: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:52:52 AM

Taking God away. Pfft...now I'm seeing this as "You better follow your religion or I am taking God away from you for a month, young man!"

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#323161: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:52:53 AM

Why do all Trump's criticisms make Biden sound awesome?

Seriously!

He previously said that Biden was going to kill God, that's metal as fuck. At least the traditional insults of serving Satan or being godless actually made sense, this is just unironically awesome.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Aug 10th 2020 at 11:54:40 AM

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#323162: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:53:38 AM

Killing God is so old news. We been doing that in JRP Gs for years now. tongue

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#323163: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:54:16 AM

"Listen here, Jack, I'm your god now!"

DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323164: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:54:56 AM

[up][up][up] Maybe Trump thinks Biden is associated with the Weather Underground?

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Aug 10th 2020 at 8:54:46 PM

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Ishntknew Since: Apr, 2009
#323165: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:57:37 AM

Biden confirmed for JRPG protagonist.

[up][up][up][nja]

Edited by Ishntknew on Aug 10th 2020 at 11:57:48 AM

Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
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#323166: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:57:48 AM

The hipocrisy of a man who has probably never prayed once in his life accusing his opponent of being anti-religion is pretty staggering.

Edited by Resileafs on Aug 10th 2020 at 2:59:17 PM

DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323167: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:59:04 AM

[up] To be fair, the people he's appealing to are the kind of Christians I'm perfectly comfortable invoking No True Scotsman on.

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#323168: Aug 10th 2020 at 11:59:17 AM

Joe Biden is the Demifiend. XD!

Edited by Demongodofchaos2 on Aug 10th 2020 at 3:00:36 PM

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#323169: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:00:14 PM

Clearly, Biden is just the newest incarnation of Aleph.

[up][up]Most of the Evangelicals following Trump do it more out of racism than religion.

Presumably he's aiming for the ones that don't.

Edited by HailMuffins on Aug 10th 2020 at 4:01:33 PM

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#323170: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:00:49 PM

Take away God = Separate church and state,that's what the zealots are afraid of

"but if you vote for me I'll keep things the way they are.."

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PresidentStalkeyes Eats moldy bread and flies into windows from United Kingdom of England-land Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Do you like me? (Yes ⎕ Definitely ⎕ Absolutely!!! ⎕)
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#323171: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:03:34 PM

It reminds me of when Fox News accused AOC of trying to provide people with socialized health care and protect the environment.

I mean, who'd want to protect the environment? What has the environment ever done for us? Besides provide us with food, and water, and air, and building materials, and fuel, and other sources of power, and warmth, and cold when it's too warm, and shade from the sun, and protection from UV rays, and giant swimming pools called 'seas', and artistic inspiration, and fluffy adorable critters, and not-so-fluffy-but-still-adorable critters, and cliffs and mountains and other such obstacles to overcome for the purpose of both physical and spiritual development, and...

Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!
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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323173: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:14:38 PM

I think its also notable that Joe Biden is a sincerely religious Catholic.

Sort of like Trump's attack on Obama despite the fact I believe the latter actually believes in God.

Edited by CharlesPhipps on Aug 10th 2020 at 12:16:28 PM

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PresidentStalkeyes Eats moldy bread and flies into windows from United Kingdom of England-land Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Do you like me? (Yes ⎕ Definitely ⎕ Absolutely!!! ⎕)
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#323174: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:17:24 PM

That reminds me of when people accused Obama of being a Muslim, to which my thought was '...and?'

Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#323175: Aug 10th 2020 at 12:19:04 PM

[up] If I recall correctly, some of the Founding Fathers praised Islam in response to the Sultanate of Morocco being the first country to recognise the US.

It's always funny how the people who are allegedly all about that Founding Father worship also seem to know jack shit about them.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Aug 10th 2020 at 9:20:54 PM

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