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When I Hear Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People
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they'll what now?
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Every day we stray further from gods light
You sure ‘bout that? I’m pretty sure he didn’t really bat an eye when slavery was in full swing, hell, if i remember right he actually endorsed it, as much as a fictional character can endorse anything.
it's a meme you dip
Now now, no need to be so rude, i know it is a meme, i simply stated a fact regarding it and the context
you don't need to evangelize your lack of a religion to me. Evangelicals are so annoying.
I wasn’t really evangelizing as much as stating that the christian god endorsed slavery, Ephesians 6:5–8, Colossians 3:22–24, 1 Timothy 6:1–2, Titus 2:9–10.
Yes, the old testament has some ethically bad things in it, all Abrahamic religions share that. I'm also atheist. I just don't make a point of commenting "fictional character" on a meme that happens to use the word "god", not even capitalized lmao. Perhaps you aren't aware of how much of a militant atheist you come off as. Out of curiosity, have you ever put the bible in the fiction section?
I would never read an innocuous meme comment condemning slavery and think "ah yes, time to make a point about religion being fake and bad".
I wouldn’t consider myself a militant atheist as much as an agnostic maltheist or dystheist. The comment that it’s fictional is more of a joke i added, knowing how riled up some can get regarding the topic. I haven’t ever placed that book in the fictional section, as i don’t visit libraries all that often, however i would certainly consider it hilarious.
No, i haven’t ever put the bible in the fiction section (though i would consider it honestly hilarious). That part at the end wasn’t really intended from the first moment i thought of replying to your comment, i added it mainly as a (somewhat offensive) joke. My trail of thought was that considering what’s written in the old testament, what is currently happening wouldn’t mean that we are “straying away from god’s light”, instead getting society (or at least Florida) closer to the morals of the old version of the deity.
The Christian God is a slaver, not a liberator.
The LORD instructs the Israelites to enslave.
Oh I'm quite aware, all Abrahamic religions have the same base of messed up morality. I'm not religious. I just find the sort of militant atheist that would make a point of "fiction" annoying.
Oh I'm no militant atheist, I worship the slaver God.
Yeah, I gotta get the fuck out of here.
Ahhh... The old "replace factual history with 'belief-ism'" tactic. What's the saying? "Those who don't read history are doomed to repeat it"
It feels like 1984, unironically.
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."
Hm if black people benefitted from slavery, why not reintroduce slavery then? And while you are at it, maybe white people want to benefit, too? Maybe DeSantis specifically could also benefit. Let's make him "benefit". /s
They did. It's called the 13th Amendment.
I think people misunderstand the 13th as simply ending slavey, not so. There is a very very large EXCEPT in there and it becomes clear why 🚔 🚓 👮♂️ 🚨 🚔 🚓 👮♀️ 🚨 🚔 they have so many problems because of law enforcement
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When you realize that Florida man can and does run for office 😵💫
Dear all those people that made this happen.
Fuck you.
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in ~~Arizona~~ Alabama Bay.
I sure could use a vacation from this bullshit three ring circus sideshow.
Fuck Ron DeSantis and fuck all his clones.
Thats fucked
Can someone share a link so I can read more about this?
yikes
Yeah, secession. That's the answer, you were taught well. Very funny. /s