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[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 226 points 1 week ago (7 children)

American Christianity is a death cult straight out of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign as the transparently evil bad guys. They should not be allowed to steer modern society in any way.

[–] brezel@piefed.social 71 points 1 week ago (3 children)

seriously, as long as believing in gods and shit isn't seen as the mental disorder it is in the whole world, humanity will never drag itself out this swamp of stupidity we are currently in.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

If we're going to have a religious book, it should be The Egg.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

...that was a significant theme in 2061: oddysey three...

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

rms is the only prophet I'll ever believe /s

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

I don’t care if heaven exists, but people like this really make me hope there’s a Hell.

[–] SattaRIP@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Hey, take that back! No fictional demon, devil, or yugoloth can ever be as evil as humans like these.

[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

A good DM wouldn't use such a cartoonishly evil villain. It wouldn't be believable.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have multiple factions now in my campaign based on their actions. For example, one is manufacturing an "invasion" and is about to plan a false flag event to gain even more power. Turns out fascists are pretty villainous people

[–] selfdefense420@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

you know, there's a super easy way to stop it.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If it's so easy why don't you do it

[–] selfdefense420@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't sound super easy then

[–] selfdefense420@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

ridiculous, isn't it? they'll show up to stand around doing nothing holding signs, but when asked to actually fight for their beliefs they suddenly become pacifists and cowards.

it's easy to see why we'll never win.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Who are you talking about? You said it takes all of us, are you just talking about all protestors or all Americans or all liberals?

The people protesting recently have not been "doing nothing" they've been doing everything they can to stop or obstruct ICE agents from disappearing people. It took a military deployment to stop them. That is not "doing nothing"

[–] selfdefense420@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

are you just talking about all protestors or all Americans or all liberals

everyone left of center. enough people that they can't come after us all.

and i don't see people effectively stopping ICE. i see people making big shows for their social media. if you want results, you have to make them scared to do their job.

[–] smol_beans@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

So you want 150 million + people to all throw their bodies in front of federal agents at the same time.

Yeah, totally super easy, you have good reason to be defeatist. You set the bar unimaginably high and your fellow citizens didn't clear that bar so it's time to give up.