The typical American household would need to spend $445 more a month to purchase the same goods and services as a year ago, a report from Moody’s found.
I was raised Catholic in a deeply Evengelical town. The little girls were saying out of the blue that I wasn’t Christian. I was like 8, they were like 6. They were absolutely parroting what their parents said, there’s no way the little girls I played with daily came up with that shit on their own, and since then I’ve noticed that’s one of the “protestant culture” things that gets passed around in those circles and occasionally escapes. That Catholics aren’t Christian because saints or whatever.
They get all wound up about the “pagan” elements of Catholicism then turn around and worship their dollar bill golden idols. Hypocrites!
But basically, Catholics get crapped on when there’s no other minority around and they are tired of talking about Jewish folks.
I don’t practice, I’m atheist, but in the USA from a culture perspective Catholics aren’t in the WASP good old boy group, even if you are otherwise white. And WASP types are happy to let you know it, although its less common than it was a few decades back.
Biden being Catholic, and JFK before him, is basically a dog whistle to certain rightwing groups to make them lose their shit, it’s just less obvious than, say, Obama being black esp if you don’t have a family background that would expose you to that stuff.
It’s wondering why you are doing that somewhat odd thing you’re doing. It doesn’t matter what exactly you’re doing, it’s mildly curious and concerned about it whatever it is.
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2 Michael has swords stuck through both his shell and his soul, but in this story from Jagganoth, it’s claimed that Zoss is Metatron’s lackey…while he is shown on page with swords struck through his body....
So, from a meta perspective, no real people died or were harmed. And the things real people get from a story are not a direct one to one analog to what goes on in a story.
Stories let people process things without actually having to participate in them. The fictional characters are not real. The person reading is, and generally filters what they read through a lifetime of experiences, picking and choosing what to integrate into themselves. Watching media or reading books and liking things doesn’t turn you into a bad person simply by exposure.
It’s true a story can spread a dialogue, but acting like someone is a terrible sinner guilty of the most horrifying thought crimes because they like the bad guy in a story isn’t really different in my mind that someone religious peddling nonsense like you’ll go to hell if you merely think a thought that isn’t in line with a holy book.
I think sometimes people raised in religious homes with all that guilt about thinking sinful things stop going to church, but sort of copy and paste the moral thought crime bullshit onto random things and pick that up as their replacement zealotry because it feels familiar.
I see it happening a lot in discussions of media with darker content.
Historically, Christianity originated in pagan and polytheistic times. I believe saints being associated with this or that specific topic is to give familiarity to new converts from polytheistic faiths. Basically, there’s only one god, but this saintly specialist will put in a good word for you to him on this topic they’re a specialist on.
People reading along here should note this person is trying to turn blue states purple, they admit it with their own words, and they are appealing to morality to lure suckers in.
As if nobody but them is a moral person
Bullshit.
But a lot of us have religious triggers planted deep, yeah? That if you toddle along with the person claiming they are of virtue, maybe you’ll be a good person too?
Anyway.
Vote like your hair is on fire, because if assholes like this fine upstanding “moral” person has their say and causes blue voters to stay home, we’re gonna be fucked, just as we were before. They’re trying the same tactic that worked before even to give us Trump. And why wouldn’t they? It worked.
No state is “safe” from flipping.
Also note that playing with voting demographics is why a lot of the anti-abortion laws are being pushed…to cleanse purple states of blue voters by driving them out. So when you see anyone encouraging you not to vote because a state is safe, understand it’s part of an effort to flip states from blue or purple to red.
I know someone would immediately jump in with water if I didn’t caveat that, haha. Tap water is the most frugal drink, yes I know, but for me plain ol’ water more of a basic survival thing. And I like to be happy too, not stuck permanently in survival mode, even if I’m also being frugal....
I’ve done that a few times, but the ones I’ve encountered have tended towards black breakfast assam tea types, and I like the lighter blacks and oolongs better. I’m sensitive to bitter tastes.
Whut? Is it actually in Chicago? I used to live there, but usually visited TeaGschwendner, although I think they might have closed their store since then…
Personally I feel it’s closer to a non-carbonated soft drink. Probably because of the amounts of sugar, hah. It seems formulated more like a lemonade almost, just with tea as the flavor instead of lemons?
Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon (www.pcworld.com)
Millennials and Gen Z's trendy new splurge: groceries (www.businessinsider.com)
I tried cereal with _____ for breakfast
The year is 2001, what CD are you playing on your Walkman? (dormi.zone)
Why do people say "Catholics and Christians" in (USA) when Catholics are also Christians, as if they refer to it as a different religion.
Is this some sort of remnant of evangelical puritan protestant ideology?...
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x01 "Red Directive" and 5x02 "Under the Twin Moons"
"Red Directive"...
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I think an intern helps them tie their shoes too (lemmy.world)
What a great idea.... (yall.theatl.social)
Camo Easter eggs that you’ll NEVER find. 🤷🏻
Proton Pass now supports passkeys on all devices and plans: Beating Bitwarden to mobile devices (proton.me)
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Wild theory: Is Zoss 2 Michael? (killsixbilliondemons.com)
2 Michael has swords stuck through both his shell and his soul, but in this story from Jagganoth, it’s claimed that Zoss is Metatron’s lackey…while he is shown on page with swords struck through his body....
Kill Six Billion Demons » WHEEL SMASHING LORD 3-83 to 3-84 (killsixbilliondemons.com)
Oregon city can't limit church's homeless meal services, federal judge rules (apnews.com)
A federal judge has ruled that a southern Oregon city can’t limit a local church’s homeless meal services....
So quickly forgotten (lemmy.world)
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Revealed: San Jose CA is training AI to spot homeless encampments (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detect…
Church attendance is dropping all across America. It's long overdue. (www.friendlyatheist.com)
What's your favorite frugal find of this week?
It’s been a week since I posted the last one…right?...
Team Biden Roasts 'Feeble, Confused, Tired' Trump After Unhinged Presser (www.rollingstone.com)
The president has been going after his presumptive 2024 opponent with a little more venom than usual...
What are your favorite (non water) frugal drinks? (Mine is tea.)
I know someone would immediately jump in with water if I didn’t caveat that, haha. Tap water is the most frugal drink, yes I know, but for me plain ol’ water more of a basic survival thing. And I like to be happy too, not stuck permanently in survival mode, even if I’m also being frugal....