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There's always an easy scapegoat to be found! (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Explanation: In the pre-modern, early modern, and industrial era of Western civilization (ie just about everything before WW2), it was extremely common to blame social unrest or natural disasters on the Jews or the Christian God punishing Christians for allowing the Jews to [checks notes]... exist.

Luckily, when the Jews weren't available as a scapegoat, for one reason or another, the gays were always an alternative target! Such as by the great and celebrated preacher John Chrysostom, who considered homosexuality worse than murder, and linked sexual immorality of cities with earthquakes which killed hundreds of people!

How... lovely.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Religion is so nice!