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[-] Maeve@kbin.social 39 points 1 year ago

Tbf we’ve done it directly, too.

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

I'm talking about us, the people. Our government has been funding this shit for years.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Ah, got you. Thanks for clarification. Yes, I agree. Gawd almighty absolutely forbids using our own tax dollars for such ungodly things like feeding the hungry, healing the sick, clothing the naked or looking out for prisoners.

[-] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's sort of like a "Bruce Wayne v. Court of Owls" situation. Bruce Wayne has his philanthropy actively countered by a group that's basically the Illuminati, this "Court of Owls" because, I'm guessing there's an Eldritch horror that slumbers so long as Gotham suffers, but would awaken if the rich actually did anything to help the poor.

EDIT: Okay, so I found out this "Court of Owls" not only doesn't care about the poor, they don't care about the world in general. They serve an evil Bat-God named Barbatos who wants to use Bruce Wayne as a conduit to emerge in the world.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Bruce Wayne would definitely make it into Murica heaven. Superman might make it into Jesus heaven (which I would assume would be loving yourself, if the Kingdom of heaven is actually within us, which it is, in my experience).

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yes but you shouldn't bring up hypocrisy here. Stopping killing now is worthwhile regardless of what various countries have done years and decades ago.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

And forgetting the past leads to repeats. We have to acknowledge the good, bad and ugly and stay vigilant.

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That's generally good advice, but on a broad level it's completely impossible. There's no way that everyone can know all of history. We all have to learn little parts at different times in our lives, according to our own priorities and values. Also, quite obviously, forgetting the past does not always lead to repeats.

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