If you think Western society is trending towards post-religious you don't know what a religion is - we are dominated by religious fanatics of an insane religion - progressivism
-
-
To be clear, Liberals/Leftists often say that "compassion" is most important (kindness). It's the quintessential Christian idea - the main symbol is Christ suffering on a cross. In practice, it means helping those less fortunate than yourself - disastrous when not reciprocated.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
That isn't Christian sentiment - that's prog sentiment wearing Christianity as a skin-suit.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Like most things, it's our nature causing it, mostly. Progressivism is full of obvious lies and self-contradictions - but I find it hard to condemn people for acting and creating an ideology according to their nature. I guess we got worse the last century or two.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Covfefe Anon Retweeted Candide III
the definitive rebuttal:https://twitter.com/CandideIII/status/1266768316707659777 …
Covfefe Anon added,
Candide III @CandideIIIReplying to @kamaelSH @OutsidenessTrading corporations cared nothing for bringing natives into the fold, it was missionaries and assorted Jesuits who engaged in that. But take the actual text in this meme. You don't notice it's the same thing? Bring the one true religion to the benighted natives.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
The rebuttal is wrong. The different sectors of imperialist Western countries worked together much more in those days - the Church was much more intertwined with the State or was the State, and imperialist corporations were often set up and protected by Western troops.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @raruma @CovfefeAnon and
Imperial corporations usually had their own private troops, which would cooperate with troops from their home country. To maximise profits, you usually wanted 'the natives' to be as peaceful, friendly & prosperous as possible, which meant that ideally they would be Christian.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @raruma @CovfefeAnon and
That was where the missionaries and Jesuits came in, and they would be promoted and protected by force when necessary. All that and more is what "brought into the fold of Christendom" means.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @raruma @CovfefeAnon and
All of which is a far cry from today's corporations, who make money in new ways now: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/490341-nike-woke-riots-video/ …. Text on the left means "go over there and Christianise 'em", on the right it's "appeal to homegrown weirdos, and learn from [dysfunctional] foreigners" - very different.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Text on the left still applies; corps have to go forth and spread gay acceptance and feminism and racial division across the world... or else. The difference is that the religion on the left was functional and the one on the right is insane and destructive.
-
-
I just don't think corporations are doing forceful spreading of Western culture these days - they don't need to, and they can't anyway. If everyone lived where they wanted, it's almost true that only Western countries would have more people: https://news.gallup.com/poll/245270/newest-potential-net-migration-index-shows-gains-losses.aspx ….
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @raruma @CovfefeAnon and
I agree about the ideology on the right. And yes, the ideology on the left (Christianity) WAS functional. But again, I think it's genes which cause ideologies - and it's more dysfunctional Western genes on average which has lead to Christianity being replaced with progressivism.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.