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SkylineChili

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23. Wow... if only...

Fri Feb 7, 2025, 07:42 PM

Feb 7

If only there had been some way to prevent this..... Oh. Wait.

Absolutely NO SYMPATHY. I have a friend who is a conservative Catholic priest pastoring a community that is 90% Mexican. Although he did not disclose his voting record this time, he did vote for Trump over Hillary in 2016. And he is an abortion voter, so I suspect how he voted this time. He called me in tears last week, talking about how scared his congregation is, how upset and fearful they are, and how much they are needing support. I responded, "Seriously? You are worried, NOW? Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do, and anyone who voted for this is completely culpable. These people have been betrayed by the very voters who should have voted to protect them." The conversation didn't last long. He suddenly had "a meeting" to go to.

It's hard, because I am a person of faith, deeply imbedded in justice, environmental, and gender issues, but I find more and more, I have No Fucks to Give, which in my book is a moral failing, but I am exhausted from this fight.

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Raw Story: Trump-backing Latino evangelicals now feel 'devastated and abandoned' by him: report [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 7 OP

Boo hoo claudette Feb 7 #1

Oh well. When you dance with the devil, disappointment is guaranteed. LonePirate Feb 7 #2

Oh well.... Lovie777 Feb 7 #3

Inject their FAFO into my veins! BannonsLiver Feb 7 #4

Idiots. brush Feb 7 #5

Sad as it is, I have no sympathy for anyone who voted for it. mwmisses4289 Feb 7 #6

Yep...we here are prepared for the Leopards that we knew were coming... Volaris Feb 7 #31

FAFO MustLoveBeagles Feb 7 #7

We have bigger problems than worrying about their regrets. 33taw Feb 7 #8

PSA TO NON-WHITES: He is a white supremacist. He gets a boner from conning you. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Feb 7 #9

There are some people Dem4life1234 Feb 8 #38

YAY! HAB911 Feb 7 #10

What part of "deporting 20 million" did they not understand? muriel_volestrangler Feb 7 #11

Boo fucking hoo CanonRay Feb 7 #12

Make mine with salsa. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 7 #13

Well, I hope they're "disapponted" in their churches, too. Damned enablers. eppur_se_muova Feb 7 #14

"Nunca pens que los leopardos se comeran mi cara!" Tommy Carcetti Feb 7 #15

El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago lied to them? tanyev Feb 7 #16

What did they expect? LeftInTX Feb 7 #17

In the immortal words of my 11th grade english teacher... bedazzled Feb 7 #18

Took A While To Catch On ProfessorGAC Feb 7 #19

Welp. yardwork Feb 7 #20

Tots and pears. Raftergirl Feb 7 #21

I don't remember hearing him say he wasn't going to send ICE to churches and schools. GoodRaisin Feb 7 #22

Wow... if only... SkylineChili Feb 7 #23

That has always been his message. "messaging appears to be that anyone who is undocumented is a criminal" Solly Mack Feb 7 #24

Or even in the US while Latino Vogon_Glory Feb 7 #27

They literally have pastors who are not here legally. LeftInTX Feb 7 #29

Yep. They sure have. Solly Mack Feb 7 #30

Enjoy Gitmo Johonny Feb 7 #25

The Latinos who voted for Donald John had ample warning as to what sort Vogon_Glory Feb 7 #26

The leopard is eating MY face! mcar Feb 7 #28

Jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja!! ¡Que te jodan! OrlandoDem2 Feb 7 #32

Congratulations! You got what you wanted. Trump in the White House. Norrrm Feb 7 #33

Shrug StarryNite Feb 7 #34

All I can say is true Christians know each other by their deeds and the love they share with humanity. Jit423 Feb 7 #35

FOOLS spanone Feb 7 #36

Very disappointed in that demographic Dem4life1234 Feb 8 #37

We need to talk to them and fast. Passages Feb 8 #39

Wait, am I supposed to feel sympathy for them? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 8 #40

So what are they going to do about it? hamsterjill Feb 8 #41

Since Traitor Trump is going to do the evil anyway, I am glad he is doing it in churches travelingthrulife Feb 8 #42