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bvar22

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3. The scary part is that they BELIEVE this,
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 03:25 PM
Dec 2013

and use it to justify the extreme Wealth Disparity,
and absolve themselves of any responsibility for the Suffering of The POOR.

It is GOD's will that they suffer,
and it is Gods WILL that we are WEALTHY.


And it gets worse.
Their WEALTH and POWER is a sign from GOD that they (and ONLY they) have been chosen to rule the WORLD.

This is some sick, SICK shit,
and not reserved for Republicans.
Centrist Democrats attend regular "Prayer Breakfasts" hosted by "The Family",
and Eat That Shit UP!

There is a good article on "C Street" and "The Family" in the New Yorker.

Frat House for Jesus
The entity behind C Street.
by Peter J. Boyer September 13, 2010

<I started to post some snips,
but you really have to go read the whole thing
for it to make sense.>

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/09/13/100913fa_fact_boyer





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Uh, excuse me Mike, but God didn't do that. progressoid Dec 2013 #1
Always so easy to say when you're on "God's good side" whatchamacallit Dec 2013 #2
The scary part is that they BELIEVE this, bvar22 Dec 2013 #3
So Bloomberg is saying HE is extremely lucky? Rex Dec 2013 #4
Yep, he is very lucky. The poor are not, according to him. God did it. madfloridian Dec 2013 #8
How does someone this idiotic amass such a fortune? adirondacker Dec 2013 #5
"Blessed are the lucky, for they shall inherit the earth" deutsey Dec 2013 #6
deutsey, good to see you. madfloridian Dec 2013 #7
I lurk a lot here and make random potshot posts like this one deutsey Dec 2013 #11
IOW, blame God. There ya go, Mikey... CTyankee Dec 2013 #9
Calvinism, a large influence on Protestantism in this country, teaches this AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #10
Predestination madfloridian Dec 2013 #13
Fate FarCenter Dec 2013 #18
DRIVEL. GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #22
He is a disgusting excuse for a human seveneyes Dec 2013 #12
So glad he is gone! Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #14
That was an awful thing for him to say. madfloridian Dec 2013 #15
Bloomberg has got to be one of the most hated politicians out there. painesghost Dec 2013 #16
A guy who was born rich would say that. Bloomberg increased his wealth beyond bluestate10 Dec 2013 #17
Somebody please drop-kick Bloomberg into brentspeak Dec 2013 #19
Here is the link to Dasani's story in the NY Times which offended thin skinned Bloomberg so much DeschutesRiver Dec 2013 #20
I had read parts of it. So intense. madfloridian Dec 2013 #23
Intense is the perfect word. And it helped balance things to know that there are still people DeschutesRiver Dec 2013 #24
OK, so men are responsible for poverty. ananda Dec 2013 #21
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