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26. Has mankind ever devised a more perfect scam than Xianity?

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 02:07 PM

Apr 2017

You enslave people's minds in their infancy with promises of heaven and threats of hell. You then fleece them out of 10% of their income to "do god's work on Earth." You sell them a "product" that they won't see until they're dead, and once they're dead, they have no consciousness of the fact that they were conned for their entire lives. No customer complaints, ever! Plus, there's a good chance you'll have repeat customers in the form of their offspring!

And the majority of Americans still buy into this make believe bullshit.

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Why are Republicans such dicks? [View all] Cyrano Apr 2017 OP

It's not enough that THEY succeed, but HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #1

That seems to be just exactly the case FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #62

They are owned by the rich and do their bidding. nt TeamPooka Apr 2017 #2

and become rich in the process Cyrano Apr 2017 #3

It's not the same Republican Party of 30 years ago. Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #7

Bill Maher explains this nicely: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #4

"All they had to do was NOTHING . . . . THEIR SPECIALTY." HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #12

They are suffering from a mass psychiatric disorder. nt ladjf Apr 2017 #5

Also it's cultural, somehow our culture has evolved to value the "strong" flamingdem Apr 2017 #6

that's fundamentalism/fascism coming through ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #14

It's made easier by the fact that many Americans have an aversion to stopbush Apr 2017 #8

Yes. "Jeebus loves you," Cyrano Apr 2017 #18

Has mankind ever devised a more perfect scam than Xianity? stopbush Apr 2017 #26

The nation-state. LanternWaste Apr 2017 #53

All religions can fit this description and at this point in history, some are even worse. GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #64

I've been wondering something similar. Why do Republicans hate poor people? nt raccoon Apr 2017 #9

poor, black, brown, muslim, asian, jew, etc. Cyrano Apr 2017 #16

Because the money tells them to. Orsino Apr 2017 #10

Probably because they feel Democrats are too soft, they think they can get away with it. OnDoutside Apr 2017 #11

I see people divided into two camps service to self ( rethugs) and service to others( Democrats) kimbutgar Apr 2017 #13

Oh, so many answers!... Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #15

Yep. They really are "World Class" dicks Cyrano Apr 2017 #27

Do not forget Doreen Apr 2017 #34

I think in a twisted way they view Republicans as winners and Democrats as losers. raccoon Apr 2017 #17

Fast Eddie seemed to sum up Republicans when he stood up to Bert meow2u3 Apr 2017 #21

Yes. But he lost when Cyrano Apr 2017 #24

Money, Power and Hate. briv1016 Apr 2017 #19

+ a brazillion. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #32

thank you. you said what I have been thinking. WHY do these people hate others so damned niyad Apr 2017 #20

Yes. They're really submerged in their own hatreds Cyrano Apr 2017 #22

I just think Corgigal Apr 2017 #23

From your lips to Cyrano Apr 2017 #28

This is an honest zentrum Apr 2017 #25

Not the same even though you'd think it would be. brush Apr 2017 #56

Hunh-- zentrum Apr 2017 #61

You'reright about your last sentence. The C-word is an insult directed towards women only. brush Apr 2017 #65

Fascists will be fascists Cary Apr 2017 #29

Because as long as there is someone lower on the totem pole than them... WoonTars Apr 2017 #30

They are greedy for power and wealth, so they do whatever their deep pocket paymarters tblue37 Apr 2017 #31

The Dick Coin: one side -- "fuck you, got mine. Flip side -- "if I can't get it, you don't either." ancianita Apr 2017 #33

Exactly so. ☹️😡 n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #35

It's in their DNA, how they are wired. brush Apr 2017 #36

Yeah, this is a nation of GWC58 Apr 2017 #54

In part because Democrats allowed St. Ronnie to walk all over them (not all but Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2017 #37

We have to prioritize toughness for a congressional leadership trait going forward. We have lost JudyM Apr 2017 #67

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2017 #38

Right wing media Va Lefty Apr 2017 #39

Yep Cosmocat Apr 2017 #42

Lack of hearing both sides DownriverDem Apr 2017 #40

They are strangely obsessed with enraging liberals -- many have no actual belief other than that. byronius Apr 2017 #41

They don't care what they do - as long as it pisses us off. Initech Apr 2017 #49

Decades of hate framing the evil liberal boogeyman Cosmocat Apr 2017 #58

Sixty seconds of that tripe and I get a rash. byronius Apr 2017 #59

+1000 treestar Apr 2017 #63

We went from "hope and change" to "go fuck yourself". Initech Apr 2017 #43

"dickishness" is that a real word or did you just make that up? kydo Apr 2017 #44

You are dead right the Greed Obsessed Party cares only for self interest. F**k the rest of us. Left-over Apr 2017 #45

Greed and bigotry. moondust Apr 2017 #46

They have also realized that .... as Czarina Ivanka pointed out in her book... MedusaX Apr 2017 #47

Good stuff. Welcome to DU. brush Apr 2017 #55

They lack empathy. mnhtnbb Apr 2017 #48

The British study that identified conservatism as the product of 'insufficiently complex thinking' byronius Apr 2017 #50

I believe that as well blueseas Apr 2017 #51

They're a bunch of people who feel entitled to have what you own. no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #52

Polluters and racists underpants Apr 2017 #57

They are predominately old and bitter and unable to confront their mortality. randome Apr 2017 #60

There Used To Be Many More Sane Ones colsohlibgal Apr 2017 #66

They are greedy sociopaths Luciferous Apr 2017 #68

Woim syndrome JHB Apr 2017 #69

You had me at "Why are Republicans such dicks?" wildeyed Apr 2017 #70

Regardless of psychology, only cure remains: Destruction of the GOP Fluke a Snooker Apr 2017 #71