SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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Well....sometimes. Sometimes persecution leads to suffering, death, and the extinction of the church. The places where the 7 churches of Revelation were persecuted are now unreached areas.
@SirHendrick
Didn't fox just sell much of itself to Disney? This may need to be updated.
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Christian persecution 'at near genocide levels'
The interim report said the main impact of "genocidal acts against Christians is exodus" and that Christianity faced being "wiped out" from parts of the Middle East.
"What we have forgotten in that atmosphere of political correctness is actually the Christians that are being persecuted are some of the poorest people on the planet."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48146305
Honestly shocked the BBC allowed this to be published
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@Surasanji Thats fine, but so far Bernie doesnt seem to fit that bill or any politician. The last thing I would use to describe a politician is someone who is "far better educated than me"
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Killing Christians
Christian persecution 'at near genocide levels'
> In some regions, the level and nature of persecution is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide, according to that adopted by the UN.
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Yes. Ron Paul is on the Fed Board.
https://mobile.twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1124292274727346176
Hispanic Unemployment Rate Sets New Record All Time Low in April - 4.2%
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/hispanic-unemployment-rate-sets-new-record-low-april
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Sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is canceling a meeting.
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How do we know what’s going on in the world? Our government tells us! 😭
@Saederup92 I guess it depends on who you think it's safe for.
Democrat Rep On Abortion: Some Kids Are Unwanted, Kill Them Now Or Kill Them Later
#abortion #infanticide #democrats
https://www.dailywire.com/news/46666/democrat-rep-abortion-some-kids-are-unwanted-kill-ryan-saavedra
Jakarta is sinking. Interesting article but it ends with this penultimate paragraph :
“The message here is that technology can't get us out of this,” Kiparsky adds. “You need something more difficult—you need institutional solutions, you need political will to do something radical.”
The rejection of innovation, invention, and science in favor of centralized authority seems to be a disturbing pattern when discussing big issues lately.
The end is neigh!
We lost 2 years today.
Beto: We only have ’10 years’ left on Earth if we don’t address climate change
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Only a matter of time before politicians "red flag" someone (or groups of political enemies) for being a political dissident.
Another California driver on 25 here in Colorado :
Man driving wrong way on I-25 steals patrol car, drags trooper while speeding away
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"Forty-two percent of Americans have a favourable opinion of their president, while just 36% of Canadians approve of Trudeau. And while nearly 53% of Americans disapprove of Trump, a staggering 63% of Canadians have given up on the Liberal leader."
That is, PM Trudeau has a worse net approval rating among Canadians than President Trump has among Americans. Hard to believe.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-will-trudeau-even-make-it-to-the-election
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
