r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 16h ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/Randinator9 Ohio 14h ago

Selfishness cannot comprehend Selflessness

Evil cannot comprehend Good

Death cannot comprehend Life

Darkness doesn't know Light

I could keep going, but I'm sure you get it. Pisses me off that this is literally what Jesus taught and Conservatives (who claim to be Christian) have the most Anti-Christian ideology I've ever seen. Even most Muslims are kinder than these ghouls, and I completely dislike Islam.

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u/rotundanimal 12h ago

Gross. “Even most Muslims are kinder” is like saying “you’re smart for a girl.” Some of the kindest, most generous people I know are Muslims.

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u/Dry-Tough-3099 13h ago

Jesus taught us to put your faith in government? Must have missed that part.

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u/construktz Oregon 13h ago

Man... You must be a gold medalist in mental gymnastics to twist what he said into that.

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u/toderdj1337 11h ago

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u/Dry-Tough-3099 12h ago

I thought the idea was that Obama cared for the nation, and so do liberals, but conservatives only want what's best for themselves. Jesus taught us to care for the needy. Liberals do that by voting for more government programs, while conservatives do that by direct charitable giving, and helping people in their community. What did you get out of it?

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u/ludba2002 12h ago

John the Baptist called the Sadducees a "brood of vipers". Can't imagine what horrible names he'd have for MAGA folks.

Maimonides said the Sadducees rejected "the Oral Torah as an excuse to interpret the Written Torah in a lenient, personally convenient manner." Interpretation that preserves your selfish ego is your entire game.

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u/TigreWulph 12h ago

Uh yeah... kinda... Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him.

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u/davisboy121 Washington 10h ago

That….was absolutely not Jesus teaching people to put their faith in the government, it was a critique of Caesar. 

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u/TigreWulph 10h ago

It was his response when asked if it was legal to pay taxes to Ceasar, your interpretation is... interesting.