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Carolann Brendel's avatar

One other thing, what's with all the books, articles, podcasts, and videos about empathy being either "toxic" or "a sin"? Why are they trying to harden people's hearts? What's their objective?

Phil McKraken's avatar

There is empathy, which is generally a good thing. Then there is empathy without discernment, which is foolish. You have to at least know how to distinguish between the two. Empathy without discernment could most often be described as suicidal empathy. That has become a catch all term on the right, but its validity and existence are substantial nonetheless.

Carolann Brendel's avatar

Webbon didn't quote that verse accurately at all in that 9/11/25 X post. Was that supposed to be a sick joke? Here is the accurate quote.

Psalm 139:23

"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts." NIV

"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:" KJV

"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts." ESV

Jake's avatar

The correct citation is Psalm 139:21-22

Carolann Brendel's avatar

Thank you for the information; Psalm 139:21-22 shows us how the psalmist felt. Here is what Jesus Christ, the Almighty God, thinks:

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (Matthew 5:43-44)

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Joe G's avatar

All conviniently ignored by those as far from Jesus as Lucifer is from God...

This same ideology is beginning to take root here in the UK. We need to continue identifying and calling out these fanatics.

Pit's avatar

Jews that did not convert are called the synagogue of Satan twice in the book of Revelation in 2:9 and 3:9. A good dive into the abuses the world has had to live with from unconverted Jews can be heard by E. Michael Jones on his Rumble channel. Now our very own America no longer belongs to We the People. Many politicians are taking large and small campaign contributions from AIPAC. Christian Zionism is heresy. Jesus is the Temple. There will never be a third stone and mortar temple.

Nadin Brzezinski's avatar

Oh absolutely they are. Talk of final solution has been a thing for a while on the Chans, stormfront, gab social..and others. POTUS having a post invoking the camp of the saints was not an accident. So yes, yes they are.

Janet Mefferd's avatar

Yes. My observation wasn’t about those sectors, though. My focus is on the Doug Wilson/AmRef-CBL/Webbon/Claremont/Heritage variety of Woke Right Christian Nationalists.

Nadin Brzezinski's avatar

Which are part of the spectrum.

Lawrence Ramsay's avatar

Perhaps you should check out what people on your side of politics have been saying for the last decade.

glof's avatar

Clutch your pearls more, Janet.

Angela Wittman's avatar

They are vile. Thank you for sharing this. I left X a long time ago because of all the hatefulness; I appreciate your stamina and reporting on these matters.

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Dianna b's avatar

Now do Islam. Christian Nationalism indeed.

Ellen Roehl's avatar

"Too soon?" - Nick Fuentes

Art Wilkins's avatar

Antisemitism is evil; antisemitism is a death cult. And, it is evil whether on the right or the left. Groups have little to do with it: but, the right rejects “antisemitic groups” out of hand, whereas antisemitism has become mainstream in Democratic circles. It has become a badge of honor, say, at the Oscars. The values of the Democrats have pushed up a Mamdani in New York City. Even in Congress members are outwardly antisemitic. We would do better, however, not to think of groups like left and right. The groupthink ideology is a goodly part of the problem: we would do better to think of good and evil … and let the chips lie where they may. Groupthink led to both to Hitlerian antisemitism and Stalinist antisemitism: the twentieth century body count tells all. If groups partake, they promote evil. Right now, the antisemites on the right are outlying pariahs; on the left, they are a core identity.

Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

As a Christian, I find statement like that distasteful. I also remind myself daily that Christ spoke out against the excesses in his own religion. He whipped the moneylenders and overturned tables.

But he was merciful to the Samaritan and Gentiles.

As a Christian, we are to defend our faith and teach the world about the righteousness of God.

We don't attack our enemies unless we are attacked first.

I think all politicians should get off of social media and learn to think before they post.

Tim Norton's avatar

The most unspeakable human convention is religion. The evidence is everywhere.

Clifford V. Smith's avatar

Hey,

Thanks for the screenshot of my tweet.

Shoot me an email would you? Clifford.Vernon.Smith@gmail.com

Jonathan E Thomas's avatar

Speaking of an old problem of the unholy (or inevitable?) alliance of protestantism with nazism: https://newvalues.substack.com/p/from-luther-to-hitler-intestinal