Any one else forget that our pedo President had a pedo preacher?

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    An innocent child will serve a lifetime of trauma while the pedo served only 6 months. Making America Great Again.

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      On a good note, this was expected. It was part of a plea deal where he only had to serve 6 months of 10 years, the rest as probation. This was also just the criminal result, the civil suit is still ongoing, and so far the victim seems pleased with the overall outcome.

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    Trump doesn’t have any preachers in the normal sense. Trump is most likely a psychopath who wouldn’t pay any heed to moral advice from anybody.

    So, any preacher who he acknowledges like this is undoubtedly deeply corrupt and a con man. I wouldn’t even be surprised if Trump chooses preachers who are compromised on purpose, so that they can be controlled. Trump famously tries to get people to swear personal allegiance to him.

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      any preacher who he acknowledges like this is undoubtedly deeply corrupt and a con man

      LOL. Since when is any preacher NOT a con man? Keep drinking the Jesus juice.

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        If you really think there are zero preachers who honestly believe in their religion, then you are just as divorced from reality as they are.

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          Oh I believe some believe in the lie, but it’s still a con and does not make it true.

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            I understand what you mean, then, but I think it’s part of a definition of a con man that they know they are deceiving others.

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              con man

              Perhaps, but the cognitive dissonance is real with these people. For example: eating and drinking the flesh and blood of a deity. Some are told to believe they are, but deep down know it’s a lie.

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          That’s the thing about those in power. They just need to be convincing enough to get a few people who are gullible, or easily-manipulated for one reason or another, to genuinely believe what they say, and then it snowballs from there

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            The authoritarian personality is a personality type characterized by a disposition to treat the voice of authority figures with unquestioning obedience and respect.

            If you look at that Wikipedia page, you’ll see that the largest correlation, in America, with authoritarian personality, is being poorly educated or being an evangelical protestant.

  • artyom@piefed.social
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    Any one else forget that our pedo President had a pedo preacher?

    I feel like that could very well just be luck. Lots of pedo preachers.