Pope Francis criticizes Trump and Harris, says voters must choose between ‘lesser of two evils’ | CNN Politics
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Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump’s anti-migrant policies and Vice President Kamala Harris’ support of abortion rights as both being “against life.”
  • Blackout@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    HEY! Watch the disrespect! If there is one thing Catholics know it is being EVIL so maybe the Dope knows something?

  • leadore@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Let me just fix that headline: “Head of insanely wealthy organization that has sexually abused children for hundreds of years feels justified in calling someone evil.”

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I don’t put much stock in the opinion of someone who actively protects and supports child abusers as to what he considers “against life”

  • A Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Why does the tribunally selected autocrat of a foreign nation intent on raping children get to tell me anything about democracy or evil?

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Well, given his problem with Harris is that she supports abortion rights, he can just get fucked along with his opinions.

      • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        She did say Israel will still be fully supported, which isn’t really just pussyfooting with a war criminal…it’s more enabling. I would also add fracking to the “evil” side as well. Don’t get me wrong, it is better than the alternative and the lesser of two evil, but still.

        • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Regarding the fracking issue, what was she supposed to do there? Hillary Clinton said she was going to shut down coal mining and it was a major contributor to losing her the election as a whole. We didn’t need a repeat of that.

          • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Tout creating clean energy jobs and training for them. We are continuing to repeat this and pass this transition off. Not addressing climate change will not gain a young voters. HRC was terribly unpopular to begin with.

            • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Tout creating clean energy jobs and training for them

              In other words, do what HRC did.

              “We are going to train you for different jobs” does not inspire as much optimism as you seem to think.

            • OldFartPhil@lemm.eeEnglish
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              2 months ago

              I think Harris could have had a more nuanced answer than, “Fracking, fuck yeah!” But it’s a damn shame that, to win the electoral college you have to be all drill, baby drill.

              Although that’s politics… “It’s great to be here in Chicken Fark, Arkansas! I know, in the past, I have been accused by my opponent of being opposed to chicken farking. But I’m here today to tell you that, if elected, I promise to fark more chickens than any president in history!”

              Still voting for Harris, obviously.

              • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
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                2 months ago

                I think she panicked a little bit. She was asked the question, and thought, “Oh shit, this is what fucked Clinton,” and didn’t want to leave any doubt in WV residents’ minds that she was going to take their jobs away, so she gave a clear, no-bullshit answer.

                Obviously yes, it would be preferable that the overwhelming opposition to fracking from most of the rest of the country was enough to offset one very small, backwards state’s fears, but that’s not the country we live in right now. Maybe in the future.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Hey buddy, we all know how broken our political system is… at least this time we can get a little bit excited about one of the options. There have been worse elections.

  • BertramDitore@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Nobody asked you. Keep your creepy diddling religion out of our politics. Or start paying taxes.

  • Myxomatosis@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Why don’t you clean up your own house before criticizing others? Start with the pedo priests that the church likes to hide.

  • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    You knew about l’abbé Pierre, fucker. Know when to shut your trap and when to open it

  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Not gonna lie. The bar is so incredibly low that, at the risk of invoking dril, at least Child Fucker In Chief acknowledges those are some pretty evil beliefs about immigrants.