Throughout all of history there has been true evil. Always in the pursuit of wealth and power. Human beings, murdered, tortured, slaughtered. And always there have been people idly standing by. Some actually cheering. Many times holding up a Bible. America is in that moment. - ThreadSky

spockresists.bsky.social • 16 hours ago

Throughout all of history there has been true evil. Always in the pursuit of wealth and power. Human beings, murdered, tortured, slaughtered.
And always there have been people idly standing by. Some actually cheering. Many times holding up a Bible.
America is in that moment.

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mcinerney7.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Spot on 😥

tonitigerihler.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Agree

lacerantplainer.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Agreed 💯

booknana27.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Religious ideology has been the cause for most of the evils in history.

runemama.bsky.social•4 hours ago

'Tis the long-overdue time to cull an overpopulated species. The Right Wing wants to be in charge rather than allowing Mother Nature's wisdom to guide it voluntarily; something intelligent, educated women work toward and will continue as long as humanity survives on this planet.

Get used to it, GOP

mapaiko.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Again. We did this before. 100 years ago. And 100 years before that...

chrisjustice01.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Exactly. This is why history is critical. It repeats, in bigger ways. The same people who enslaved others & radicals who tortured people to death for religious beliefs or offending the King still live today. No changes at all. Humanity must always be aware of its goals & potential for good or evil.

joegasparrini.bsky.social•13 hours ago

There’s a terrific quote: When fascism comes to America it will be waving a flag and carrying a bible.

kyleruggles.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Yup!

fishladyabs.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Oh it already did - 400 years ago

kyleruggles.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Yup!

fishladyabs.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Ah yes, Manifest Destiny, or as I like to call it, callous disregard for human life…

kyleruggles.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Exactly.

The ends justify the means.

judgebaker.bsky.social•1 hour ago

Poland?

punkmothmisha.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Humanity is as capable of heinous and extreme acts of cruelty as it it is love, kindness, and gentility. For whatever reason, we chose to give fund to those with the power, desire, and incentive to the former rather more-so than the later.

christianmalmgren.bsky.social•15 hours ago

💯

madamadelaseer.bsky.social•8 hours ago

The opposite of Power is Peace. Money is a myth. If we can collectively live and die by that myth than we can collectively turn our backs on it, too. Time for gift economics, reciprocity, and community supported everything.

jubilado251.bsky.social•8 hours ago

That’s not fair. The Civil War was a terrible bloody struggle for the rights of people who mostly didnt look like the soldiers. And WWII was a noble fight against fascism in which we walked away with nothing more than a bunch of democratic allies.

realnathanjames.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Correct. Now, Oberbefehlsleiter Stephen Miller wants to suspend habeas corpus. If that happens, you will be in shock at how many of your friends and neighbors will look away, as Trump's stormtroopers drag you from your home, never to be seen again.

flyingnone.bsky.social•8 hours ago

My neighbors would throw a party, everyone here hates each other.

willowscoot.bsky.social•9 hours ago

When will we admit that's how America was born? Genocide, slavery, stealing land, bigotry, greed...
We must own our truth if we want to be truly free.

jlk-greystone.bsky.social•8 hours ago

The truth we must accept wasn't uniquely forged in the United States—it existed long before. Europeans didn’t create it; they simply exploited what was already deeply ingrained in human nature.

jlk-greystone.bsky.social•8 hours ago

When will the world acknowledge that this is how it has always been? America is merely the latest chapter in an ongoing cycle of human evolution.

richardlordtoad.bsky.social•9 hours ago

At some point in history, religion went terribly astray.

miri100.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Would like to think that’s not true would like to think that 75 million Americans are trying to bring back common decency

miloandme.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Here in the US, the Puritans moved west and south and have become more extreme than ever.

newsround.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Hyperbole?

kyleruggles.bsky.social•8 hours ago

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Yes we are. https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/?m=1

macksteele.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Today it can be summed up with one word

MAGA

kinderme.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Now with the new Hunger Games Immigration plan it’s even more obvious. The elite consider the 99% of us to either be the problem or the entertainment

atheist-pizza.bsky.social•11 hours ago

USA 6 million people on some kind of supervision or behind bars. That's not freedom and liberty.

tracey823.bsky.social•13 hours ago

We are and is still hard to believe even watching w my own eyes- it’s devastating and incomprehensible

satyavacas.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Always to build or save one's identity, which is nothing but imagination in it's true nature.

putawomanincharge.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Yes. We are.

babushkajanina.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Agreed, religion is simply a tool for control. Emperor Constantine understood how things work when dealing with highly superstitious populations.

knitwit64.bsky.social•15 hours ago

We want America back to sane.
Love Canada 🇨🇦

mynameisblueskye.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Trust many of us do, too. Maybe one day.

knitwit64.bsky.social•15 hours ago

We trust you to get it done.

catsforpeace2.bsky.social•12 hours ago

What is truly astounding is how quickly democracy has been dismantled. And it makes me sad and weary to know there are millions in the country who have no idea what is happening. Willful ignorance, and a dishonest media failing to report. IMHO

lextrizity.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Little Eichners all around us.

hanni68.bsky.social•14 hours ago

For the love of money is the root of all evil.

alpha-aurora.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I know, right?!

amyoc.bsky.social•8 hours ago

The Bible is the original book of violence misogyny, rape gender bias murder. All the things we DONT Like or Aspire To DO. We teach our kids to be good people. You can’t make them do Bible study and expect them to be good people.

joni2labs.bsky.social•7 hours ago

We are in it. Rise up!

debbydoesdc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Again.

ejcon.bsky.social•12 hours ago

CAN WE REMEMBER 4 US soldiers died in Lithuania;Lithuania government honored the US soldiers.The Soldiers bodies landed at Dover Air Force Base.Trump did not go.He had a golf date and dinner with the Saudi’s.I wonder if he talked to them about the 2 planes;the gold one and the one sent to us on 9/11

readbooks-1.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth. How many of these qualities does your president display?

jlk-greystone.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Perhaps it's time to distinguish true evil from mere temptation—the kind that indulges in pleasure without bringing harm to others.

jlk-greystone.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Evil will persist as long as there is profit in it. The broader we stretch the definition of evil, the more foothold it gains through those who exploit it for their own gain.

ancientanubus.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Remember when Kirk tells mirror Spock, “I submit to you that your empire is illogical.”

Greed, hate, list for power and control are destructive and illogical.

tleighb.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Evil persists because power hungry assholes exploit while cowards too afraid to get “yelled at” standby & watch

The pattern repeats: atrocities committed for wealth & control, with bystanders clutching Bibles as shields against moral responsibility. 🙄

You’d think humans would learn.

soog.bsky.social•8 hours ago

😪

greg-hill.bsky.social•12 hours ago

it will stop when Americans demand it with a non-violent 24/7 general strike

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