The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
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Aaron Rupar
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Everyone is a collection of influences. Even the most unself-aware Traditional Alpha Patriot.
--Death, from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
Because being a pussy worked so well in Nazi Germany.......
Nothing is really sacred to him and his people.
Appealing to their better senses even less so.
Not sure who you imagine needed to hears this but they also sound like Nazis.
Her comments were not directed at the festering wind bag of lies, hate, filth, and revenge.
Her words were directed towards us.
To remind all Americans, all people, that we are the ones to have mercy, we are the ones to remember not to follow an unholy tRump.
Amen.
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Regardless of any of that, her plea for mercy in a public setting where the cabal of hate was sitting was a magnificent human deed, no matter the setting, nor the religion.
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No, there's a specific group of people that need to hear that message, not me.
Probably not you, either!
As for other's listening... the cult members will follow him regardless of her words. They are too invested to question their decision to follow, revere him.
I wonder if he ordered ICE raids in churches, schools, and hospitals as a result of his anger.
I don't know anything about her religion, but I suspect that Usha found something she liked in Bishop Budde's remarks.
That reminds me of something my mother said during supper one night. She said that it's the sins of omission that matter, the times when we should have done or said something but failed to do so.
Karen & Usha could have said "I will divorce you if you partner with Trump."
I mean, I knew it was going to be a shitshow these next 4 years, but jeez. It already feels like it's been forever and it's only been a day.
Who would have thought he was such a snowflake?
Haha, I did
"It is not enough to be compassionate—you must act." – Dalai Lama
All the criminals sitting in those first few rows felt it too.
It shook them to their core no matter what their lying faces tried to tell the world.
JD Vance's "wife" looked like she was going to breakdown right there.
Also, she answers to a higher power.
He doesn't listen.
He hears only himself
He's his own counsel
He's the smartest person in the room.
THESE ARE HIS OWN WORDS
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It is simply: standing on principle.
Cheers to her.
You can’t expect a sociopath to have empathy.
The "Rule Of Law" has NOT stopped this. We aren't wrong to be worried/angry.
To burn it down.
Again... No, Trump has nothing "special", he's no super villain... Yet here we are. Why should anyone at this point believe "Laws" will save us?
Boycotts. Civil disobedience. Monkey wrenches.
maga will be on his side because it's what they do. but the actual christians in it will be in conflict. delivered by a woman with a soft simple voice. rather than a man. but what she said.
they'll laugh at the 'fear' part. the rest might matter.
It also shows up the shameful cowardice of the media, Democratic politicians, corporations, etc., in their compliance and enabling of evil.
There's a reason she didn't say these things in a private audience with Trump.
Trump shall be held to account, as shall all who support him.
And who is going to call him out, MSM? Please.
your comment is neither
RW outrage at this uncovers the fallacy of their self proclaimed religious & moral adherence.They only use religion as a cloak,to give them cover for cruelty.
But it hopefully did touch those who still have hearts.
Nothing is retained in there, and it's not because he can't hear her.
He just doesn't want to.
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Our alternative "leader" campaigned against our First Nations and regularly attacks minorities
No Charlie Kirk, no MTG, no Boebert, no Tucker, no Jesse Watters interrupting or distorting. She risked being blasted and possibly threatened to literally speak truth to power. Badass! 🔥
We watched him watch it with glee on tv.
Now we watched as a Bishop begged for mercy for LBGTG and migrant people in America. He stared back at her.
Trump is the devil, Hitler re-incarnated and all those who support him are just as evil,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/
You never know whom you might reach.
For spite. Because he can. I hate that fucking monster.
i also know religious folks who will find a way to contort their brains into seeing this as a perversion of her pulpit, never grasping the irony
Fucking idiots, we HAVE to speak up and let our voices be heard, otherwise we give in completely to the most base and vile elements of humanity!
We are the shady Condo Unit with Nerve gas.
Powerful words well said have a long reach.
That's exactly what every Christian does, right?
They put a Bishop who speaks about love and mercy on their "hit" list.
We all know exactly how DimwitDon controls his cult.
We also know he has no problem with people dying because of his words.
Repeat for 1460 days
Even if none of them change their minds, the election was close, and not everyone voted. You don't need to win over everyone on day 1. You just need to win over a few more people until you have enough.
Saying nothing normalizes evil so more accept it.