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antheabutler.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Let me tell you why this is not a joke...

President Trump on Tuesday joked to reporters that he would like to be the next Pope. He took it a step further on Saturday, sharing what appeared to be an A.I.-generated photo of himself wearing the traditional vestments of the pontiff.

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antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

First off, it's offensive to every Catholic. People dress up all the time like clerical figures, especially in the Catholic church for Halloween etc. But when you get an authoritarian doing this, it has another meaning all together

antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump showing himself at the as the Pope is just one more way in which he is trying to deify himself as a religious figure in this country, not just an authoritarian ruler. Lindsey Graham who started this crap should be ashamed of himself, but I don't think he has any shame left.

antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

The New York times may take this just as trolling but it's not just trolling. He's telling you exactly what kind of power he wants and how he wants to use it. And with that picture from last week of somebody literally on the ground in front of Trump praying..well you get the picture.

mitycheese.bsky.social•2 days ago

Funny how they know when he's trolling but not when he's lying.

antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

When many of us said authoritarianism was coming to America and that the Republican party had turned fascist everyone laughed at us. Nobody's laughing now as the country's foundations are being torn apart by Trump's minions.

antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

Let me remind all of you that Trump really disliked Pope Francis for getting on him about immigration back in 2017. For him to dress up as Pope during the 9 days of mourning in the Catholic Catholic church is meant as disrespect.

antheabutler.bsky.social•2 days ago

So I really wish the New York times would talk to some people who actually understand religion and understand authoritarianism because this was not a joke and I don't appreciate them saying it was.

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•2 days ago

neeeceee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Absolutely! Disgraceful!

kauaihorses.bsky.social•2 days ago

fenbeast.bsky.social•2 days ago

My God. I’m not even Catholic (lapsed Episcopalian), but I’m horrified and disgusted at this. WTF is WRONG with these people? Not Trump specifically, I know what’s wrong with him, but the people around him who egg him on & think this shit is funny?

Our national reputation won’t recover for decades.

dgoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

To state is more accurately, the white “rulers “ of this country always wanted the pre 1960’s America where one class and their govt appointees (aka elected official) RULE on their behalf so that 80% can enjoy life from the labor of 20%

shanavwhite.bsky.social•2 days ago

They also called us hysterical.

bluememe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Definition of a liberal*: someone who is usually right, but too soon.

*Liberal, progressive, whatever. Kindly keep any internecine poodle
fights out of my TL.

phillipskid.bsky.social•2 days ago

I was thinking about this same thing. When pushed by those who are offended, he will say they can’t take a joke. But to his sycophants, they will see it as a good idea and deem him worthy. And when he is not made Pope, they will feel he was cheated and so will he.

colemarie.bsky.social•2 days ago

I believe that Ruth Ben-Ghiat also put out the same thing you are saying, just this morning about the pope thing. It’s part of the authoritarian agenda.

eleonu.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fuck Donald Trump. He is a rapist piece of shit on a rampage against human progress and everything decent in this world.

We need to say these simple truths out loud more often.

juliecunningham.bsky.social•2 days ago

You're right. LG left all his shame at the feet of his would-be pontiff.

distractible.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just more proof that Trump knows no bounds. One of the aspects of being a psychopath

jancheta25.bsky.social•2 days ago

There is nothing sacred to Trump/MAGA. Not the office of the Pope, not the rule of law, nothing...except greed and white supremacy. They'd crucify Christ, then turn Him in to a #memecoin. They'd take the Bible and "translate" it into a modern day Mein Kampf. All for getting more, so we get less.

suessmund.bsky.social•2 days ago

The more people he pisses off the better.

vl2024.bsky.social•2 days ago

Think about it: Bankrupting the Vatican - not a bad idea … Felon47 would probably be good at it.

noshoes.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why stop there? Why not proclaim himself Emperor Of The Universe And All That Ever Was Or Will Be?

lisaywalker.bsky.social•2 days ago

Listening intently..

molesen.bsky.social•2 days ago

What boggles my mind is even if he were to become the Pope, the fundamentalist Christians who hate Catholicism would still worship and support him.

june-6-bug.bsky.social•2 days ago

Also, that man has never told a joke in his life. He genuinely wants to do every horrible thing he's "joked" about doing! We know this because he actually tries to do those things!

fullyspectrumed.bsky.social•2 days ago

Disrespecting (post WWII) veterans and Catholics writ large over the course of 48 hrs should be Republican political suicide right?
At least it would have been in the before times.

plaintoast.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump never jokes.

americanarena.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s the faded playbook of a guy who needs to string along the media which will pick up anything. The clown show and the theatre of narcissism and authoritarianism go hand in hand. Just wondering about those six (!) Catholic SCOTUS justice and how this grates on them.