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For all their "christianity", republicans in the US are pretty hypocritical.

Jesus actually teached that everybody deserves to get fed and housed. That everybody deserves healthcare. That people should care for other people in their community. That is essentially the core principles of socialism.

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It sounds like you're using "pay your taxes" to argue that it's ok by Jesus if you vote for the Republican party, which I think is messed up because he said so much about caring for others.

[–] jasory@programming.dev 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But did Jesus proscribe government welfare programs? It seems to be that the basis for "Jesus was a socialist", is based on his teachings on charity. But this can be done by personal charity, and infact those are the examples he gave. Nowhere in the Bible does it say "you should vote for needs-based welfare programs".

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You turn away from Jesus when you ignore the needs of others.

[–] jasory@programming.dev 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

But that's not socialism, is it?

Also you can try to argue that some methods of welfare distribution are inefficient, but you can't argue that the needs are being ignored.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

You think the GOP looks after people's needs?! The gop is the party of "f**k you, I've got mine".