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I think English signs itself isn't always sus. But Israeli flags? Come on.

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[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 79 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There are entire slum complexes in Rio de Janeiro under the control of evangelical syndicates who call themselves the armies of Israel, and who repress any religion other than their church.

This is the afterglow of project 'damn, 1960s America is too woke, lets preach in the third world'.

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are entire slum complexes in Rio de Janeiro under the control of evangelical syndicates who call themselves the armies of Israel, and who repress any religion other than their church.

Complexo de Israel (Israel Complex) is fucking terrifying, the worst of the worst that Rio has to offer. Neo-pentecostal militarized gangs using repression tactics that actually sound like what Israel does to Palestinians

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This is why (I have several more historical reasons actually) I believe we need to ban missionaries and people that evangelize the Christian bible (or any religion for that matter).

They rely on predatory tactics to spread their message and often plant seeds of division where they preach. I was reading a story about missionaries' tactics and one of them included only giving food to the poor that would agree to listen to the Bible. They wouldn't give poor people food until they sat down and listened to the priest.

It's sickening.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These fuckers are all over Guatemala too. They haven’t managed to penetrate my region yet but they’re persistent as hell. Send some away and two more show up.

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iran and Saudi Arabia banned missionaries and building churches, it's the only law I wish western countries would just adopt.

The church hasn't ended its predatory behaviors, it just has better marketing now.

[–] ShariaLawZ@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

china also doesn't allow foreign missionaries, only local Chinese people can be missionaries in China

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

This is the best option tbh, if you can't ban it outright at least prevent outside actors from coming to your country and treating their "mission" like it's a vacation and opportunity to gawk at the backwards locals who desperately need your help.

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why (I have several more historical reasons actually) I believe we need to ban missionaries and people that evangelize the Christian bible (or any religion for that matter).

Anyone who disagrees with this probably needs to self crit honestly.

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I have lots of religious friends, I love them dearly.

But the fact of the matter is that religion has been a covert tool for organizations and governments to engage in disinformation and even information warfare in the past. It still is used today.

How missionaries in Africa spread the myth that aids is spread through gay sex and did the opposite of promoting protection during sex.

It's gotten people killed and ruined lives

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But have you considered that's just extremist Christianity and not representative of mainstream Christianity? Checkmate atheists.

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[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

only giving food until listening to a sermon

They do that in the US, too lmao

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 75 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Soviet repression of the Hungarian uprising was, possibly, the most correct political action of the 20th century.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Banging the shoe on the table was certainly a memorable move.

Edit: "We will bury you" is also quite a line.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

didn't the shoe thing not actually happen?

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Huh I never heard that but a cursory look says it's an alleged event. Some say he just banged a fist and others a shoe.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Fascists get what they deserve

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

English signs itself isn't always sus

It is 100% sus when the country isn't English. It implies the signs are there to beg for American support, not for support within their own borders (or from neighbours and allies)

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is false, pro-Palestine protests in Japan and South Korea have both used English signage. We need better heuristics for ops than “hehe English sign”

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Coup in Brussels inbound???

They’re even chanting in English here, it must be because they’re appealing to western governments(?)

My city has a large international community that is a bit more activist than the local community do some protest will have mostly English signs even if they are anti imperialist. But generally I agree with you

[–] soiejo@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago

Brazilian chuds have been flying israeli flags alongside brazilian flags for years now, this is absolutely not surprising

The english signs is pretty sus though, I agree on that

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 48 points 1 year ago

Evangelicals are one of the biggest voting block of the Brazilian right and they're obsessed with their supporters of Israel

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

sometimes I wish I could go back in time and kill baby Martin Luther before he starts Protestantism and its consequences

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It would happen anyways, and lutheranism isn't even the worst protestantism.

[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Yeah the Catholic Church was too weird and European nobles wanted to stop paying for the church.

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'd take any of the wishywashy national Nordic Lutheran churches over the Vatican

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

If we step on enough butterflies either something will change, or we'll eventually run out of butterflies.

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ehh doesn't matter, I'd have the time machine and a mission, so I'd just go around Tim Walzing them babies

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

The trick is to replace Luthor and try to mainstream a slightly cooler version of Protestantism. If you let that one monarch do divorce, then you can render the whole Anglican Church inert.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The time machine is almost complete. We leave on tuesday. Bring your own gun.

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

safety not guaranteed

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

Friends, in Bolivia there was NO coup!

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This colour revolution ain't gonna fund itself. Wonder which focus group landed on yellow. Capitalists gonna do this shit forever until they are stopped

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Wonder which focus group landed on yellow.

I reckon it was more about convenience than anything else. That's the Brazilian football jersey, a lot of people have one of these in their closets, so that's very handy

[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Of course if you're organising a protest organically you have to point out that it's organic, it's absolutely not a psyop

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

I think that comment was sarcastic

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This over Twitter? Lmao what a freakshow

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

By the way, with the twitter ban, what she's doing is currently an infraction. This means if someone snitches on her she might have to pay R$50k, which is just shy of 10k in USD. That is, unless she's tweeting from outside of Brazil.