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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 52 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

It's a known phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_persecution_complex

Though seems to me that persecution narrative must be pushed top-down by a minority, if 96% of the actual people vote "No".

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s seems like a psy-op by the wealthy.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

not... well. maybe it is. but not directly.

The messaging is there to keep people from leaving.

they'll be told things like "that person was rude to you becuase you're a Christian!" or "you lost your job because you were a Christian!" or any of a dozen things that have nothing to do with. (sometimes, in point of fact, they push you to do things that will make people angry at you. like knocking on their door at seven AM on a fucking Sunday. this is, for example, the point of the Mormon's mission... or JW's.)

along with all this, they'll get you to burn bridges with your support systems; and to annoy everyone around you.

The whole goal is to keep you from leaving, even though they're incredibly toxic.

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Literally everything organized religion does is a psy-op to manipulate people 😅

I think it's an interesting discussion to be had, whether it's done by "the wealthy". We have account that Jesus was kinda against the rich. I mean he flipped some tables and everything. And young Christianity also had something going on with the camel and the needle's hole. And we have more paragraphs than just John and Timothy... But boy did they turn that upside down with what we have as of today. Especially in the USA. I think "they" accomplished their goal. Interesting, though, how the establishment (in modern times) often comes with some urge to claim victimhood. And I don't think it's traditionally part of totalitarianism.

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[–] adarza@piefed.ca 32 points 1 month ago

lemme guess....

25 persons voted, including the moron that created this 'poll'.

(24/25 is exactly 96 percent)

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Christians don't get persecuted for being Christians.

They get persecuted for acting like insufferable assholes. Don't do that and there won't be a problem.

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A religion that has a building dedicated to it on every street corner does not get to claim they are persecuted.

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[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People who are kind, considerate, and compassionate towards others do get persecuted.

People who don't tip at Cracker Barrel on a Sunday after church probably should be persecuted.

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[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They're so persecuted, they're afraid of answering yes on this poll! Incontrovertible evidence of Christian persecution!

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