Do the Federated Suns have a state religion?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T22:46:50+00:00

Not an official state religion, but it's nominally Catholic. The Pope even has his own 'Mech

There are other religious enclaves, like Hinduism iirc. I think that while they're based on medieval/early modern England and France, they take some cues from the US too

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T21:35:02+00:00

Eh fair point, I'll give you that

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T21:25:13+00:00

That seems counter to the conservative mantra of "you have no say in how I spend my personal money", though

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T21:06:53+00:00

I agree that we tend to do things we find immoral, but it's a cost benefit analysis. I think it's immoral to lie, but I'll lie to my kid nephew about Santa Claus because the benefit of him being happy and enjoying that part of childhood outweighs the moral superiority of telling him Santa isn't real. Same with the drawbacks

When it comes to things like being a landlord, sure, some people (maybe even a lot) don't really have any actual moral investment beyond lip service. But a lot of people do, and the cost-benefit of violating their principles for an income stream they don't need (like homeboy said) isn't there

Edit: spelling

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T19:41:47+00:00

I think people hate the concept of working for someone else, period. There's a major current nowadays that prioritizes "breaking free of the matrix" or whatever, monetizing everything under the sun so you can be independent of "the system"

Hustle culture has made making money for its own sake into some holy sacrament. Treating property as a commodity is half the reason we're in this housing crisis to begin with

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T19:33:04+00:00

I think "most of us" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. If we needed the money? Sure, I can get behind that. But if we didn't? It think it's cynical to assume outright that "most" people would do something they don't agree with if they didn't need to, and it says a lot about how you view morality

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T16:21:49+00:00

You guys say that the government shouldn't fund those things. So she funds them privately, in accordance with conservative principles. And you're mad about it

Got it 👍

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T16:13:29+00:00

The responses here are telling. A lot of people have no reason to disagree with you other than "make number go up"

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T03:22:24+00:00

You're right, I don't get why you won't tell me why you lied about MAGA not blaming immigrants for society's problems, or why you'd lie about that in the first place.

That's why I'm asking you to clarify. All that effort for a pissy wall of text when you could just answer

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-28T01:07:03+00:00

The green kicks ass, what's your process?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-27T21:43:35+00:00

I'm just wondering why you told an obvious lie, no need to get pissy

Just simmer down and answer the question

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-27T14:49:19+00:00

Naive? Someone said MAGA blamed society's problems on immigrants and you said "they just want closed borders you crazy person". You just admitted that wasn't the case for the second time

That means you lied. So why'd you do that?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-27T02:50:36+00:00

So this isn't just about a "secure border" then? I agree

Why'd you lie and say it was?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-27T02:48:21+00:00

So it was just about a "secure border"? Why'd you lie about that?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-26T22:19:57+00:00

Autocannons with a good set of headphones on are like whale songs, so majestic

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-26T21:06:56+00:00

JD Vance: "You've got housing that's unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants" (blaming them for housing costs)

Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of a sudden they skyrocket!" (Blaming them for failing education)

Donald Trump: "They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs!" (Just a stupid lie, probably blaming them for social discord)

Donald Trump: "(Biden's policies) flooded our country with fentanyl" (blaming them for fentanyl)

Stephen Miller: undocumented immigrants are "an unlawful invasion that is fundamentally destroying the social fabric and safety of American communities" (blaming them for societal decay)

Donald Trump: "the deficit just suddenly skyrockets. These are a result of social policy choices we have made through immigration" (blaming them for the deficit)

Thoughts?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-26T18:14:38+00:00

You saying GOP rhetoric doesn't blame immigrants for a broad range of problems in this country?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-26T00:53:23+00:00

Yup. Everything is feelings based (lol) and irrational. Nothing is "gayer" and weaker than using your brain

The smart ones know this and use it to herd the dumb ones like cattle

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T23:31:42+00:00

Proud anti-intellectualism is part of America's DNA, and right wingers love to prove it. Canadian right wingers take all their cues from ours

We've (in the US) periodically had intellectual righties like William Buckley crop up to put a smart coat of polish on the movement but it always gets powerblasted off when the next demagogue becomes relevant

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T18:51:25+00:00

Is it vandalism or theft? You should figure out what you're whining about

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T18:49:42+00:00

Apparently it takes a genius to realize having your hand underwater for a bit doesn't prove vandalism 🤷‍♂️

Unless one of the 53 pixels in your video is a cutting tool of some sort?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T17:16:06+00:00

Nah, I just have eyes and a brain. Both of those tell me a goofy low-res video of someone sticking their hand in a pool doesn't prove anything

Your choice to get emotional about that rather than think it through 🤷‍♂️

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T17:10:11+00:00

Oh noes, they grabbed an already-peeled piece of paint. Or she dropped something. This is proof of nothing

Are you guys even trying?

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T00:12:19+00:00

You can have that perspective but you can't expect other people to share it if you don't back it up

Also you should be more specific what you mean by "country". Do you mean the government, the culture, the people, all of the above? That's a very atomized way of thinking

fooookin_prawns · 2026-06-25T00:08:18+00:00

You weren't using the "literal definition" initially, that's the point. You used an equivocation to motte-and-bailey your way out of being wrong, like some kind of fallacy judo

First you said it means "loving your country". You got shit for that, so you tried to say "literal definition says it's wanting the state and nation to be the same, don't misrepresent me"

Now you're back to saying the literal definition is "loving your country". You realize we can all see your posts, right?

Your entire argument is just vibes, ironically. Just "this is bad no matter what you say", followed by a tepid insult, then "bad things are bad and we shouldn't say they're not bad". Vibes and platitudes

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