• @samus12345
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    Kind of like making a cross the symbol of Christianity?

    • qprimed
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      4 months ago

      100 years from now in a Tchurch™…

      “and now, my brothers and sisters in Trump, we sing in praise of His Holy Orangeness and place the sacrament of The Bandage upon our ear.”

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        34 months ago

        “Followed by the ceremonial grabbing of the pussy.”

    • archomrade [he/him]
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      04 months ago

      Depends, is his bleeding ear a symbol of eternal life and forgiveness of sins, too?

      I find the comparison to religion kind of laughable. As full of himself Trump is I do not think he shares Christ’s confidence of heavenly ascendance. He sure as fuck doesn’t want to die, but especially not as a sacrifice for the sins of his followers.

      • @samus12345
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        44 months ago

        The comparison to religion is very apt, considering how Trump’s followers worship him.

        • archomrade [he/him]
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          04 months ago

          Trump does not have any interest in sacrificing himself for his followers.

          I’m not convinced he enjoys being reminded of his brush with death.

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            Actually, he seems to relish in it.

            (These are actual shoes he’s selling.)

            Like most narcissists, he’ll gladly take any opportunity to get attention by being a victim.

            But, no, he has no interest in sacrificing himself for his followers. That point is irrelevant - I’m pointing out the aspect of worshipping a person, not the goodness or badness of that person.

            • archomrade [he/him]
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              04 months ago

              I’m pointing out the aspect of worshipping a person, not the goodness or badness of that person.

              Lmao, that’s not what I’m saying. He loves attention, absolutely. I’m commenting on his personal feelings about being shot at and wounded, not his feelings of being adored. Trump talks a big game about violence but can’t stomach being a part of it himself. He famously dodged the draft by faking bone spurs and has called wounded and disabled veterans ‘disgusting’. I don’t think he enjoys people highlighting the fact he almost died by drawing attention to his injury from it.

              He likes being able to say he was the victim of a shooting, but he likely does not see actually getting hit a flattering quality. Like for the shoe, he didn’t even pick the famous photo from that day, he picked an objectively worse one where his ear isn’t even shown and he’s posing just like he does at every rally. It it weren’t for a dribble of blood on his cheek this picture could be mistaken for any other day of his campaign.

              No, I don’t think he enjoys people taping gauze on their ears in reference to his injury.

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                34 months ago

                I’d like to think it annoys him, I just doubt it does.