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‘The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing,” Brendan Carr tweeted Tuesday, adding that critics of the cancellation are ‘acting like they’re losing a loyal DNC spokesperson.’

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[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This quote is from the Bible—“wailing and gnashing of teeth”—it’s a dog whistle for “Christian” fascists that don’t know Jesus but seem to have memorized Revelations.

These people seem to forget several quotes regarding the believers being deceived by an anti-Christ.

If these people ever talk Bible, this entire admin runs counter to Matthew 25:32.

  • Criminalizing foreigners
  • Making awful prisons
  • Taking away aide to those that need it

It’s a fucking joke that ANYONE on the Right speaks of Christ or faith at this time.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Religion has been and will always be a tool to enforce an agenda. The Bible is the reference sheet for any ideology, like magnetic poetry for the socially malignant. Together it enables the savvy to persuade the dim.

Religion has had its time in the sun and it isn't useful anymore. Only the evil and the dumb still find it useful.

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

You’re welcome to your opinion. I’m a UU, previously an atheist, and I’ve found a lot of value from it. It’s very different than traditional religion.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But CBS and Paramount are still trying to say it was a "financial decision". I guess they meant, Trump was threatening to cost them a lot of money, unless they cancelled his show.

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

Probably for legal reasons? Maybe someone will fuck up and sa6 something honest enough to get sued for it?

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

I wonder if he bailed early and started his own channel somewhere, how quickly CBS would scramble to find someone to take the spot

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

wheres the people that were defending the cancellations was "low viewership" the other day on lemmy, you can do better if it wasnt obvious it was a retaliation by trump.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would boycott CBS but I'm not watching them anyway.
Can't the show be done on some other format?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

There was a podcast with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver when studios shut down from covid. It was rather enjoyable imo.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Force_Five

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Party of purported free speech and anti-cancel culture upset that people are voicing their dislike about left-leaning talkshow being canceled for political reasons.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is it just me or does that guy have the most punchable face in America?

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 11 points 1 week ago

Nobody will ever have a more punchable face than Trump's last FCC chair.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

hes a true believer of trump much like krazy eyes patel.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'd say Stephen Miller gives him a run for his money in terms of punchability.

‘The partisan right’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing,” [...] celebrators of the cancellation are ‘acting like they’re not coercing private corporations' decisions to punish general dissent and accurate reporting of their attempt to cover up human trafficking and the rape of minors by the sitting President.’