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Word of god
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I mean, the Dems could, but the problem is they're all multi-millionaires that are also profiting off the same corruption they claim they want to change.
Therefore, unlikely.
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Going on record as a hypocrite, to bait someone else into being a hypocrite doesn't strike me as a great strategy.
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Especially when the other person is immune to hypocrisy.
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And they will just use their projection strategy, saying, “They only use the words of the Bible when it suits them!” And they won’t be wrong.
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Amenbreak! Hallelujah, and pass the snakes.
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Only one party cares about hypocrisy. And it ain't the fucking Republicans.
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Well, they don't care about their own hypocrisy. They're happy to paint their opponents as hypocrites, even if they have to make something up to do it.
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That's because Republicans know that Democrat voters care about hypocrisy. Republican voters don't care.
So Republicans take advantage of that and shove hypocrisy in Democrats' faces because it scores them political points whereas Democrats doing the same doesn't phase Republicans one lick.
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Y’all are talking hypocrisy but shouldn’t this generally be a bill?? Student loans shouldn’t have interest. They’re an investment into the future of the country and economy. They’re still loans, and absurdly ruthless at that.
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Especially because education in capitalism is just a subsidy for businesses. Educated workers don't need to learn basic skills at the expense of the employer meaning businesses will be more likely to set up shop in your country.
So whether it's from a progressive pov or a conservative economic one, student loans having interest is BS.
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Easy
Just lend the money to a Jew .... Medieval European finances were basically built on this premise.
Christians could charge usury with Jews and Jews could charge usury to Christians because neither group could charge their own people according to the Bible.
So you are Christian and you want to charge usury to your fellow Christian brother Bob? Give the money to your Jewish friend Larry and charge a fee. Larry then gives the money to Christian Bob and charges the same fee. Jewish Larry charges a slightly higher fee to make it worth their while.
Bob pays Larry, Larry pays you, none of you broke God's laws and sky guy is happy and gets your place in heaven ready for you.
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The precedent would be chilling though, and illegal.
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when your book is so vague you can craft any meaning into it, arguments like this run out of steam quickly.
they are not bound by the book, but their fluid interpretation thereof. divinity my asshole
The Bible isn't vague on this one https://www.openbible.info/topics/usury
Very clear:
This one gives mixed signals:
Unfortunately most of these are easy to argue against if you're a morally bankrupt right wing Christian.
"It says when you lend money to the poor, but the kids going to college aren't poor. Just look at the kids these days, they always have money for iPhones and marijuanas."
"Well it's the government lending money, that Bible verse is just meant for individual people, from brother to brother" (this is the response from my dad when I asked why he wasn't Communist when the Bible teaches sharing money and not being greedy)
"These kids have to learn how the real world works, I mean how else will these companies survive if they can't charge interest?"
"I believe that but, as much as I want to, we can't change the law just for my religion!" (Proceeds to ignore this before and after because they truly have no shame and aren't affected or concerned by hypocrisy)
"If you're a Christian, surely you know the verse 'Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's... ' so these kids should be rendering all that interest to the people it belongs to"
Probably some other batshit crazy arguments. Our government sucks
The last part is pretty clear if you assume brother isn’t blood, but your group of people.
Don’t shit where you eat, but if you don’t eat there, shit away.
Sounds like those rules are just between Jews. Kinda like how there are different slavery rules depending on if the slave is Jewish or not.
The language for the last one is interesting, but I can see some merit to it. If I'm loaning to someone across the border, the distance for travel is really what the interest is charging on. It's a way to support global work while promoting local collaboration first.
Then it gets all manifest destiny and I get kind of at a loss.
Yup. So end result:
Only some specific flavor of evangelical christian is eligible and people need to convert if they want to have their loans dropped.
“Oh but most of those were from Old Testament, and those are more rough guidelines. Christ brought new commandments.”
I believe Christ would still be flipping tables in the square.
This is a common misconception. The words are written by people. ...And then edited by people to 'sell' an ideal. Don't agree with something? Don't include it!
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