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Trump Posts AI Image of Himself as Pope on Truth Social

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Ah, the old "they're all the same" trope.
None of that info implied that. Just a dose of reality when it comes to presidents throughout history. It’s nothing new.
 
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Donald Trump isn’t the first candidate to make America crass again



LBJ was very crass.
So was Jackson, Nixon and Teddy but very different circumstances
 
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From what I've been told, we're only allowed to post insulting opinions about this one picture of Donald Trump.

...Sooooo, we can't talk about any other presidents here. Or Cyrus the Great. Or anything interesting or worthwhile.
 
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From what I've been told, we're only allowed to post insulting comments about the picture of Donald Trump.

...Sooooo, we can't talk about any other presidents here.
Crassness was brought up as if this is a new phenomenon with Trump. It’s not. Those past presidents just did not have the internet and media we do today. It’s not an excuse but the fact is, it’s not new. Read about Adams and others. Pretty brutal.
 
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Crassness was brought up as if this is a new phenomenon with Trump. It’s not. Those past president just did not have the internet and media we do today. It’s not an excuse but the fact is, it’s not new. Read about Adams and others. Pretty brutal.
Yep. So true!
 
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From what I've been told, we're only allowed to post insulting opinions about this one picture of Donald Trump.

...Sooooo, we can't talk about any other presidents here. Or Cyrus the Great. Or anything interesting or worthwhile.
Do you think you are good at playing the victim ?
 
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It is probably needed with any leader to a point. President or not. The whole AI pic as pope that Trump posted was stupid but there have been worse things said and done by him and other leaders. The thing that gets me is most that are doing the complaining do not give a hoot about the Church and have complained of everything from the Papacy on down. But since Trump’s failed attempt at humor it’s suddenly just really offensive. Hypocrisy in action from where I stand. It’s all about who did it and an excuse to carry on with their Trump vetching. Anyone else doing it would of been off the radar.

Yeah, I hear you.

But here's the thing... Put yourself in the shoes of Trump... I've thought about this... To view it as an outsider it's easy to just say, "That's just Trump shenanigans." But I honestly in a million years would never in my life make an image of myself as the Pope. When you come at it from that angle and see that this is a guy who is not even Catholic, talked about being open to being the next Pope, and then makes an image of himself as the Pope, it hits differently.
 
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Yeah, I hear you.

But here's the thing... Put yourself in the shoes of Trump... I've thought about this... To view it as an outsider it's easy to just say, "That's just Trump shenanigans." But I honestly in a million years would never in my life make an image of myself as the Pope. When you come at it from that angle and see that this is a guy who is not even Catholic, talked about being open to being the next Pope, and then makes an image of himself as the Pope, it hits differently.
His wife is Catholic although I don’t think she is practicing. He just attended the Pope’s funeral. A conclave is starting in a few days. Someone asks him if he has a preference of a new pope, he jokes he should be the next pope. Then he says he has no preference. He posted the pic to continue the joke. So I can see someone like him who thinks he can fix literally everything posting something like that. It did not shock me in the slightest.
 
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His wife is Catholic although I don’t think she is practicing. He just attended the Pope’s funeral. A conclave is starting in a few days. Someone asks him if he has a preference of a new pope, he jokes he should be the next pope. Then he says he has no preference. He posted the pic to continue the joke. So I can see someone like him who thinks he can fix literally everything posting something like that. It did not shock me in the slightest.

Would you ever create an AI image of yourself as Pope? Why or why not?
 
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Would you ever create an AI image of yourself as Pope? Why or why not?
No.

Why? Because it’s not in my personality to post myself as pope or anyone else. There are all types. I’m not that type.
 
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No.

Why? Because it’s not in my personality to post myself as pope or anyone else. There are all types. I’m not that type.

You wouldn't because you are a decent human being.

Titus 1:15-16
"To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work."
 
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You wouldn't because you are a decent human being.

Titus 1:15-16
"To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled. They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work."
Well thank you. I just think Trump is ignorant on a lot of things. This? Not even on my radar of things to get upset about. What I found interesting was a lot of people’s reaction to it. :)
 
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It did not shock me in the slightest.
What is that? Can anyone else smell it? It smells like...poached amphibian. Is someone slowly boiling a frog somewhere?
 
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Are you referring to the breakdown of those two institutions individually?

Or did you mean the breakdown of the concept of separation of church and state?

Despite your misinformed views to the contrary, the church has been growing non-stop for 2000 years, includes a third of the planet in its membership, and shows no sign of slowing down.

Trump is trying to attach himself to the winning team.
 
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