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Extraordinary Moment St. Peter’s Basilica – May 9, 2023

St. Peter’s, May 9, 2023, 8:28 am -
“In ‘God’ We Trust”

The “God” of rhetorical socio-political piety.
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Their kingdoms are of this world

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2001: Lessons from Seven Years in Russia. 
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Nice, Polite Ignorants
Most people in America are essentially ignorant of history. I.e. they are, many, nice*.
*nice: from Latin nescius “ignorant, unaware,” literally “not-knowing,” from ne- “not” (from PIE root *ne- “not”) + stem of scire “to know”.
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Completely Incompetent

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Ein dummer Kommentar der höflich behandelt werden sollte, kann einen auf abstoßende Weise an die Unwissenheit erinnern, in der man lebt.
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Presidential Stupidity
Never was fit for the presidency…

The unfit President on Air Force One in route to Super Bowl Trump Claims The Jan. 6 Cop-Assaulters He Pardoned Were The Ones Assaulted
The president’s latest assertion came as his White House touted his support for first responders.
Huff-Post By S.V.
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Feb 10, 2025, 12:12 PM ESTABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump now claims that the domestic terrorists he pardoned who violently attacked police officers during his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt were actually the victims of that day.
“I pardoned people who were assaulted themselves. They were assaulted by our government,” he said in a half-hour news conference with the reporters traveling with him on his flight to the Super Bowl on Sunday.“That’s who were assaulted and they were treated unfairly. There’s never been a group of people in this country outside of maybe one instance I can think of, but I won’t get into it, that were treated more horribly than the people of J6,” he continued. “So no, I didn’t assault. They didn’t assault. They were assaulted, and what I did was a great thing for humanity.”
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Impersonations 
The imprisoning masks of politenesses and pleasantries.
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What percentage of Trump voters are just too stupid?