• gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM
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    7 months ago

    This has Puritanical/Evangelical Christian roots. If someone is suffering, then they must deserve it. Imprisoned? Must be an irredeemable criminal. Poor? You must be lazy or make frivolous decisions. Disabled? You probably aren’t disciplined about your health.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      This is why we need to outlaw April Showers. As we all know, April Showers bring Mayflowers, and Mayflowers bring Pilgrims, and we don’t need any more of their puritanical prudish posteriors.