Posted on 07/07/2020 8:04:40 AM PDT by Meatspace
President Trump's campaign recently issued a round of digital ads asking people to support his reelection bid as he stands up to those targeting statues, monuments, and memorials.
One of the ads, which ran on Facebook and Instagram, featured a photo of a statue of Jesus along with the words, "WE WILL PROTECT THIS." There's only one problem: The statue isn't in the United States. The photo depicted Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.
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(a) The ad probably intends the image to merely generically represent statues and images of Christ; and (b) there is one of very similar, if not identical, design in Arkansas.
These kinds of shooting themselves in the foot mistakes must stop...it just looks dumb. I don’t know if it’s Brad Parscale’s fault, but they need to tighten up the message.
Is it a real ad or a parody?
Why not support the image of Jesus all over the world—even in Russia and China. Russia would not mind—China might be a problem.
Why not support the image of Jesus all over the world—even in Russia and China. Russia would not mind—China might be a problem.
Why not support the image of Jesus all over the world—even in Russia and China. Russia would not mind—China might be a problem.
Whatever mess you think the US is in, is nothing compared to where Brazil is headed.
I think Jair and his boys are less interested in saving statues of Christ than not being personally crucified.
I think Brazil is going to be in a world of hurt. 50% of her population is descended from slaves.
We should support the image of Jesus all over the world. But, to send out a fundraising ad saying "We will protect this" of a statue in Brazil just confuses the message, especially since there's little we can or will do to protect it.
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