Posted on 07/31/2020 4:05:16 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) singled out a statue of Father Damien, a Catholic priest who ministered to a Hawaiian leper colony, as an example of “white supremacist culture.”
Father Damien, born Jozef de Veuster in Belgium, arrived in Hawaii in 1864 when the islands were an independent kingdom. The priest conducted missionary work on the islands and for the last 16 years of his life ministered to a leper colony, until he died after contracting leprosy himself. A statue of Father Damien stands in the U.S. Capitol.
“It’s not Queen Lili’uokalani…the only Queen Regnant of Hawaii, who is immortalized and whose story is told. It is Father Damien,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a Facebook story in which she lamented the absence of statues of female figures in the Capitol. “This is what patriarchy and white supremacist culture looks like!” In addition to Father Damien, the Capitol houses a statue of King Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian islands under one kingdom by 1810.
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She needs a bell.
Vatican II, my friend, Vatican II. I am a cradle Catholic and was in Catholic schools during Vatican II and the years immediately afterward. That misbegotten Council was an object demonstration that, as with the US Supreme Court, an eruption of gasbaggery and vacuous philosophizing in even a deeply established institution results in a loss of fidelity and a move to the Left.
Vatican II, my friend, Vatican II. I am a cradle Catholic and was in Catholic schools during Vatican II and the years immediately afterward. That misbegotten Council was an object demonstration that, as with the US Supreme Court, an eruption of gasbaggery and vacuous philosophizing in even a deeply established institution results in a loss of fidelity and a move to the Left.
Sometimes leprosy attacks the brain. AOC appears to be a potential victim.
I’d you stand close enough to her you can hear the ocean.
And get splashed with some sea spray.
Lots of Catholics (Italian and Irish in particular) filled the working class and supported the Democrats because they were the ones supporting the Labor Unions.
But now the only labor unions the Dems care about is the public employees unions which should never have been allowed to be created.
A bunch of Catholics became Reagan Democrats, but I don't know what became of them as the manufacturing base in the Midwest rusted up and blew away.
I think Trump is getting some of them back, but I think those folks will always be Independent and have one foot in the Dem party because the Pubbies don't seem to care about the working man either.
Here’s my take on this.
First off we all know she is a disgusting and hateful creature.
But in addition to the patriarchy BS, there is a religious element here in my opinion. AOC is a communist and communism is a deadly enemy of Christianity. Father Damien is an iconic figure representing Catholicism and Christianity in general. AOC and the rest of her crowd despise Christianity because its presence represents a threat to Communism.
Which always brings up the question, why is a significant portion of American Catholics such a reliable voting constituency for leftist ideology?
She continues to show the greatness of her ignorance. I wonder if and doubt that she did ask the story behind the statue of Fr. Damian as being representative of Hawaii.
RE: AOC got implants. Saw that too. Good catch!
The college educated barmaid can’t keep her pie hole shut. Keep it up. the more you talk, the more you look like the jackass that you are.
I think the term is “thick Irish”. I’m originally from Massachusetts and there are some mighty stubborn Catholics in that whacky State.
Democrat James Michael Curley brought the Irish to power in Massachusetts in 1914 and was mayor of Boston for 4 terms and served one Governor stint as well. Wikipedia history says he basically controlled the Party till 1950.
Then the Kennedy family came along and every Irishman in the Bay Stater firmly believed he was knight in JFK’s Camelot. They were star-struck and firmly believed they were God’s gift to America.
It’s never really changed. I have 6 siblings in New England who are all staunch Democrats (and non-practicing Catholics). My brother and I who escaped the State are firm Republicans and Trump supporters.
But all is not lost. Conservative and Kennedy hater Howie Carr of WRKO rules the airwaves of talk radio, so there’s still hope once the deadwood and the Charlie Fakers can be kicked out. Maybe Trump’s second term will force some reality to step in. We’ll see.
Now my Dad was a strong Reagan Democrat — and am certain he would love everything about our beloved President Donald J. Trump. My Dad also served as a gunner’s mate on an LST at both D-Day Normandy and D-Day Okinawa.
Only the fake Jews and fake Christians vote leftist.
Naah. She’d only resume stealing tips meant for the other waitstaff and bartenders.
The good Father would have referenced AOC as the Harlot of Babylon.
Satan’s fingerprints have been all over many of our institutions in the past century. Too many are willing to serve him for power on earth.
Now, now. You’d have to have a brain in order for it to be attacked. She doesn’t qualify.
I thought AOC was simply thoroughly corrupt. Now I realize she’s just completely insane.
As an active duty Marine in the late 60’s and early 70’s I don’t have to have a conversation about what AOC really is.
I KNOW A TWO DOLLAR WHORE WHEN I SEE ONE!
A bad habit
Quit trying to double her usual rate.
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