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Asmongold explains why so many people hate capitalism
"A lot of the big reasons why people hate the idea of America as a free country and a capitalistic country where if you have a good idea and you work hard you can be successful, the reason why so many of these people hate that idea is because that idea means that they are a failure of their own design"
"Instead of tracking accountability and saying the situation I'm in is my fault, what they do is they think of reasons why it's somebody else's fault. It's racism, it's a class thing, it's colonialism. Capitalism is basically a meritocracy. So if you fail inside of a meritocracy, it means you probably deserve to fail"
"There's an army of losers out there in the world that don't want to acknowledge the exact same thing. That's the way I see it"
Resident Devil retweeted
Reminder: The religious practices of Satanism (which you can find in books like The Satanic Bible, The Satanic Rituals, and The Satanic Scriptures) do not include things like "Satanic nativity scenes" in front of City Hall in December, Satanic "after school" programs for children, or "Satanic prayers" to begin government meetings. This means that if you see people doing such stunts, they are not Satanists practicing Satanism; they are simply trolls trying to bait and harass Christians.
Likewise, as a Satanist, I do not view the lack of such things as "unfair" nor a case of my religion being "unrepresented" in such public spheres. Inserting them is not a celebration of "religious diversity", nor is it exercising "freedom of religion". It is just people who aren't of my religion, misusing my religion by name, for the purpose of trolling.
Furthermore, the stunts don't accomplish anything. They do not make evangelical theocrats say, "Gee, I guess I see the error of my ways, and should let all religions have equal time." If they believed in religious plurality, they wouldn't be theocrats. Nor do the stunts "expose Christian hypocrisy", as they only appeal to people who dislike Christians in the first place.
As for the rationalization that doing philanthropy in the name of Satanism is still "good" because it's still philanthropy, this begs the question of why such people can't drop the "Satanic" angle, which is completely counterproductive in such a context, and just work with an existing secular group of the same cause. (For example, if an "After School Satan" club is really just trying to "teach science and reason", then just support an existing org who already creates and leads science clubs for schools.) The answer as to why Cevin Soling's stunt group (The Satanic Temple) doesn't do this is because they like the thrill of baiting and harassing Christians.
And no, Anton LaVey didn't establish and name his religion Satanism "to troll Christians". His reasons for establishing Satanism and calling it such are explained in The Satanic Bible, as well as in the prerecorded 30-second introduction to episodes of the Satansplain podcast.
No, TST gets invovled because at the end of the day, they just get a cheap thrill from trolling Christians. It's really that simple. If their goal really was things like philanthropy for example, they'd drop the extremely counterproductive "Satan" angle and just be individuals working with competent charity groups.
As a Satanist, I already have freedom of religion here in the United States. Showing up where Christians are to do "Satanic" parodies of what they're publicly doing (nativity scenes, charities, school programs, etc.) is not exhibiting my "freedom of religion", since Satanism doesn't include things like that in the first place. Furthermore, TST's antics makes my situation *worse*, because not only are they misrepresenting my religion, but confirming the boogey man of radical Christians who think "Satanists" are after their children.
TST are not "just Satanists in their own compassionate way"; they are just SJWs in pentagrams with zero foresight.
Resident Devil retweeted
It would be nice if people would stop pretending to “care” about the fate of strangers, when it’s obviously really about using whatever situation presents itself in order to bolster their own predetermined selfish considerations.
Resident Devil retweeted
The Satanic Temple is a political activist group with Christian members who reject The Satanic Bible and have nothing to do with us or Satanism, they simply use that name to troll politicians.
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Christians, just an FYI: being an atheist doesn’t automatically make someone intellectually superior — just look at how many of them defend TST. The Satanic Temple isn’t a religion; it’s a left-wing political prank group created by filmmaker-prankster Cevin Soling that dresses up as “Satanists” to bait Christians while scamming gullible liberals for donation money under the illusion that their retarded-ass antics and trolling somehow advances secularism.
Resident Devil retweeted
Again, you already lost that argument:
youtu.be/ubv2skFDVXU?si=P_VN…
The mere existence of groups erroneously slapping the label of "Satanism" on unrelated belief systems, let alone after the fact, doesn't make them Satanism.
Resident Devil retweeted
No, “traditional” or “theistic” Satanism are terms coined in the later 1990’s (post satanic panic) by law enforcement trying to compensate for all their prior claims being debunked. People who worship a character form Christianity are Christians, if it’s the wrong character then they are heretical Christians. Satanism is atheistic and has been codified as such since day one. Heretical Christians don’t magically become some new kind of theistic atheism because Christian think it sounds better.
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Thanks again, Grok!
Indeed, historical records show no organized, self-identified religion called Satanism existed before Anton LaVey's founding of the Church of Satan in 1966. Preceding references to "Satan worship" were largely Christian fabrications during persecutions like the witch hunts, lacking doctrinal structure or adherents claiming the label. LaVey's version is explicitly atheistic, using Satan as a symbol of individualism and carnal nature, not a deity—substantiated by primary sources like *The Satanic Bible*. Scholarship, from academics like Jesper Petersen, affirms this origin.
Resident Devil retweeted
Free speech does not lead to violence. Individuals must DECIDE to perpetrate violence. Free speech is an expressing of thoughts. Thoughts are not equal to actions taken. Actions are punishable by law and thoughts are not.
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Today I was labeled a Nazi, a leftist, a MAGA, and a liberal, so apparently I’m a one-man civil war. But I’m not auditioning for either cult, I’m a fuckin’ American. Stop trying to shove me into your short little box of labels. I’m neither Republican nor Democrat. I side with nobody, though both sides argue points I sometimes agree with and often loathe. The two tribal gangs have dried themselves out, arguing endlessly over who gets the “good guy” badge, but at this point it’s nothing but moral posturing. Both parties suck, mirror images pretending to be rivals.
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The @ChurchofSatan is neither racist or sexist. We are equal opportunity haters of most human animals—recall the “Seventh Satanic Statement.” Misanthropy is our general point of view, and we don’t exclude any race or any sex from this attitude.
-PHG
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“Satanism is Americanism in its purest form, with only the outdated moral codes altered to fit the times, and with recognition of the fact that only if man’s most basic instincts are satisfied can a nation receive his best.” —Anton LaVey, 1971
Resident Devil retweeted
Satansplain #086
American schools are being forced to display the Ten Commandments in the classroom! It's a complete takeover by Christian nationalists! Or, maybe not.
youtube.com/watch?v=tdR7yido…
Resident Devil retweeted
Satansplain #085
Everybody wants to be seen as "the good guy". A look at LaVey's essay, "The Goodguy Badge", what this Satanic concept means, and the various sellers of this badge. Perhaps a lesson more applicable today than ever before.
youtube.com/watch?v=pReRjJkI…
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"The Church of Satan demonstrates a rational philosophy consistent with Man's nature, making Satanists truly dangerous to those who would enslave one with guilt for following his natural inclinations." - Peter H Gilmore, The Satanic Scriptures, Page 59
Hail Satan! 🤘
Resident Devil retweeted
When all religious faith in lies has waned, it is because man has become closer to himself and farther from "God"; closer to the "Devil."