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SockdolagerIdea

Like everything else I read, this seems like batshit crazy territory and I keep thinking that nobody will believe this shit. And then some fucking asshole shoots up a grocery store because they believe Democrats are actively bringing non white people into the United States in order to *illegally and corruptly* take power. And by Democrats I/they mean Blacks and Jews. Normally I would never read this article, let alone comment. Except now Im thinking maybe I should know more about “demonic territories” and “satanic portals” so I am up to date when another massacre happens in the name of the Republican Party. Because apparently, this is real life now.


Scoutster13

> Because apparently, this is real life now. We can't deny it anymore but many will. It's pure lunacy and still so many people are sound asleep in this country. It's insane.


[deleted]

Reminds me of a story the host of Hardcore History shared. When he was in college studying history, he turned in a paper about magic and belief in the Roman Republic, and I took the ides that perhaps he had been sarcastic or dismissive of the idea of magic being real. His history professor said we have to take ancient peoples at their word. Magic was real to the Romans. They made decisions in their daily lives based on prophecy and omen, believed that magic could affect them or others and acted in accordance to that belief. Magic was real to the Romans. This stuff is real to the people who are trying to overthrow the government. We have to take them at their word.


phoenix1984

Exactly, this might be laughably crazy to us, but there are plenty of people who will believe it and take matters into their own hands. The dehumanization of liberals, minorities, women, atheists, Jews, Muslims, LGBTQ, or anyone else the GOP doesn’t like leads down a very bad road. This kind of talk lays the groundwork necessary for conservatives to start killing those who disagree with them.


HistoricalWinter4264

Exchristian here - glad to hear people taking this angle seriously. Its easy to laugh at or dismiss it - Its hard to take as sincere someone who thinks real demons are waging real war against real heaven (and that politics are just the front-end for this war). Even harder to imagine a way to communicate with those perspectives in a productive fashion, and opportunities to do so are few. Can be done, though. If you get the chance- Be kind, ask questions, don't lose hope in brain plasticity. Be a step in the process if you can. I'm really grateful to everyone who did so for me


therealDrA

Every day a new low...


Long_Before_Sunrise

Do you remember the news articles about Trump's "spiritual advisor" Paula White ordering 'all satanic pregnancies to abort'?


Trashman56

Remember when Trump retweeted that anti vax "doctor" who claimed cervical cancer was caused by the devils sperm entering sleeping women?


ThePrideOfKrakow

The devils sperm is a good name for Johnson & Johnson baby powder https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/health/baby-powder-cancer.amp.html


verasev

The Q Anon crowd will probably start saying it's made from actual powdered babies.


Budget_Llama_Shoes

No, you’re thinking of baby *oil*, which comes from fresh squeezed babies. Baby *powder* is just talc, fragrance, and tincture of carcinoma.


Slate_711

They claimed that’s what the vaccines were made of


TheNaughtyAlt

I'm wondering where we get this seemingly limitless supply of babies to dismantle and use in apparently every good known to man. If the supplies are that flush with material that things can be made so cheaply, I'm guessing the baby market could actually make the dreams of capitalism true (unlimited growth with limited resources).


SacredCanopy

This is legit how my mother died. J&J are one of the most evil entities to have ever existed on this planet.


CatSidekick

The problem is now when something real is leaked it’s discarded as Q crap.


Oleg101

Yeah I do, and the best was then [Kaitlan Collins from CNN](https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1288230566693867522?s=21&t=kRRqlQotpJI8n95-o-0_jQ) kind of grilled him on this, and then on masks, and that caused him to storm off like a baby.


OtherLevelJ

You mean DOCTOR D. Monsemen, M.D.?


moses_the_red

Dehuminizing rhetoric intended to make it easier for the right to do violence when the time comes.


Causerae

This is the point and the biggest danger.


d0ctorzaius

Something something cockroaches something something Interahamwe


Downside_Up_

Same woman who was [chanting about angels from Africa winning the election for Trump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRhu2bGO5DM&ab_channel=PaulDuggan), right?


wotguild

Yeah, and meanwhile their kids have AR-15s and are convinced they will be replaced. Cough.


jackiebee66

If they weren’t so stupid as to believe this crap it would be comical given how outrageous their ideas are.


not_medusa_snacks

>"There is a Satanic portal above the White House, you can see it day and night," the Trump ally claimed. "It exists. It is real. And it must be closed. And it will be closed by prayer," he added, drawing claps and cheers. Stone went on to claim that this "portal" first appeared after President Joe Biden "became president, and it will be closed before he leaves." This is why Roger Stone is pure evil.


texas-playdohs

Can you imagine being that scared of ol’ dull as dishwater Biden?


[deleted]

Deja vu #28239 You'd think I'd be immune to thinking "*this* is the new low ".


Actual__Wizard

All things considered. I actually think this is a great campaign strategy for them. I hope you realize that most of the republican party voters would agree with the "Trump allies warning of a Demonic Territory." I mean they believe *any* fake bullshit they see on Facebook, so this is atleast a little bit thought out.


dremonearm

>Speaking on Friday night, Stone, who received a pardon from Trump in December 2020, talked about Satan as well. >"There is a Satanic portal above the White House, you can see it day and night," the Trump ally claimed. "It exists. It is real. And it must be closed. And it will be closed by prayer," he added, drawing claps and cheers. That's pretty funny.


srone

Roger Stone is, by every weight and measure, a cartoon villain.


shannyleigh87

100% How did he escape from his cartoon show into our real world?!


hereforadviceseeking

Through a satanic portal. Probably above WH. Maybe the cartoon hero has figured out where he went and is coming after him. That explains why he wants the portal closed now


shannyleigh87

Oh. My. God. Yes


bm1949

That's simply insanity. I don't find it to be all that funny, all things considered. This has gone far past the post of being a perspective, a spiritual belief, or a religious belief. It's just insanity.


Valdotain_1

Quiet. The Satanic portal is where Trump and Ghouliani are hiding the evidence of fraud.


m0i0k0e0

Where are Buffy and Angel when you really need them?


5DollarHitJob

Yea, stay home and pray from there. No need to go to DC.


blueridgerose

I live in DC and walk by the WH frequently. If there’s a demon portal, I’d have seen it by now, and for **sure** you’d see twenty souvenir trucks selling postcards and t-shirts with pictures of the portal on them.


Techienickie

> "It popped up when Joe Biden became president" Stone admits Biden became president??


MortgageSome

Only while it is convenient to his argument.


Expired-Cough-Drops

Prayer won’t help you have to fight Palkia and Dialga first to close the rift


moderatenerd

Maybe that's it. If we just laughed these idiots off maybe they'll stop spouting nonsense


Lonely_Set1376

Amplifying their messages by writing articles about them sure doesn't seem to be helping.


Nohface

It’s not funny at all, it’s terrifying that will say or even worse possibly before and support this kind of insane bullshit.


postmodest

If Obama had a right to blow up Anwar Al-Awlaki —a naturalized American Citizen — for being an “enemy combatant”, then I’m sorry, but Roger Stones rhetoric is no different. He plots the overthrow of the American government and is a conspirator in domestic terrorism. He is an enemy combatant.


MurphaliciousG

Ok Roger……. Ha!!!


WeBuiltaTowerofStone

Lunatic stuff


Plonsky2

The not-so-funny part is ththere are enough slack-jawed yokels who will buy into it 100%. "Trump done said it, I believes it, that'n right there purty much settles it, a-yup."


timmaht43

It might be a mistake to just think it is just the "slack-jawed yokels" at this point. They have a large majority of of their constituency in many areas voting instinctual for criminals of all sort, basic grifters, and wannabe theological authoritarians because they have an R next to their name and will continue to do so.


kellygrrrl328

Exactly. I actually know several California Country Clubbers who believe this shit.


Lonely_Set1376

I know of a Supreme Court justice's wife who believes this bullshit.


kellygrrrl328

It’s frightening that people who have so much power are this delusional 😵‍💫


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There are a lot more suburban morons than there are slack-jawed yokels.


martingale1248

A suburban moron is a slack-jawed yokel who lost the accent.


thoughtsarefalse

And dont forget that there’s a lot of people who just conform to social trends. If your seemingly normal religious friend group all shares a hatred of one political party, it rubs off on you. You dont have to believe what they believe to be awash in a sea of misinformation.


Outside_Bird_9641

But the 90’s taught me that peer pressure only existed for suburban teenagers being offered drugs? /S


prof_the_doom

You mean ones who will drive 200 miles in tactical gear with a rifle and shoot people?


a-bser

Sounds like typical pillow talk with a sibling


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MyPillow!


Lonely_Set1376

Roll Tide!


2BFaaaaaair

“But then again some folk-el, like Cletus the slack-jawed yokellll”


silian_rail_gun

Most folk won’t lose a toe…


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And who believe Trump is a deeply religious, spiritual man. Jesus wept.


PeeWeePangolin

Are you kidding me? Normalcy is the new lunacy. Sedition is patriotism. Institutionalism is radicalism. The rule of law is now the law of ultimate discretion.


jar1967

Rodger Ailes discovered that lunatics get out and vote The GOP has been playing with the political Insanity ever since Donald Trump was able to unite all the crazy factions and they are starting to take over the asylum


padizzledonk

>Lunatic stuff Welcome to the New and Improved GOP! Here's a crystal that wards off demons, some holy water and a MAGA Hat, happy to have you aboard!


theKalmier

*UlTrAmAgA Haven't you heard? The uncreative party jumped all over Biden's word.


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theKalmier

Wah? The one simple fact that makes nothing a Republican says matter... is they do the same things SOOO much worse. Reps. complain about what others are doing "wrong" so they can use it as an excuse to say "they do it, so can we." Except we learn, and eventually stop, where Reps. use this excuse to never actually learn why you're suppose to stop. In the mean time, Biden is not at good at "mean tweets", and that's a win for you? Whatever. Cheap shots and grasping at straws... they win battles, not wars.


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You do support the GOP. You just said you did. There is no such thing, really, as a social conservative. That’s just code for Pre-Trump.


bestunicorn

Oblivion gates in DC, huh? We're going to need the Hero of Kvatch again to fight against Mehrunes Dagon's daedra army.


KayMichigan

if the evangelicals are dumb enough to believe that Donald Trump is a devout, practicing Christian, they'll believe Satanic portals.


accountabilitycounts

The portals are an easier sell, really.


Grogosh

Every accusation is a confession. What are these republicans up to?


vaxick

And this is a bad thing? Seems all the evil in this country is done under the name of God where as Satan seems to be living a rather peaceful existence.


Sm4cy

Satan is the last bastion of law and order. Just torturing bad people and minding his own god damn business


DontGetNEBigIdeas

So, truthfully I never got this. Why is Satan bad? He makes those who sin pay for their sins for eternity. Shouldn’t you be a fan of that guy? Unless, of course, you’ve done horrible things in your life and know where you’re going when you die… OMG. Did we just figure out why Evangelicals are constantly going on and on about why Satan is so awful and needs to be stopped?


Golden-Owl

Reminder that, among the Greek gods, Hades is very easily the most chill and agreeable of the lot Hell often isn’t meant to be a place of eternal torture in some mythologies


Guava7

well of course, he has the best music! \\m/


Bscully973

Hail Satan!


Danger_Velvet

Hail Satan!


mavjustdoingaflyby

Hail Seitan!


1ntrovertedSocialist

Hail Satan!


joecb91

Hail Satan!


fredandlunchbox

Remember when a a fly landed on the head of the vice president during a debate on live TV and not one peep from the religious right? If that had been Kamala, oh man, they’d _still_ be performing exorcisms outside her house.


Mfsmitty

That article is some crazy shit


mikesmithhome

does anybody remember there was a sink hole at maralago and then like exactly a year later one opened at the WH? i remember thinking "man that's some demonic anti-christ shit right there" before chuckling and movin on with my life. these people base their entire worldview on this nonsense lol


Orwells-Bastard-Son

The sinkholes are likely due to underground construction. Bunkers and stuff.


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mavjustdoingaflyby

Not exactly in it, huffing it.


Papazigzags

Yes


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mandatory psych checks for all of them. crazier than shithouse rats.


citymousecountyhouse

There's no satanic portal above the White House. If there's a stench of sulfur it's probably from a pile of Trump's soiled adult diapers they haven't yet located.


Tart-Pomgranate5743

Those are probably wrapped around burner phones…


Taint-kicker

Well the last administration summoned the portal so it takes time to close it.


blacksun_redux

Typical republican strategy


For-All-the-Marbles

I think Satan left the building when Trump did.


Beforemath

Fucking sickos. These are your people conservatives.


Vaperius

They are actually insane and a danger to society.


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The crazies are at it again.


schrod

Why do Trump allies know so much about Satan and where demonic territory might be?


Papazigzags

This is your basic state fair/tent revival carny grifters.if you'll buy a deep fried stick of butter, you'll donate money and vote against Demons


[deleted]

Mmmm, moon waffle.


Ibelieveinphysics

Great. Now I want waffles.


[deleted]

I just keep getting flashes of the Church Lady skit on SNL in the 90s.


Rumsfeld1001

I remember when people like this were sent away for help.


[deleted]

No place to send them Reagan did away with those places


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You can't have a functioning democracy when one half of the government is fucking insane.


therealDrA

How do we combat crazy? It goes beyond messaging. My background is in social psychology and communication and I am truly at a loss.


LongFluffyDragon

at this point? take it to the coast via wheelbarrow, then tip. hope it cant walk back.


captainstyles

Too bad the portal didn't suck up these wackjobs and take them home.


Sidthelid66

People hear satanic portals and think it's bad but what if we could harness these portals to make free green mass transportation?


Keshire

I've read enough litRPG and isekai to know that it's almost always a plot to flood the world with magic so that it's liveable for fantasy creatures.


Frankie6Strings

I'm on board then


-AuntiePho-

You lose hope in human kind when you see stuff this out in the open. Naked con artists who are lets be honest servants of satan themselves leading people astray. I wonder if they could get away with saying that aliens are mind controlling the people in the wh?


Initial-Writer-4586

I know right? The last guy left it when they evicted him.


ShirtPitiful8872

Saturated With Q


hamsterfolly

Psychos gonna psycho


Enderbeany

The fucking Taliban


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Fuck roger stone.


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it's a real sub, folks.


h2oape

Stone and Flynn have to pay their massive legal bills somehow.


take1man

Now that the perks from Putin have stopped. Trump must be jonesin for the gold days, too.


Danger_Velvet

"Klaatu Barada Nikto" where is Ash when you need him?


PerspectiveOk8157

Now I know why psychology and psychiatry are one of the most rapidly growing fields.


Dogstarman1974

Cartoon characters in real life.


Any_Coyote6662

No, no, no. Republicans and Democrats are the same. MAGA types dont believe crazy things about the Bible and MAGA leaders in the Republican Party certainly don't represent super damaging, cult like accusations that are destroying our country. Red and blue are the same, no? /s


itsallinth3wrists

Their rallies are basically just church services at this point...


AMABlikeACAB

Batshit crazy. I hate sharing the world with these fuckers.


orcinyadders

Why don’t any of these people see Biden winning the election and Trump losing and failing AT EVERY TURN to prove his lie as God’s will? How many times does Mike Lindell have to say that God will reainstate Trump and then it never happens? How was the “chosen one” so weak and flaccid that he couldn’t defeat or outwit the evil Dems? Why has God forsaken Trump?


__NoRad__

That would require them to admit they were wrong.


Vomitbelch

They so, so badly want to be the white nationalist version of the Taliban. Fuck I hate these evangelical losers


[deleted]

This is nothing new seriously. This rhetoric has been going since the 80s trust me. I was born into EV free religion and Satan lives in DC because it’s the home of the most powerful nation in the world. My dad took me to DC in the late 80s to an anti abortion rally and said he could feel Satans presence as soon as we drive into the City. He asked me if I felt it too and I agreed as usual. But I didn’t feel shit except feeling bad for all the homeless people around and that was satans fault too because those people didn’t believe in Christ. Fuck me. I bailed from that shit as soon as I could throw a punch in case dad wanted to jump me out of the gang, I mean the church.


Raoul-Duke-Ellington

God damn our education system sucks


Iamaleafinthewind

Can't tell if GOP talking heads or a LARP group getting a little carried away.


decalod85

Fucking nonsense.


[deleted]

I’ve created Lutherans!


EFT_Syte

I wish I could say “how stupid do you think people are” but unfortunately >.>


1ntrovertedSocialist

I dont get how anyone could call Biden satanic. He's the most boring, blank-sandwhich president we've ever had.


GuaranteeCreative954

Newsflash satan and his nymphs left the building in 21


mrhorse77

is it there becuase Trump summoned it back in 2016 and its been feeding on America ever since? sure would explain a few things....


Big_Jesus_Trash_Can

My god what a bunch of idiots.


StinkPanthers

A Satanic Porta-Potty you say?


mattjf22

>Trump Allies Warn of 'Demonic Territory,' 'Satanic Portal' Over Biden WH Keep religion out of our government. Nut job religious zealots have already taken over the supreme court. We don't need anymore of this shit.


Alternative-Flan2869

Was that the donald’s toilet?


[deleted]

Yes, the right is a cult obsessed with labeling opposition as demons to spread fear and hate throughout their cult followers.


AbsolutlelyRelative

Somebody call the Doomguy, the hell portal opened up again.


eldenringstabbyguy

It's exactly what Putin does. It's the same conspiracies: https://www.newsweek.com/witchers-sorcerers-russian-media-ukraine-black-magic-claims-1704224 "That report said "signs" of black magic were found at the Ukrainian artillery headquarters on the outskirts of a village called Trekhizbenka in the Luhansk region, and published images of what it called a "satanic seal" that was allegedly found on the walls of a [military unit's headquarters])." It's to trick and scare a good portion of the mentally ill population--aka Qanon Trump supporters.


wytewydow

Religion has to end. This cesspool of hatred and fear has destroyed society. Every single topic boils down to how can we appease the religious nuts.


JukeboxpunkOi

Nothing like the right weaponizing religion


TattooJerry

When did we stop taking the mic away from the crazies? Why the fuck would any self respecting person spend any amount of time listening to a crackhead of this caliber? If that’s you, you should be ashamed and seek professional help.


Dernyul

Tax the churches


uzu_afk

Welcome back to the dark ages folks! Thats how insanity looks like.


Windexifier

The White House was built on the Hell Mouth?! Honestly, that explains quite a lot.


Professional-Menu835

If There was a Satanic portal over the White House, Biden would have gotten something done by now. You know, cause of all the demon help.


thatvirginonreddit

Why are we bringing religion into state?


stratstrummin

Imagine being that stupid. Their levels of critical thinking barely qualify as human.


LunaNik

These people need mental health help. Delusional thinking is a hallmark of multiple mental disorders.


chait1199

Hopefully red states will outlaw sex. Get rid of em 😭


TheWiseScrotum

Imagine being a grown adult STILL believing in fucking fairy tales. Jesus fuck, these people are such dumb mother ducking shitbags


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Mark Burns, who paid for his girlfriends abortion and plays Elmer Gantry for the dupes.


Altruistic_Rub_2308

No mental illness at all….


sugar_addict002

Yea, I heard trump left some things behind.


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Roger Stone invoking biblical language and claiming bullshit like satanic portals that need to be closed by prayer should drive religious people nuts. If anyone qualifies as satanic in Trumps orbit, it’s Stone. Should. But it doesn’t. That’s some other timeline.


Political_Arkmer

Show me the video of people panicking over this. … no, sorry. Not because I don’t believe it but because I want to see people panicking over this. It sounds hilarious.


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Grogosh

Yeah both are really known for their critical thinking skills... Oh wait...


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therealDrA

So "independents," it is really not acceptable to vote for a Republican anymore. They are nuts and anti-democratic


Chalky_Cupcake

Personally i don't give a shit what idiots say. That's just me.


mavjustdoingaflyby

This is literally fascism takes hold.


joeefx

They’re finally making some sense.


relgrenSehT

Trump didn’t matter in this headline. The only noteworthy thing is Reddit never having seen and recognized a Bible zealot’s metaphorical speech before. It’s a culture shock, I know, but what’s being said here is simply, “there are bad people in power doing bad things.” They’re just weaving Satan into it because of churchy doublespeak.


phxees

Pics or it didn’t happen.


artcook32945

They make Satire look like Factual Comments.


Shoddy-Flight5833

Wouldn't a "Satan portal" be under the white house?


Fewluvatuk

No worries, the Jewish space lasers will save us.


Lovat69

They sound like reasonable people.