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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 199 points 4 days ago (2 children)

“I think there are things about the world that make feel like not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us,” Vance added.

Oh, you're so close, J D

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 117 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is Peter Thiel's ideology, almost verbatim.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 79 points 4 days ago (2 children)

They’re both on the Antichrist’s side

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Fascinating enough, this might be actually "ok" by they are in the accelerationist camp, then the anti christ is a good thing. They think the world is beyond saving and thus the faster the end times come, the better.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which is ironically so far from the text of the religion that one might even call it antichristianity

[–] madmantis24@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 days ago

I feel like I'm going full-circle around from my crises of faith into feeling exactly that way

[–] madmantis24@lemmy.wtf 2 points 3 days ago

From my experiences growing up in a religious family that was complicit/adjacent to this mindset, I am all but convinced this is exactly what they feel

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 35 points 4 days ago

He's only VP because Thiel interceded for him...

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

Closer than most physically, but so far from realization.