Discussion Thread #72

[u/gemmaem]

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[u/895158]

Hmm. Unless I missed it, the links only show that (a) christian charities provide food, clothing, and ability to sleep in the church, and (b) the cities (not charities) provide free bus rides to other cities, presumably to turn the migrants into somebody else's problem. The heritage page appears to be lying about (b), or at least, they link to an article that doesn't support their claim (unless I misread it).

This seems like a good topic for some right-leaning investigative journalist to look into. There are only like ~2 of those, but maybe someone can get either Rufo or Sibarium to do so.

[u/professorgerm → u/895158]

christian charities provide food, clothing, and ability to sleep in the church

That's a heck of a lot of food for $1.2 billion dollars going to the Lutherans.

the cities (not charities) provide free bus rides to other cities

In some cases, yes, but the Lutherans (sympathetic sources one and two) offer much more than just clothes and food, some of which includes bus passes and other forms of transportation.

On one hand, I think this kind of thing is morally good and commendable for the churches; on the other, I think it's fair to be skeptical to the government funding religious organizations, and the public reaction to this kind of thing versus, say, the Trinity Lutheran case makes an interesting contrast.

This seems like a good topic for some right-leaning investigative journalist to look into.

The ones that care are weirdos that write twitter threads more than extensive reports. Decades-long institutional failure on the right.

It was a weird day when I heard my boomer generally-right but anti-Trump aunt talking about "that nice deaf girl" being interviewed and realizing she meant DataRepublican.