Is Trump right about Christians being persecuted in Nigeria & why are left wingers saying they aren't?

[Gwendoline]

We had a priest return home from catholic missions in Nigeria and he spoke at length about the persecution and genocide of Christians in Nigeria. How the Muslim majority government of Nigeria is ignoring it and how extremists like Boko Haram are getting away with it. That was four years ago.

[loveslongnails]

That's like saying "Is my neighbor Bob, who can read a news report, right that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria." Duh. Yes, they are. There are extremist groups, like Boko Haram and ISWAP, who target Christians because of their faith. What does this have to do with Scump? He called Nigeria a shithole. All of a sudden somebody on his staff told him "Christians are being persecuted", so he cares now?

You know Gwen, there are extremist groups in the USA persecuting Christians too --- they're called "Christian Nationalists" and "maga's". It's happening right here in the USA, and Scumpie doesn't give a shit about that because he's one of the organizers. So, have a nice day.

[Gwendoline]

Christians are being oppressed all over the muslim world.

[loveslongnails]

So what else is new? And vice versa. Ever hear of the Crusades, both Muslim and Christian? Do you have a worthwhile point?

[Gwendoline]

Where are muslims being oppressed today?
The crusades were an attempt to stop Muslim invasions of Christian lands. Half of the Christian world disappeared in the muslim invasions and during the period Christians were being oppressed in their homeland by muslims. This continues today in placed like Egypt with the coptics

[Chazmatazz269]

He is correct. The left doesn’t want to acknowledge that Christians can be oppressed and persecuted because Christians have historically been oppressors and persecutors. Like many people on the right, they refuse to acknowledge that nobody is all good and nobody is all bad. They first make up their mind if they like someone or something. Then they go about deliberately mischaracterizing it or them to make it seem as though they only support wholly great and good things and only oppose wholly unjust and wicked things. It’s unadulterated hyperbole at best. Frankly it’s deliberate misinformation and disinformation as a part of systematic tribalization and radicalization.

[Gwendoline]

Well everyone has a history as oppressors. Muslims for instance have and are oppressing Christians, jews, nudists, hinus, seiks, zoastrians etc. Jews have a history of oppressing Christians

[lilBigPotato]

Maybe, maybe not, but it feels a bit silly to discuss about that when there's actually a genocide happening not too far away from it which he doesn't give a fuck about. In the end whatever trump does is always just about himself and what brings him the biggest benefit. Don't think that he actually cares about anyone in Nigeria

[Gwendoline]

What you mean? Is that the Christians in Sudan or eithiopia?

[sage2021]

I heard that they are killing Christians ✝️ in Nigeria and the reason they gave was because they want the land.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂

[Joshydavid25]

Yeah, it's been a horrific thing for years that they kill Christians.. Especially men.. They sometimes only slaughter men and tell women to go and get married.. Boko Haram needs to be taken care of.. But the corrupt government let them roam around..

[Gwendoline]

Boko harim abducts women, rapes them and marries them against their will

[Shiprex]

Boko Haram also killed literally 100s of BOYS before they abducted the school girls but because it was girls the west pissed it's pants and got upset about it, thus giving BH their long demanded world attention.
The west very happily ignores the boys who were shot and burned in their dormitories with nothing to see here because it tends to see baby boys as opportunities to practice genital mutilation without consent because women "like the look" better when they're older

[Joshydavid25]

@gwendoline That they do, no doubt.. But the West tends to ignore what they do to Boys, which is basically the same thing (besides marry), and sometimes worse.. Remember the #BringBackOurGirls slogan? Yeah people completely ignored the fact that Boko Haram had also slaughtered thousands of boys..

I remember I read a story where Boko Haram invaded a co Ed school and basically burned down the boys dorms and slit the neck of any escapees.. They went to the girls dorm and told them to abandon school and get married..

[Joshydavid25]

@Shiprex I completely agree..

[Shiprex]

Yes, the west is feminised

[DJB72]

The advantage of living in South Africa is meeting Nigerian Christian families who have fled from the areas the genocide - yes, this one is an actual genocide - is taking place.

I don't think Trump walks on water, but I'm certain if he did the Leftists would claim it was because he couldn't swim

[lightbulb27]

Been in the news long time they go in and slaughter villages and such, don't hear much from them anymore because I'd assume, they've been murdered and repressed.

Question is why did prior govts ignore it? Apparently they really aren't for everyone and inclusive... and Trump is...

Realize... he's cracking down on black muslims killing black Christians. You won't read that in the news either...

[ret04]

United States is not and should not be the global police force. Humanitarian aid is one thing, not declaring war on nations because we disagree with their politics and using it as a pretext to destroy regimes, destabilize regions and loot everything of value from them for ourselves. That's exactly what this orange clown said he wasn't going to do.

[jshm2]

Lol. No. It's quite the opposite. The Nigerian Christians sell out their oil and resources to the "Western Christians" at cost to the country and Natives.

You can imagine people not being happy about that.

As for the rest of the issues, it's just standard crime, like you'd find in the USA.

[zagor]

Both Christians and Muslims are being murdered by Boko Haram and their ilk.

[zagor]

In fact since they operate mostly in predominantly Muslim areas most of their victims tend to be Muslim.

[Gwendoline]

Is that not because Christians are a minority?

[XXblack88]

Yeah there's a Christian genocide in Nigeria going on most news don't cover stories like this unless it a lines with their agenda.

[darkcloud1945]

Because if they say anything, they are afraid of the American Last Democratic Communist Party of America will ostracize them for speaking their mind

[LiamJHayden]

Yes, Christians are experiencing what could be called genocide in Nigeria, just as the Druze and Christians are facing genocide in Syria.

Most of the world does not care because it does not matter to them.

[Guanfei]

He's right, and not just there. Christians are persecuted everywhere in Africa, more or less seriously.

[RandomGirl42]

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[exitseven]

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[RandomGirl42]

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[exitseven]

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[RandomGirl42]

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[exitseven]

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[RandomGirl42]

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[exitseven]

president Trump is right that they are being murdered. I wonder if we need to get America involved.

[Bricealan]

@gwendoline Of course he is right. The men in those countries for the most part, barbarians, and treat women like "Property"

[TonyMetal___86]

Trump is right and there's no one defending them there...

[beefcakebradybatson]

Nigeria is a dictatorship where Christians, along with everyone who doesn't fall into line with Government policies, are persecuted, but Trump is again selectively choosing his friends and foes.(Nigeria also has oil, which Trump loves.)

[seeyounexttuesday]

Of course he's right, but the left hates Christianity, so they won't care.

[Cubus]

Christians being prosecuted and killed in several African and Asian countries (not even Muslim countries, take India or China for example) is well documented.

[Sal_Monella]

It does not fit whatever narrative they are supporting today.

[Sal_Monella]

Democrats gauge every event on how it advances goes against their personal cause to gain power and money.

[Staximus]

Yeah dumb missionaries should stay out of 3rd world countries unless they want to find themselves fighting for their lives

[RedInnocent69]

Nigeria is neither a dictatorship nor an Islamic country. Like the US, it is deeply divided. It doesn’t surprise me it has these problems

[Anonymous]

That ain’t a girl! He has a PECKER

[Cidknee]

Well they are on the devil's side so it figures.

[dudeinohio]

The squids always lie.

[Anonymous]

Yes he is