▲ 215 ▼ As god has Slayed (quokk.au) submitted 1 year ago by FundMECFS@quokk.au to c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) So basically Deus vult? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) In literal terms yes, but it sounds like this is used very differently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_vult Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will [...] Deus vult has been adopted as a slogan by a variety of Christian right and Christian nationalist groups, as well as alt-right and white supremacist groups. This usage was disseminated widely online, through hashtags and internet memes. Crusader memes (such as an image of a Knight Templar accompanied by the caption "I'll see your jihad and raise you one crusade") are popular on far-right internet pages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago I stand corrected and learned something new today. Thank you for this correction! permalink fedilink source parent [–] FundMECFS@quokk.au [S] 16 points 1 year ago But in common usage it’s quite different. Like if your friend sends a pretty selfie you’ll be like “mashallah” or if your brother passes their exam, etc. Hence the comparison to “slay”. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Technically, But not really permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) In literal terms yes, but it sounds like this is used very differently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_vult Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will [...] Deus vult has been adopted as a slogan by a variety of Christian right and Christian nationalist groups, as well as alt-right and white supremacist groups. This usage was disseminated widely online, through hashtags and internet memes. Crusader memes (such as an image of a Knight Templar accompanied by the caption "I'll see your jihad and raise you one crusade") are popular on far-right internet pages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago I stand corrected and learned something new today. Thank you for this correction! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago I stand corrected and learned something new today. Thank you for this correction! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFS@quokk.au [S] 16 points 1 year ago But in common usage it’s quite different. Like if your friend sends a pretty selfie you’ll be like “mashallah” or if your brother passes their exam, etc. Hence the comparison to “slay”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Technically, But not really permalink fedilink source parent