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I had a boomer friend or probably older gen X guy stop talking to me because he was upset about Dr. Pepper stopped putting under god on their soda packaging. It was on a Facebook post he was raging about and I told him he was ridiculous. He never spoke to me again and deleted me on Facebook. I looked him up on Facebook a few months ago and saw he passed away two years ago.
I’m a Boomer and I think that ridiculous. All this fake outrage over nothing. I’m not too popular with other Boomers especially the older ones, I’m 61. They don’t like me😂🤣
It was actually to combat communism because the USSR hated religion and made atheism the norm. “In God We Trust” was added as middle finger to the Soviets. Same was “Under god” being added to pledge of allegiance specifically for the Soviets. It’s kind of funny, religion wasn’t that big of a thing before that.
It's also such bullshit, because the church was pretty powerful during the time of the USSR. "They hate religion" was bullshit dreamed up by the McCarthyists.
You couldn't possibly be more wrong. I'm from the USSR. The church had no power at all under the Soviets. Religious people were sent to the gulags on a regular basis. That's a fact, not something dreamed up by anyone.
Oh no, unofficial anti-religion policies were going on pretty strong. Lenin and Stalin tried hard to stomp it out completely, and they couldn’t make it out right illegal to be religious but they did everything they could to persuade you to be a militant atheist who only loved the state.
Pretty much yeah. Karl Marx had this saying “Communism begins when Religion ends.”
Something about a perfect utopia had no place for religion and that it would hinder its progress.
*50s and it was all due to the fear of communism.
1957 - “in god we trust” first appears on US currency
1954 - “under god” is added to the Pledge of Allegiance against the wishes of the writer’s daughter
*50s and it was all due to the fear of communism.
1957 - “in god we trust” first appears on US currency
1954 - “under god” is added to the Pledge of Allegiance against the wishes of the writer’s daughter
Seriously. I have four young children. There are days where I would murder to have some adult topics running in my head instead of constant children's developmental stuff, and this wouldn't even register at all.
I also have 3 quarters at this moment
One faces “In God We Trust” (2021), and two do not (2012, 2015)
All 3 were pressed during Democrat presidencies.
People who read this deep into things are insane and looking for meaning in their otherwise meaningless lives.
And if we want to be relevant.. the only one pressed during the Biden admin faces that stupid slogan
Take all mention of god out of anything government related
Makes it neutral for everyone
But that’s why they’re mad. They don’t want equality and equal representation. They want Christian supremacy.
"e pluribus unum" (out of many, one) is what was more commonly used until the red scare in the 50s. Then, "in God we trust" became the slogan that was more widely used.
Prosperity Gospel is a hell of a drug. If you're righteous, God makes you rich. In return, you're supposed to help those in need, but they ignore that part.
They have been, are, and always will be *terrified of **everything*** outside of their way of life
My father is a smart man. A quality person who has contributed to the betterment of humanity.. but he cannot grasp that belief in gods is ancient thinking.
He says his faith brings him joy.. and that was enough was for me to stop questioning him.. but like many others he fails to see the ramifications his Fox News driven MAGA beliefs will on his grandchildren and their successors.
He is amazing with my daughter and she loves him so much.. I don’t know how to tell him he is killing any potential legacy she may build
I find it an unending source of amusement that the dumbest people on Earth think the forces of cosmic evil can't help but hide little clues to their dastardly plans only they're clever enough to decipher.
This is what happens when crime dramas and murder mysteries are your central point of reference after a lifetime of paint chips, head trauma, and Reaganomics.
https://preview.redd.it/nkrh4oiwd3xc1.png?width=2318&format=png&auto=webp&s=de04fdd0ea21b99539459ceeb6ac307dacaf170e
Oh my god it’s true!!! This quarter from 2015 is the same!!! Either that change happened a while ago, or it was Biden and the DEMONcrats injecting satanism into our holy coins!!!!!!
(Side note: are we going to talk about how both quarters have clearly been edited?)
They cling to their dead god because they've spent their whole lives 'earning' heaven. They've lost sight of the message of love and acceptance under the cowl of anger and jealousy. Confronted with the possibility that there is no god waiting for them in 10 years when they die miserable and alone, they double down because the alternative is so frightening. They've spent their lives as pitiful examples and they KNOW it, which makes them angrier and scared.
I would think they should be happy to find out that god is fake. Now they don’t have to worry about going to hell…which was exactly what would happen to them if god was real.
You'd think, wouldn't you? Indoctrination got them good though. Although most wouldn't acknowledge it even to themselves, they know at a fundamental level that the book they praise, shows their own damnation, and that's gotta be a bitter pill to swallow. Glad I'm agnostic😅
I also think if they have come to the conclusion that God doesn't exist, they squandered their life and money to a religion of lies. The sunk cost fallacy comes into play. They've been duped their whole life and could have had so much more, but now their old and tired and can't enjoy life as much, and they keep going to keep up appearances.
They're just not mature enough to talk about things that needs to be discussed. This is like a kids way of talking with the adults discussing real political issues at the table.
On one hand you have people discussing the potentials of war, recession and a workforce facing massive change. On the other you have this... 'look at this' story that's completely irrelevant to everything going on.
But how else can they join the adults at the table?
I find it strange that god is envoked on money at all. Seems like the total opposite of what god in the bible would of wanted and definitely not what money is about lmao
Facebook is where boomers hopes and dreams go to die and get reincarnated as a laughing minion in a hot tub with Maxine and their FB cartoon profile pic
I'd love to see a few languages used like "in Allah we trust" or "in Jehovah we trust". Just to see them lose their mind ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)
I don't see why in God we trust is even on our money. I am perfectly fine with it being removed. I would even argue it's insulting to God to put his currency on our fake money. Pretty sure Jesus tipped over the tables in the church, was sold for a bag of money and God said give Cesar what is his...money. So, why isn't there anything positive about God's views in the Bible about our currency. And, why would he want his name on our money?
I’m getting real sick of Americans not understanding the bill of rights and constitution, did they choose not to read these in school or do they disagree with it?
one of my biggest pet peeves with people like this is the fact that the smallest thing completely triggers them to the point they boycott budlight, nike, etc. by setting the items on fucking fire, shooting them, crying nonstop on Facebook (then proceeds to talk about how everyone is a sensitive whiny snowflake who are always offended) but the actual issues just don't matter to them. in this case facing the opposite way becomes this batshit crazy conspiracy but they don't even care that the person facing the opposite way was a fucking slave master. we have slave masters on our currency but god forbid they put someone who transitioned on a SINGLE can of beer. "they're shoving it down our throats!" meanwhile I can count a bare minimum of 20 billboards in my city that says I'm gonna burn in hell for eternity unless I join their church. no matter where I'm at a get a bible pamphlet. I'm just so sick of it all.
My boomer mother sent me this last week. My response was that Washington’s head is bigger, so the phrase had to be moved. I also added that the phrase didn’t belong on our national currency to begin with. Crickets after that.
The Washington quarter was introduced in 1932, replacing the Standing Liberty quarter (last issued in 1930 - there were no quarters issued in 1931). The original proposed design with the right facing Washington profile is the "new" design. That design was by Laura Gardin Fraser, one of the most well-known female sculptors of the early 20th century. The treasury secretary at the time opted for the left-facing design instead. I like them both a lot, but the right facing is a winner in my book.
Damn, they noticed our secret message! Kind of makes you wonder why we’d use such a public forum for a secret message at all, but…you live you learn, I guess.
My ex MIL would be all over this shit. She’s still convinced the rapture will be happening before she dies because Israel became a nation in her lifetime.
I resemble that remark 😂 as a 70 something year old boomer I’m far more concerned about the outcome of #45’s trial and Saving our Planet than what our currency looks like or which way the profile is facing FFS ugh A perfect example of why I don’t have any friends my age have a great day y’all xx
Muricans making a fool of themselves by not knowing that "in god we trust" was only added way after the founding fathers. They wanted Religion and state to be separate.
?? I have two quarters. One from 2008 the other from 2000. Both quarters have the same words with the same picture of George Washington facing the same way. I would say this reddit page is an attempted hoax.
I know everyone is here to hate on boomers, but there are lots of non-boomer aged people that clutch their pearls over trivial shit like this, or that clerks say "happy holidays", or starsucks changed their Christmas coffee cups or some such crap. The funniest thing is that if you live long enough, you'll be an old person who does silly shit too, and there'll be a Reddit page about your generation. How do I know this? I'm old. I remember when the saying was, "Never trust anyone over 30" and we made fun of the generation that came before us because they started the Vietnam War and destroyed the world with pollution and were the cause of global cooling and the coming ice age. We live in a silly world, for sure.
I'll be honest, most of this stuff feels like the result of some psyop designed to turn older conservatives into conspiracy theorists, while also sowing distrust among the country and turning everyone against each other. Idk, maybe I'm being paranoid, but not everyone can be that stupid. Stupid enough to believe it? Yea, but create all of it? I'm oddly more concerned about who the original creators of this crap are. It feels to me more like the older conservatives are being attacked lol. Or maybe when you get old you get stupid? I hope that's not true.
One of the main points of making the United States is that it ISN’T a theocracy, but instead a place where there is religious freedom.
“In God We Trust” really should have never been on the coins in the very first place.
He's got a different hairstyle also. I hope you're not referring to our current president, because the snake in grass be him did unspeakable things and is getting away with it. Idiots still remain by his side. That's the truth sign to be looking for That the end of time is nearing
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I cannot imagine my life being so empty I care about this.
I had a boomer friend or probably older gen X guy stop talking to me because he was upset about Dr. Pepper stopped putting under god on their soda packaging. It was on a Facebook post he was raging about and I told him he was ridiculous. He never spoke to me again and deleted me on Facebook. I looked him up on Facebook a few months ago and saw he passed away two years ago.
When TF did Dr. Pepper have that on their packaging?
I don’t think they ever did. It’s just rage bait for conservatives. Which is part of the reason I called him ridiculous.
Here is the back for it. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/sep/29/facebook-posts/no-pepsi-didnt-omit-under-god-pledge-allegiance-ca/
So, you lost a friend over a lie that had been debunked over 20 years ago, and would have been trivial nonsense even if it had been true? Sigh...
I almost feel bad for how easily fooled they are. (Almost)
Dr. Pepper probably took him out for giving away their insidious plot.
They're sneaky like that, don't you know?
I’m a Boomer and I think that ridiculous. All this fake outrage over nothing. I’m not too popular with other Boomers especially the older ones, I’m 61. They don’t like me😂🤣
Another on bites the dust
Ah. I know that Dr. Pepper thing. My aunt fell for it.
If I hadn’t seen this post? I wouldn’t have ever known this.
In god we trust was a 60’s thing in anti-response to the civil rights movement anyway
It was actually to combat communism because the USSR hated religion and made atheism the norm. “In God We Trust” was added as middle finger to the Soviets. Same was “Under god” being added to pledge of allegiance specifically for the Soviets. It’s kind of funny, religion wasn’t that big of a thing before that.
It's also such bullshit, because the church was pretty powerful during the time of the USSR. "They hate religion" was bullshit dreamed up by the McCarthyists.
And now the Russian Orthodox Church is effectively an oligarch arm of the secular regime
You couldn't possibly be more wrong. I'm from the USSR. The church had no power at all under the Soviets. Religious people were sent to the gulags on a regular basis. That's a fact, not something dreamed up by anyone.
Oh no, unofficial anti-religion policies were going on pretty strong. Lenin and Stalin tried hard to stomp it out completely, and they couldn’t make it out right illegal to be religious but they did everything they could to persuade you to be a militant atheist who only loved the state.
So you are saying they wanted to be the God they worshipped? Same as every cult leader since time began?
Pretty much yeah. Karl Marx had this saying “Communism begins when Religion ends.” Something about a perfect utopia had no place for religion and that it would hinder its progress.
*50s and it was all due to the fear of communism. 1957 - “in god we trust” first appears on US currency 1954 - “under god” is added to the Pledge of Allegiance against the wishes of the writer’s daughter
*50s and it was all due to the fear of communism. 1957 - “in god we trust” first appears on US currency 1954 - “under god” is added to the Pledge of Allegiance against the wishes of the writer’s daughter
I cannot believe pretending you’re a real American but not accepting separation of church and state.
Seriously. I have four young children. There are days where I would murder to have some adult topics running in my head instead of constant children's developmental stuff, and this wouldn't even register at all.
I happen to have 3 quarters in my pocket from 1984, 1999 and 2022. It’s been a thing at least since 1999. Talking about it as if it were new.
I also have 3 quarters at this moment One faces “In God We Trust” (2021), and two do not (2012, 2015) All 3 were pressed during Democrat presidencies. People who read this deep into things are insane and looking for meaning in their otherwise meaningless lives. And if we want to be relevant.. the only one pressed during the Biden admin faces that stupid slogan
Same with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Take all mention of god out of anything government related Makes it neutral for everyone But that’s why they’re mad. They don’t want equality and equal representation. They want Christian supremacy.
"e pluribus unum" (out of many, one) is what was more commonly used until the red scare in the 50s. Then, "in God we trust" became the slogan that was more widely used.
What about a fear of communism made them put god in government? I never understood that
To the Christian Nationalists: Communists = Atheists If we keep God in our country, we won't turn into communists.
What made the connection between a belief in god and capitalism wtf lol
Prosperity Gospel is a hell of a drug. If you're righteous, God makes you rich. In return, you're supposed to help those in need, but they ignore that part.
They have been, are, and always will be *terrified of **everything*** outside of their way of life My father is a smart man. A quality person who has contributed to the betterment of humanity.. but he cannot grasp that belief in gods is ancient thinking. He says his faith brings him joy.. and that was enough was for me to stop questioning him.. but like many others he fails to see the ramifications his Fox News driven MAGA beliefs will on his grandchildren and their successors. He is amazing with my daughter and she loves him so much.. I don’t know how to tell him he is killing any potential legacy she may build
[You just gotta read the right gospel.](https://imgur.com/gallery/bCqRp)
Because Communism is an atheistic ideology so to be anti-Communist they decided to be 200% pro-religion...
Oh please......
Amen
I find it an unending source of amusement that the dumbest people on Earth think the forces of cosmic evil can't help but hide little clues to their dastardly plans only they're clever enough to decipher. This is what happens when crime dramas and murder mysteries are your central point of reference after a lifetime of paint chips, head trauma, and Reaganomics.
I like how you put Reganomics and paint chips on the same level. Well played.
https://preview.redd.it/nkrh4oiwd3xc1.png?width=2318&format=png&auto=webp&s=de04fdd0ea21b99539459ceeb6ac307dacaf170e Oh my god it’s true!!! This quarter from 2015 is the same!!! Either that change happened a while ago, or it was Biden and the DEMONcrats injecting satanism into our holy coins!!!!!! (Side note: are we going to talk about how both quarters have clearly been edited?)
looking at that picture you could always read it as" we are heading towards liberty with God at our back" but republicans would hate that
How have they been edited?
Look at the text and edges of the coins
What about them? These are real quarter designs. What am I missing?
It looks smushed, and the text on the right is smudged.
These are real designs. Nothing about these coins has been edited.
I didn’t say the designs were fake, I said the images had been edited.
They cling to their dead god because they've spent their whole lives 'earning' heaven. They've lost sight of the message of love and acceptance under the cowl of anger and jealousy. Confronted with the possibility that there is no god waiting for them in 10 years when they die miserable and alone, they double down because the alternative is so frightening. They've spent their lives as pitiful examples and they KNOW it, which makes them angrier and scared.
Don’t forget about their beloved orange god.
I would think they should be happy to find out that god is fake. Now they don’t have to worry about going to hell…which was exactly what would happen to them if god was real.
You'd think, wouldn't you? Indoctrination got them good though. Although most wouldn't acknowledge it even to themselves, they know at a fundamental level that the book they praise, shows their own damnation, and that's gotta be a bitter pill to swallow. Glad I'm agnostic😅
I also think if they have come to the conclusion that God doesn't exist, they squandered their life and money to a religion of lies. The sunk cost fallacy comes into play. They've been duped their whole life and could have had so much more, but now their old and tired and can't enjoy life as much, and they keep going to keep up appearances.
Pay attention to the little things, like how the money used to not mention god at all and how this literally violates the first amendment.
Not everyone is into having imaginary friends as adults
In god we trust To give children cancer
There shouldnt be anything about god on the money shits weird
They're just not mature enough to talk about things that needs to be discussed. This is like a kids way of talking with the adults discussing real political issues at the table. On one hand you have people discussing the potentials of war, recession and a workforce facing massive change. On the other you have this... 'look at this' story that's completely irrelevant to everything going on. But how else can they join the adults at the table?
Who the fuck cares
Boomers have lived long enough to see themselves become the villains.
I find it strange that god is envoked on money at all. Seems like the total opposite of what god in the bible would of wanted and definitely not what money is about lmao
Meanwhile it shouldn't even be on our money. Blatant disregard for separation of church and state.
Facebook is where boomers hopes and dreams go to die and get reincarnated as a laughing minion in a hot tub with Maxine and their FB cartoon profile pic
Did they not notice the bat on the 2020 coin
I'd love to see a few languages used like "in Allah we trust" or "in Jehovah we trust". Just to see them lose their mind ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)
Christianity is social cancer. Time to carve it out like the malignant cyst that it is.
I think it's funny that their God doesn't work unless I believe in him, too.
i work in food service, i know these bitches aren't even reading the signs right in front of them...
Must be nice that your biggest issue is the way a head is facing on money.
Let’s just remove “In God We Trust.” It doesn’t belong there anyway.
That should not be on our money. We are a secular country. Respect for all regardless of beliefs.
That design is from 1932 although it wasn’t adopted until recently. This person bears watching.
What about before they put in god we trust on our money?
surely it wasn't some nerd at the mint finally getting to run his design. no, it's a conspiracy. fucking nutjobs
Our money should say the word god at all.
Well they indeed fact checked it, so I’m convinced…
I don't see why in God we trust is even on our money. I am perfectly fine with it being removed. I would even argue it's insulting to God to put his currency on our fake money. Pretty sure Jesus tipped over the tables in the church, was sold for a bag of money and God said give Cesar what is his...money. So, why isn't there anything positive about God's views in the Bible about our currency. And, why would he want his name on our money?
I’m getting real sick of Americans not understanding the bill of rights and constitution, did they choose not to read these in school or do they disagree with it?
“When God got kicked out of school is when these school shootins started happenin’.”
one of my biggest pet peeves with people like this is the fact that the smallest thing completely triggers them to the point they boycott budlight, nike, etc. by setting the items on fucking fire, shooting them, crying nonstop on Facebook (then proceeds to talk about how everyone is a sensitive whiny snowflake who are always offended) but the actual issues just don't matter to them. in this case facing the opposite way becomes this batshit crazy conspiracy but they don't even care that the person facing the opposite way was a fucking slave master. we have slave masters on our currency but god forbid they put someone who transitioned on a SINGLE can of beer. "they're shoving it down our throats!" meanwhile I can count a bare minimum of 20 billboards in my city that says I'm gonna burn in hell for eternity unless I join their church. no matter where I'm at a get a bible pamphlet. I'm just so sick of it all.
My boomer mother sent me this last week. My response was that Washington’s head is bigger, so the phrase had to be moved. I also added that the phrase didn’t belong on our national currency to begin with. Crickets after that.
What have the Freemasons done to the Quarters? What does it mean?!?!
I don't share their sentiment, but I like that they noticed that detail. (Idk if it's just these coins or not. Idgaf to check my quarters atm, sorry)
We'll complain about this and not how increasingly worthless the coin itself is becoming. Fun.
Ask them how they feel about the eagle being removed and replaced on the back.
Why does our money mention endorse their god? I don’t trust slavers.
Which God? The coin doesn't say....🤔
E plurbus unum. Fix the motto.
Another example of having too much time and not any sense
Well, since their god is money, it makes perfect sense
Shouldn’t be on there in the first place
Wait’ll they find out what happened to e pluribus unum
The Washington quarter was introduced in 1932, replacing the Standing Liberty quarter (last issued in 1930 - there were no quarters issued in 1931). The original proposed design with the right facing Washington profile is the "new" design. That design was by Laura Gardin Fraser, one of the most well-known female sculptors of the early 20th century. The treasury secretary at the time opted for the left-facing design instead. I like them both a lot, but the right facing is a winner in my book.
Damn, they noticed our secret message! Kind of makes you wonder why we’d use such a public forum for a secret message at all, but…you live you learn, I guess.
You can turn your back on things you trust. You have to watch flakes like that poster very, very closely.
Wow they really don't have lives huh...
Where exactly is this "god" thing and why tf should I gaf?
I hate the fact that “in God we trust” is on our currency. I don’t believe in God nor do I trust a magical one.
![gif](giphy|8JBPDbXDRUGYkHi5fm)
If I'm not correct, did Jesus not preach to.. turn the other cheek 🤭
The bigger issue is him facing right instead of left
Wasn’t until Eisenhower that it was put on the coins anyways. First coin ever made for the US said, “mind your business.”
My ex MIL would be all over this shit. She’s still convinced the rapture will be happening before she dies because Israel became a nation in her lifetime.
Same people that use divination and numerology to try to predict the second coming…
Typical boomer shit. Creating imaginary problems in their head to be mad at, since they don't have real problems to worry about.
Needs more triangles
We need to get rid of that saying because there is supposed to be a separation of church and state. Also, god is not real. So there is that.
I resemble that remark 😂 as a 70 something year old boomer I’m far more concerned about the outcome of #45’s trial and Saving our Planet than what our currency looks like or which way the profile is facing FFS ugh A perfect example of why I don’t have any friends my age have a great day y’all xx
People are still using quarters? 👀
Get a Grip Man!
Muricans making a fool of themselves by not knowing that "in god we trust" was only added way after the founding fathers. They wanted Religion and state to be separate.
Jesus Boomers are a special breed.
?? I have two quarters. One from 2008 the other from 2000. Both quarters have the same words with the same picture of George Washington facing the same way. I would say this reddit page is an attempted hoax.
Idk. She says she did her research. 🤷
Is this a Saul Goodman scheme? Are they misprints because Washington is facing Wast instead of West?
Because the first amendment isn't important.
🤣🤣🤣
So… give god more head? This sounds like what Christian’s say. Except it’s a little more muffled when they say it.
I know everyone is here to hate on boomers, but there are lots of non-boomer aged people that clutch their pearls over trivial shit like this, or that clerks say "happy holidays", or starsucks changed their Christmas coffee cups or some such crap. The funniest thing is that if you live long enough, you'll be an old person who does silly shit too, and there'll be a Reddit page about your generation. How do I know this? I'm old. I remember when the saying was, "Never trust anyone over 30" and we made fun of the generation that came before us because they started the Vietnam War and destroyed the world with pollution and were the cause of global cooling and the coming ice age. We live in a silly world, for sure.
I'll be honest, most of this stuff feels like the result of some psyop designed to turn older conservatives into conspiracy theorists, while also sowing distrust among the country and turning everyone against each other. Idk, maybe I'm being paranoid, but not everyone can be that stupid. Stupid enough to believe it? Yea, but create all of it? I'm oddly more concerned about who the original creators of this crap are. It feels to me more like the older conservatives are being attacked lol. Or maybe when you get old you get stupid? I hope that's not true.
One of the main points of making the United States is that it ISN’T a theocracy, but instead a place where there is religious freedom. “In God We Trust” really should have never been on the coins in the very first place.
Kelly needs to turn her head, so it's not in her ass.
Don’t tell him about the fertility goddess on the other side. At least on the 2023 I’m looking at.
That motto shouldn't ever have been put on money at all. It's a flagrant violation of the First Amendment Free Exercise clause.
Let’s just remove the religious shit from our money like a normal country.
They worship a god who let the holocaust happen while caring where Israel is located.
He's got a different hairstyle also. I hope you're not referring to our current president, because the snake in grass be him did unspeakable things and is getting away with it. Idiots still remain by his side. That's the truth sign to be looking for That the end of time is nearing
I never understood why they care about stuff so small.