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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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606 points saikatsg | 1 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.313s | source
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I_am_tiberius ◴[08 May 25 17:57 UTC] No.43929176[source]▶
I strongly believe the American choice was a strategic decision made by a group of highly intelligent individuals.
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echelon ◴[08 May 25 18:04 UTC] No.43929266[source]▶
To placate or appeal to the current American leadership?

What's the desired outcome? European, NATO, or Ukrainian security guarantees?

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ok_dad ◴[08 May 25 18:06 UTC] No.43929293[source]▶
From what I read, the new pope is much like Francis on human rights and political topics, but a bit more conservative about church doctrine. Perhaps it's to have a counterpoint to Trump in America, to show that not all American-born leaders are trash? Time will tell, I suppose.
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vixen99 ◴[08 May 25 19:44 UTC] No.43930510[source]▶
Here's an oddity: apparently Noam Chomsky doesn't fully agree with you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmSJnuF7_zg
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1. SirSavary ◴[08 May 25 20:39 UTC] No.43931072[source]▶
What relevance, in any way, does this hold to the current discussion?

Additionally, Noam refers to Trump's statements from the beginning of the Ukraine war. Trump's position on the matter has done a total 180 since. Why would Noam continue to hold the same view if Trump doesn't?