I know the fun answers (and choose to believe them a little), but what was the real (cover) story?

  • MagnyusG
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    551 month ago

    Vance claims to be Catholic, probably fishing for approval from the Pope to justify some warped ideals he spouts to the American people. Typical diplomatic shite.

    • @ultranaut@lemmy.world
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      181 month ago

      In the US there’s a strain of Catholicism that is far-right and hyperpolitical, they hate the Pope and love Trump. Vance is a fairly recent convert who got into it thanks to Thiel.

  • peto (he/him)
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    181 month ago

    He’s out doing what I am sure he thinks of as diplomatic meetings. The pope might be the leader of a criminal organisation, but he is generally thought of as a legitimate world leader. JD spoke with the Italian PM while he was there as well, and I think he has moved on to India now where he will meet with various politicians and attend cultural events.

    VPs do this kind of thing all the time, it just seems weird because no one can take him seriously.

  • zout
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    61 month ago

    Vance was the kid who got bullied all the time, and now he needs validation every day, all day long.