First They Came For The Packers Fans And I Said Nothing, Because I Hate The Packers
What are you going to do when they come for you in Gilead?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wants us to believe that Christian Nationalism (Jesus was a Conservative White ‘Merican, don’tchaknow?) is no worse than a McDonald’s Quarter-Pounder with extra cheese. Therefore, in her opinion, jackbooted “Christian Patriots” are the ONLY thing that can save America from school shootings, crime, and…GASP!!…sexual immorality. Never mind that MTG herself has had at least a couple of extramarital affairs- sexual sin is what OTHER people do, amiright?
Nevertheless, Christian Nationalism is nothing to fear and is perfectly benign. When she’s High Priestess and Chief Morale Officer, there will be no sexual immorality in which she’s not participating. (Wait, that wasn’t in the approved script, was it??)
MTG assures us with her “trust me; I haven’t lied for at least 12 hours” smile that Christian Nationalism has only the purest of intent- saving America- at the center of its plans.
If a few Liberals happen to get steamrolled along the way…well, you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, knowhutimean?
Hot on the heels of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posting an extended video praising Christian nationalism (which can be seen below) and promising it is not “something to be scared of," two researchers whose book "The Flag and the Cross" is just about to be published, disputed her claim and said the movement is highly dangerous and a "threat to democracy."
In an interview with Intelligencer, sociologists Samuel L. Perry of the University of Oklahoma and Philip S. Gorski of Yale University, issued a warning that the belief is at the heart of "some of the most radical fringe groups" in the U.S. which are finding support from a smattering of elected Republican lawmakers and some hoping to be on the ballot in November.
If you listen to MAGA-fied Republicans, of which there’s no shortage on the ballot this election cycle, you’ll hear a pronounced disdain for democracy. You’ll listen to demands for “fair” elections, but what “fair” means to them is Republicans winning elections. Anything less is ipso facto irrefutable proof that Democrats have rigged elections for their candidates.
So, yeah, Republicans have little interest in maintaining our democratic system. They recognize that they’re probably not going to do well in free and fair elections, so they’re going to whine, moan, and complain about unfairness because their candidates aren’t winning.
That’s not proof of rigged elections; it’s proof that American doesn’t want Donald Trump clones running the country. And when the American people speak, sometimes it means you don’t get what you want. THAT’S the problem the Far-Right has with democracy. If they don’t get what they want, the system must be corrupt.
And White Christian nationalists don’t accept that they might lose elections. But, again, it’s the arrogance that comes with believing God is on your side in all things.
[T]he two academics explained that it is important that the term "white Christian nationalism" be used to put a name on the threat to get the attention of the public.
"I think because it identifies one of the deepest and most powerful currents in American political culture, one that has been invisible to most folks outside of that culture and even, in a way, to a lot of people inside of that culture because it’s the water they swim in and the air they breathe," Gorski explained with his co-author noting the connection to former president Donald Trump.
As Perry explained, "I think 'Christian right' is shorthand for people who hold the ideology that we’re talking about. Since Trump came into office, the narrative was constantly about white Evangelicals, white Evangelicals, white Evangelicals, and why they stick with Trump. What we’ve tried to do is to steer away from that white Evangelical conversation to talk about the underlying ideology called white Christian nationalism that drives that support for Trumpism, his brand of politics, and all these other authoritarian and anti-democratic things."
I may be an atheist, but I know enough about this ideology to understand that the “Christian Right” is neither. You can worship Jesus Christ or Trumpism, but not both. They're fundamentally opposed to one another.
Millions cling to this hypocrisy despite the glaring contradiction as if it were their birthright. They believe that America is historically a White Christian nation (it’s not) and that Jesus was White (He wasn’t). Therefore, to their way of thinking, White Christians should be in positions of power (they couldn’t be. more wrong).
If you want to see what Christian Nationalism in action looks like, allow me to introduce Greg Locke, who’s to the teachings of Jesus Christ what salt is to wounds:
I’m not sure what Locke is preaching, but it has nothing to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel of Arrogance and Hatred, perhaps?
America isn’t the property of any one racial or ideological group. And it certainly doesn’t belong to Conservative White Christians on their say-so. They can certainly run as Republicans and treat elections fairly, just as Democrats or any other party would, but “fair” doesn’t mean “only when Republicans win.”
Christian Nationalism? Yeah, it scares me because it wants nothing to do with a free and fair democratic system. Instead, it wants to turn America into a real-life version of Gilead, with themselves permanently in charge and wielding the power of life and death over those unwilling to play along.
If American democracy collapses, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene will be right there to engorge themselves on the spoils. And the rest of us will be looking merely to survive.
We may wake up to an America few will recognize because it will more closely resemble the Gilead from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale than the America the Founding Fathers envisioned.
And people like Marjorie Taylor Greene will believe they deserve to be in positions of power.
Welcome to our new idiocracy, eh?
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