Fascism, wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
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Bundle several crosses together with a flag and you've got a christo-nationalist fasces.
Well done.
A cross made with two guns.
We need to start calling them Nationalist Christians. Or Nat-C's for short.
Sounds like some kinda beer, I'll take an ice cold natty-C.
I have always heard Natural Ice beer referred to as "Natty-Ice", so this just made me do a double take.
I’ve actually adopted that term as well
This is possibly the most captain obvious article title I've ever seen.
"The latest word here on the scene is investigators have determined that the water here is actually very wet. Back to the studio for the weather and sports."
There are at least 2 Trump themed stores in the Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee. Ironically, one of them is next to a Mexican restaurant. I've never felt any inclination to enter the Trump store, but I'm sure it's absolutely full of cheap shit that they got from a bulk online shop from overseas, despite their gung-ho bullshit.
You know what you don't see? Biden stores in California or NYC. Because the left isn't a fucking cult full of slack- jawed yokels whose parents were related.
I saw those about 2 weeks ago. There are several other stores in the area that have giant window signs advertising that they sell Trump merch as well, just not wholly dedicated stores. Kind of wanted to stop in front for an oddity tourist photo.
Be a damn shame if anything happened to those stores. Do you have any idea how many ways there are for a building to catch on fire? Oily rags, bad wiring, a careless cigarette, shitty Chinesium batteries. Hope they've taken adequate precautions and their fire suppression systems haven't been disabled (possibly drained if applicable) ahead of time.
They're counting on it. The real money is the insurance payout.
I guess there's also a history of arson (whether done by an opposing party or their own) being used to help put assholes with dictatorial ambitions into power. No need to play into their hands.
Why would you say something like that?
Concern over the risks, of course. Why do you ask?
Those shouldn't exist.
The follow up question to something insane like this should always be what sect of Christianity? Should it be Catholics? Should it be Protestants? Should it be TV evangelicals?
None of the major groups would want one of the others making the rules anymore than the rest of the US wants to live under the laws of the Church.
In other news, at some point after the sun rises, the sun will set. More at 11.
rural areas generally have lower levels of education and are conservative in general.
christian nationalism thrives when there is no critical thinking and long time traditions are enforced.
it's not a surprise. it's also not a coincidence these are the same people who will pull out a map of how counties voted in 2016 or 2020 and try to convince you that the nation is a sea of red.
Tfw they actually went out and compiled data to determine this.
Water is wet. News at 5.
Anyone else notice that the sky is blue today?
Yeah, the usual comments in here. And I mostly agree. But if you honestly want to understand the rural/urban, conservative/liberal divide, and how we got here, give this article a spin.
https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about
I know, cracked.com, but this is a solid essay that explains much. Note the 2016 date. Much has happened since then, but the thoughts still ring true.
Seen both sides, lived both sides, this resonates with me. To my mind, it's the most important article I've read on the subject, and I've read a lot.
If anyone agrees or disagrees, I'd like to hear it!
The people have the leaders they deserve. This is how democracy works. Maybe we should ask ourselves how broken the people have to be to have those representatives.
BTW, I'm wondering what's the real difference between christofascism and al-qaeda?