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That's not even close to the Republican mainstream now though. The "Christian Right" is a relic that died during the first Dubya administration. It's nothing
by busterarm 6y ago
That's not even close to the Republican mainstream now though.
The "Christian Right" is a relic that died during the first Dubya administration.
It's nothing more than a boogeyman for progressives now.
- NotSammyHagar 6y agoThat doesn't seem right. All we hear about is the evangelical support of Trump is unwavering even though he personally violates their expectations of behavior. They see him rewarding them in terms of laws, federal judges, supporting their desires and also the perhaps more complicated support for feeling of white people's power and privilege being under siege.
- busterarm 6y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/mar/03/james-dobson-focus-on-the-family https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/ma... It was pronounced dead loads of times between '08 & '16 and this is just one. You see it mentioned, because as I previously said it's a boogeyman used to scare us liberals. You're being manipulated.
- NotSammyHagar 6y agoSorry, I don't get the manipulation or Boogeyman here. Is there no Christian right or they have no power, or ALEC doesn't exist or what?
- tmpz22 6y agoThen why is DT still talking about how biden is an ungodly man who is going to, and this is an exact quote, "hurt god".
- busterarm 6y agoHe's a 74 year old speaking to other 70+ year olds there. Talk to some younger Republicans, even Christian ones, who aren't in your social filter bubble. The whole Falwell family has long been disgraced and ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority#1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority#1988 If you scroll down and do some followup reading you'll see that his plans to revive the organization failed miserably.
- AlexandrB 6y agoHave you looked at who's in power lately? There are a lot of ~70 year olds in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It seems relevant what they think.
- busterarm 6y agoHave you looked at the demographics around COVID-19 deaths? They'll all be gone soon enough.
- evan_ 6y agoit actually doesn't matter what the younger Republicans personally believe if they continue supporting and empowering the older Republicans who believe insane Cult of the Shining City death cult shit.
- zentiggr 6y agoBecause he'll use any leverage at all to support his own ego and agenda. Look at how the rest of the Republican party is scrambling to get their constituents to use 'absentee' ballots and even mail-in ones even though Fearless Leader is denouncing them. DT has no concept of the costs of his words or actions, just whether or not it appears to help his own personal "success" in the moment.
- throwaway5752 6y agoA solid majority of US evangelicals believe Christ will return to Earth by 2050 (ie, the Rapture): 60%. In 2020 over 80% of US evangelicals plan to vote for the Republican candidate. They are a quarter of the US population. It is a solidly mainstream Republican belief. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2010/07/14/jesus-christs-return-to-earth/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2010/07/14/jesus-chris... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/01/white-evangelical-approval-of-trump-slips-but-eight-in-ten-say-they-would-vote-for-him/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/01/white-evang... https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/ https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/