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I’m very worried about the US turning into a one-party theocracy. The actual institutional norms have been violated and the path has been laid. A very large por
by ABeeSea 5y ago
I’m very worried about the US turning into a one-party theocracy. The actual institutional norms have been violated and the path has been laid. A very large portion of the country supports an authoritarian Christian theocracy as the future of America and it is terrifying. They are concentrated in smaller states that give these extreme voices outsized power in our current constitutional structure. I worry for the future.
- no_wizard 5y agoWhat objective evidence is this based on exactly? Most Americans are less religious[0][1] now then they ever were. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t see how this idea holds water [0]: https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christ... [1]: that’s Pew as in the research foundation not the church variety
- ABeeSea 5y agoIt’s based on the nature of the Senate and Republican gerrymandering of the house. A minority of extreme views from rural areas control the politics of America. A poll of “all Americans” is useless when the Senate exists.