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Christian nationalism sticks out because they’re loud, dress like a militia and carry guns around, but true power is quiet and backed by the police. A lot of t
by janalsncm 2y ago
Christian nationalism sticks out because they’re loud, dress like a militia and carry guns around, but true power is quiet and backed by the police.
A lot of things are so established you don’t even notice them, like fish in water. The military industrial complex, trickle down economics, realtors (until recently), privatized health insurance, and surveillance capitalism all come to mind.
- Bluestein 2y ago(And tech)
- krapp 2y agoIf you assume Christian nationalism doesn't intersect with the military industrial complex and the very core of America's centers of power, you would be mistaken.
- fzeroracer 2y agoIt intersects at the 'nationalism' portion, but not quite the 'christian' portion. For example, you want soldiers that are nationalistic and willing to follow orders, that much is a given for any military. But the last thing you want in a soldier is one that's doing things like refusing vaccines or chasing off other soldiers. In a sense, the divide can be thought of as christian Nationalists, or Christian nationalists. The military has a lot of the former, and the latter is trying to seize control of the government. But right now I don't think there's a strong unifying factor between the two, because the latter gaining control threatens everyone else.
- janalsncm 2y agoThere is an intersection, and Christian nationalism is certainly influential in some ways, but if the question is what is more well-organized and well-funded, the DoD is the single largest employer in the world, and the US defense budget is on the order of a trillion dollars annually.