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I grew up going to a religious school, it wasn't really that different from a regular school. The concerns / focus that folks on the religious right in the US
by duxup 1y ago
I grew up going to a religious school, it wasn't really that different from a regular school. The concerns / focus that folks on the religious right in the US had almost no bearing on school life. The focus of day to day life was local, at the school, not national.
Since then a few fellow classmates have gone down the "anti porn" rabbit hole. Their social media posts are part every day family stuff, part anti porn advocacy. The posts are sometimes "normal" advocacy type posts, others are apocalyptic and angry / hateful. There's always a "we" vibe to these posts too, about them and their spouse as a couple.
The most shocking thing is that as far as I can tell, these couples have had no contact with the porn industry, no friends or family with any contact. No really first hand experience that I know of (presumably they've seen porn at some point) ... and yet a chunk of their social media time and presumably emotions and energy are dedicated to that topic.
It's inexplicable...
- dc396 1y agoSounds like tribalism and in-group signaling, not really anything based on a thoughtful exploration of issues.
- reverendsteveii 1y agoit's not inexplicable. it's using an acceptable target to generate social capital.