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I don’t know about Thiel specifically, but since the Charlie Kirk assassination, I’ve noticed many on the right have suddenly become a lot more religiously poli

I don’t know about Thiel specifically, but since the Charlie Kirk assassination, I’ve noticed many on the right have suddenly become a lot more religiously political rather than just political. For example they are now talking about Christian values being the foundation of the country or how different cultures (like Chinese or Indian or Latino) aren’t compatible with a Christian society and its norms or whatever. I see this on YouTube and social media. It’s strange seeing the theological twist on political topics suddenly become central, and also the religious supremacist tones. I wonder if Thiel’s adjacency to those groups is also the cause of his use of the Antichrist metaphor.

kelvinjps 1y ago
It's funny that you mention latinos, when they are more aligned with values that conservatives claim to preach like family and Christian values.
- Tadpole9181 1y ago
  Because it's not about religion. It's shocking that, despite their opposition explicitly calling them out for decades and history books being filled with the explanation, otherwise intelligent people are seemingly incapable of understanding it's about race.
  - BergAndCo 1y ago
    Yeah, no, Latin men swung wildly towards Trump in the last election, due to religion and family values. Try again.
    - Tadpole9181 1y ago
      I don't know what thread you think you're replying to, but this is a complete non sequitur as a response to me?
anthk 1y ago
>Latino, not Christian... 500 years ago these people would be burnt at the stake in seconds... jk. If any, Hispanic cultures from Catholic backgrounds are ideologically far more Christian (the society comes first, the individual are struggles are secondary, community bound families and friends...) than any mega-selfish Evangelical cult idolizing money. Inb4 'The Vatican it's loaded' yes, we know it, but the closest members to the society are far more humble than these wackos holding millions in megachurches. I'm not a Catholic myself but of course I'm a cultural byproduct of it.
- SilverElfin 1y ago
  It’s possible the evangelical Christians in America simply hold racist views against these groups and are trying to popularize that intolerance but with a religious or moral justification. To be honest I don’t really know, since I am not around evangelicals often. Mostly I’m just surprised to see the rhetoric in the open.
  - netsharc 1y ago
    Just like Isis, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, etc claim to be Muslims but are perverting it to justify their jihad, the MAGA-movement seems to be doing the same.. This anthropologist spoke before the UN about Islamic radicalization. It's not hard to see that the same sort of radicalization happened to white men in the US, and Europe for that matter (those poor poor "victims" /s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbirlSA-dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbirlSA-dc
yawpitch 1y ago
I think that might be a form of frequency illusion… these people have been saying exactly the same shit exactly as loudly and exactly as often since (at least) the Satanic Panic.
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FranzFerdiNaN 1y ago
Its always the same with the right: its plain racism.
- throwawayqqq11 1y ago
  Its the in-group trait the tribe gathers around. And it can change to anything and back again. From "drain the swap", to "no epstein files", to "democrat haux", to "ill release them as promised". The factual matters, what reasonable people call political convictions, does not matter to the uninformed voters.
palmotea 1y ago
> different cultures (like Chinese or Indian or Latino) aren’t compatible with a Christian society and its norms or whatever. One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song? I don't know if the error is yours or theirs, but Latinos are by and large Christian.
- was8309 1y ago
  one word missing "White" - White Christian Nationalists. not sure who would take that as an insult and who refers to themselves as such

kelvinjps 1y ago

It's funny that you mention latinos, when they are more aligned with values that conservatives claim to preach like family and Christian values.

Tadpole9181 1y ago
Because it's not about religion. It's shocking that, despite their opposition explicitly calling them out for decades and history books being filled with the explanation, otherwise intelligent people are seemingly incapable of understanding it's about race.
- BergAndCo 1y ago
  Yeah, no, Latin men swung wildly towards Trump in the last election, due to religion and family values. Try again.
  - Tadpole9181 1y ago
    I don't know what thread you think you're replying to, but this is a complete non sequitur as a response to me?

anthk 1y ago

>Latino, not Christian... 500 years ago these people would be burnt at the stake in seconds... jk. If any, Hispanic cultures from Catholic backgrounds are ideologically far more Christian (the society comes first, the individual are struggles are secondary, community bound families and friends...) than any mega-selfish Evangelical cult idolizing money. Inb4 'The Vatican it's loaded' yes, we know it, but the closest members to the society are far more humble than these wackos holding millions in megachurches. I'm not a Catholic myself but of course I'm a cultural byproduct of it.

SilverElfin 1y ago
It’s possible the evangelical Christians in America simply hold racist views against these groups and are trying to popularize that intolerance but with a religious or moral justification. To be honest I don’t really know, since I am not around evangelicals often. Mostly I’m just surprised to see the rhetoric in the open.
- netsharc 1y ago
  Just like Isis, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, etc claim to be Muslims but are perverting it to justify their jihad, the MAGA-movement seems to be doing the same.. This anthropologist spoke before the UN about Islamic radicalization. It's not hard to see that the same sort of radicalization happened to white men in the US, and Europe for that matter (those poor poor "victims" /s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbirlSA-dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbirlSA-dc

yawpitch 1y ago

I think that might be a form of frequency illusion… these people have been saying exactly the same shit exactly as loudly and exactly as often since (at least) the Satanic Panic.

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FranzFerdiNaN 1y ago

Its always the same with the right: its plain racism.

throwawayqqq11 1y ago
Its the in-group trait the tribe gathers around. And it can change to anything and back again. From "drain the swap", to "no epstein files", to "democrat haux", to "ill release them as promised". The factual matters, what reasonable people call political convictions, does not matter to the uninformed voters.

palmotea 1y ago

> different cultures (like Chinese or Indian or Latino) aren’t compatible with a Christian society and its norms or whatever. One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song? I don't know if the error is yours or theirs, but Latinos are by and large Christian.

was8309 1y ago
one word missing "White" - White Christian Nationalists. not sure who would take that as an insult and who refers to themselves as such