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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Very dangerous and the US military will soon resemble the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, because of their insanity towards religion. God is not the the MAGATs.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

You know what, I'm starting to think you guys really should start building that wall around you.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No one should be surprised, this book was written 12 years ago:

"Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I found the documentary "Bad Faith" to be quite enlightening. Highly recommend it:

https://www.badfaithdocumentary.com/

Edit: For understanding more of the context of white christian nationalism, white supremacy, etc

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense. There's a reason that the 3 European counties who actaully choose fascism were the 3 most Christian: Germany Italy and Spain. No true Scotsman argument withstanding, well over 90% of people in nazi Germany were Christian, for example.

Its not all Christians of course and I don't have any problem with the vast, vast majority of them but there are parts of the bible that can and have been very deliberately bastardised by people for centuries and others just read literally in a way that can be formed into something really horrible. I might not believe in God but I do agree with Christians when they say the Bible is a powerful book. However, like all powerful things, it can be and is being misused, per the book itself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

One of the central points of the documentary is that Christian Nationalism isn't about Christianity. It's in direct violation of many of the central tenants of Christianity... not that that's stopped Christians before. But it's the perfect vessel to encapsulate a white supremacist power play.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So, Nazi Germany has returned.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Mango Mussolini and his selections are identical to the worms Mao, Adolph, Joseph and Hideki chose. However, the Nazis were not religious in the traditional sense and they threw plenty Catholic and Protestant priests into their concentration camps. The ones who agreed, wore the cross next to the swastika.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's gonna be more like Nazi battle Royale. We got some major tribalism brewing here.

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