It’s easy to roll one’s eyes as the self-serving dramatics of MAGA voters using false claims of victimhood as cover for their ugly views. But, as the threatening language in Greene’s tweet shows, this “woe is us” act is deeply dangerous. The hyperbolic conspiracy theories and dehumanizing language serve to convince Republican voters that religious liberty and democracy are simply values they can no longer afford to hold. The message is Christians are so “under siege” that the only way to fight back is by stripping everyone else of basic rights.

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    8 months ago

    Fascist ideology requires an internal enemy upon which to blame the crumbling of society.

    Hatred is the motivation that they seek, and is why they aggressively target sexual minorities: they’re easy to “other” when they’ve been demonized so thoroughly by religion and tradition.

    They will never get sick of this trans panic shit, because bullying a vulnerable population drums up votes for other anti-democratic and fiscally regressive measures.

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      8 months ago

      Jesus once said that a man is measured by what comes out of his mouth, not what goes into it… So I’m pretty sure he’s okay with sucking dick as long you’re not a spitter-quitter