The GOP hates America so much. They spend their time on fake wars (xmas), stopping business branding (cracker barrel), whining about a pretend terrorist organization (ANTIFA), and claim they are victims and being cancelled.
They hate America and are working hard to destroy the culture that the vast majority (75%) actually approve of.
This is why religion is so toxic, it creates these monsters.
Eco goes on to explain that this “tradition” is, by necessity, syncretistic rather than truly traditional. It is a new culture built on cherry-picked, rose-tinted, imaginary pasts, not reality. This is why “culture wars” are such a focus for fascists, everything else springs forth from this first step.
The GOP hates America so much. They spend their time on fake wars (xmas), stopping business branding (cracker barrel), whining about a pretend terrorist organization (ANTIFA), and claim they are victims and being cancelled. They hate America and are working hard to destroy the culture that the vast majority (75%) actually approve of. This is why religion is so toxic, it creates these monsters.
Eco goes on to explain that this “tradition” is, by necessity, syncretistic rather than truly traditional. It is a new culture built on cherry-picked, rose-tinted, imaginary pasts, not reality. This is why “culture wars” are such a focus for fascists, everything else springs forth from this first step.
These monsters weren’t created by religion. They just use it as a convenient excuse.
Personality disorders created these monsters.