This is the (hopefully) the death rattle of the white religious right in America. From a social issues / culture war standpoint, they know the war is over. Pews are emptying out across country, the percent of the population that is white is steadily decreasing, and kids these days have significantly less respect for them than they did for their parents and grandparents growing up (and very justifiably so). This is them lashing out at a world they correctly perceive is just trying to move beyond them. Their power and privilege is waning fast and they're gonna kick and scream on their way out.
I wish I had your optimism. In my opinion, a minoritarian government can rule despite being unpopular.
Not only will the ‘kicks and screams’ ruin millions of lives, but :porky-happy: will just find a new caucusing mechanism afterwards to keep the major parts of hegemony in place.
Yeah I mean tbf I'm not as optimistic as I sound here. In places like South Africa, you can see how white folks - when they have the backing of capital - are able to hold onto a significant amount of power despite being like 10-15% of the population.
This is the (hopefully) the death rattle of the white religious right in America. From a social issues / culture war standpoint, they know the war is over. Pews are emptying out across country, the percent of the population that is white is steadily decreasing, and kids these days have significantly less respect for them than they did for their parents and grandparents growing up (and very justifiably so). This is them lashing out at a world they correctly perceive is just trying to move beyond them. Their power and privilege is waning fast and they're gonna kick and scream on their way out.
I wish I had your optimism. In my opinion, a minoritarian government can rule despite being unpopular.
Not only will the ‘kicks and screams’ ruin millions of lives, but :porky-happy: will just find a new caucusing mechanism afterwards to keep the major parts of hegemony in place.
Yeah I mean tbf I'm not as optimistic as I sound here. In places like South Africa, you can see how white folks - when they have the backing of capital - are able to hold onto a significant amount of power despite being like 10-15% of the population.
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