We've never been far from mass violence or genocide or ethnic cleansing. 20th and 21st century domestic politics have been the same reactionary arguments over and over with new actors and occasionally changing out subjects. The authoritarian streak in the American public is strong (hate to get nu-atheisty but pretty much because of American Protestantism).
You're right, and I think the streak in getting stronger and a lot of it is from American Protestantism. "New" atheism or whatever you want to call it definitely has it's cringey and outright very bad aspects, but IMO they're more right about stuff than a lot of folks here admit.
We've never been far from mass violence or genocide or ethnic cleansing. 20th and 21st century domestic politics have been the same reactionary arguments over and over with new actors and occasionally changing out subjects. The authoritarian streak in the American public is strong (hate to get nu-atheisty but pretty much because of American Protestantism).
You're right, and I think the streak in getting stronger and a lot of it is from American Protestantism. "New" atheism or whatever you want to call it definitely has it's cringey and outright very bad aspects, but IMO they're more right about stuff than a lot of folks here admit.