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- Manlobbi
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
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People motivated by this ad campaign would be self selected to be seconded to the Brown Shirts.
US military weighs recruiting campaign to honor Charlie Kirk, NBC reports
(Reuters) -Pentagon officials are weighing a new recruiting campaign that would urge young people to join the military as a way to pay homage to assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing two officials familiar with the plan.
The campaign would be framed as a national call to service with the slogan to possibly be along the lines of "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors,” NBC reported, citing two officials.https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-military-w...In "Wag The Dog" they had to invent a martyr.
Steve
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The campaign would be framed as a national call to service with the slogan to possibly be along the lines of "Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors,”
… who would then be fighting… the gaping divisiveness in US society that contributed to his death?
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… who would then be fighting… the gaping divisiveness in US society that contributed to his death? I saw an opinion piece this morning saying that, based on the vibe of the Kirk memorial service Sunday, MAGA is ready to tilt into Christian Nationalism.
The MAGA Movement Is Ready to Dump Donald Trump. Here’s His Replacement
While Trump spoke as a politician, Erika Kirk and Vance adopted an approach that appeared more consistent with televangelists. As Erika stated explicitly, what they were there to advance was the politics of religious revival.
Their message was unmistakable: The future of MAGA is Christian nationalism. The central figure of their movement going forward would be not Trump, but Jesus.https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-maga-movement-is...The one song I remember from the years at the Baptist lodge is "Onward Christian Soldier"
Steve...HBTT
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The one song I remember from the years at the Baptist lodge is "Onward Christian Soldier"
..."marching as to war"
Yep. Even as a kid, that hymn always seemed at odds with religion of peace and love.
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Yep. Even as a kid, that hymn always seemed at odds with religion of peace and love. Especially, the third verse, all about conformity. According to the web page, these lyrics were taken from a Baptist hymnal.
Like a mighty army
moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
where the saints have trod;
We are not divided;
all one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
one in charity.https://hymnary.org/text/onward_christian_soldiers...Steve
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to advance was the politics of religious revival.
Their message was unmistakable: The future of MAGA is Christian nationalism.
I got warned at 16 about the Southern Baptists. Jimmy Carter walked away from them and I paid attention. Now Evangelism is all about accruing power and money, but a few of the smaller Evangelical groups keep the old faith. But you have a 30 million voting block - that's huge - and 85% of White Evangelicals voted for Trump. We need to deal with that because it isn't going away.
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85% of White Evangelicals voted for Trump. We need to deal with that because it isn't going away.
Easy to fix. They vote on the 35th of February in every year with a "Q" in it.
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We need to deal with that because it isn't going away. Give them their head, and, eventually, the people will tire of them?
It has been decades since I read about the collapse of the Commonwealth that Cromwell established, and the restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_RestorationOf course, the Iranian theocracy continues, in spite of the US' efforts to destroy it.
Steve
