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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    7 months ago

    If you think Jesus would have sided with conservatives against trans people, you should check out Matthew 5:11.

    Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

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      7 months ago

      That verse is too vague. Every Christian thinks it applies to them, especially conservatives.