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13. God, Country and Christian Conservatives
Sat Jun 12, 2021, 07:22 PM
Jun 2021

Hi Hugh - Great food for thought - thanks for your comments. To me your comments touch on some really deep down issues with a long history! Coincidentally, that's another area I've been reading about this week. If you or anyone else were interested in reading more (a lot more), I'm currently working my way through a PhD thesis written in 2018 that looks at how conservatives claimed Jesus for themselves (God, Country and Christian Conservatives: The National Association of Manufacturers, the John Birch Society and the rise of the Christian right - C. Celestini - University of Waterloo). It tells a compelling story of all of the links that set the foundation for where conservatism is today and how their propaganda works. It's a long read, but well written and quite easy to read unlike many PhD thesis. I'm finding it fascinating - although only half way through so far! The Hippo

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No worries Hippo_The_Pointer Jun 2021 #16
Fair enough Layzeebeaver Jun 2021 #18
Get the vote out Hippo_The_Pointer Jun 2021 #19
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