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Whatthe_Firetruck

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31. They are pro-Israel because...

Sun Oct 8, 2023, 10:32 PM

Oct 2023

... They want to hurry on the Rapture where all the "good" Christians ascend to heaven after Jesus comes down to them in the air. Then after all the sinners who were left behind die off, they'll come back with Jesus to rule the Earth for 1000 years. The painfully bad fiction book series of the same name, "Left Behind", will clue you in to the mindset if you can stomach the awful prose.

To clarify, they are pro Israel because certain things need to happen to Israel according to Revelations in order to trigger the Rapture, and part of that is the Jews convert to Christianity, if I recall.

They are antisemitic because they are authoritarian fascists. Jews only have value to them if they convert, or they set off the Rapture. Looked at from that pov it makes perfect sense.

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Why are so many MAGATs pro Israel but anti Semitic? [View all] Recycle_Guru Oct 2023 OP

That's a great question AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #1

They are pro-Israel because... Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2023 #31

Many MAGATs consider themselves Christians although they don't act like Christians. Sneederbunk Oct 2023 #2

It's exactly what Christians collectively have behaved like for hundreds of years, ergo it is Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #17

Everyone who makes that remark about obvious christians ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #33

Weird, huh. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #3

Two reasons: Tough guy/far right mentality and Evangelicalism Marius25 Oct 2023 #4

Yes. I had a boss in a military agency who idolized the Israeli marybourg Oct 2023 #7

That's because... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #24

+1 Celerity Oct 2023 #10

The Evangelicals (most of whom are MAGAts) have always wanted Israel to be a safe landing pad.. 70sEraVet Oct 2023 #5

Exactly. Israel has to exist for their vision of the Second Coming to happen. highplainsdem Oct 2023 #6

Well, no Jews around would mean excluding Jesus himself. wnylib Oct 2023 #11

+100! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #25

They believe Jews must control Israel for the end times Johonny Oct 2023 #37

Because they don't know their @$$ from a hole in the ground liberal N proud Oct 2023 #8

Maybe because American Jewish Cha Oct 2023 #9

Not all Jews vote the same. ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #34

More Jewish People Vote Cha Oct 2023 #36

It has everything to do with their beloved end times prophecy. ZZenith Oct 2023 #12

Exactly right. Israeli tourist agencies book groups of American evengelicals to "come visit..... MMBeilis Oct 2023 #19

This! The ultraright evangelicals believe that Armageddon and the final End Times of the Bible FakeNoose Oct 2023 #27

Hopefully the Antichrist gets rid of most of the nutbag Christian fundies. roamer65 Oct 2023 #32

Excellent question... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #13

It's been that way for a long time TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #14

Very interesting! GPV Oct 2023 #30

Because they don't care about Jews, it's about Israel the holy land, 2nd coming etc. elias7 Oct 2023 #15

Expecting logic from them is an exercise in futiliy. Logic and MAGA is an oxymoron. Amaryllis Oct 2023 #16

Because they are evangelicals I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2023 #18

They believe a stupid fairy tale that Jeeeeeesus is gonna come back! Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #20

right. ecstatic Oct 2023 #21

They certainly do love their demigod's teachings ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #35

K&R AmBlue Oct 2023 #22

Because many are more anti-Muslim than they are anti-Jew... MyNameIsJonas Oct 2023 #23

have heard it accurately termed "evangelical doublespeak bullshit"...🤔 bringthePaine Oct 2023 #26

I like the accurate term Recycle_Guru Oct 2023 #28

Evangelicals GPV Oct 2023 #29

They love the far right govt led by Netanyahu but hate most Jewish people. nt pnwmom Oct 2023 #38