Religion allows a weak state to extract a high degree of control as long as the state is perceived as being aligned with the faith
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I think Spandrell is probably the NRX thinker who's thought the most in this direction. But I'm not up to date on the latest nrx stuff so maybe there are others who have given this some thought
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My experience interacting with the neoabsolutists on Twitter is that they tend to see religion as merely a set of social norms imposed on a top down basis to serve the interests of the elite
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But I think they get this backwards, since in a Muslim country an elite that tried to do this will eventually lose legitimacy (as you see in the case of Turkey)
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This explains why the secular pseudoreligion of liberalism is simultaneously powerful and fragile. It's powerful because its imperatives are constantly changing to serve the class interests of the elite. It's fragile, because adherence to it (unlike a true religion) is shallow.
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And as its religious imperatives become increasingly absurd, its self serving nature becomes increasingly obvious and its hold over the general public weakens
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The increasing radicalization of the liberal religion (its Puritan-ization, so to speak) at the hands of inter-sectional race and gender theorists makes the shallow adherence and hypocrisy of its elite believers ever more obvious
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It was much easier to be a upper middle class member in good standing with the dogma of the church of Liberalism in 2008 than it is in 2018, when your preferred choices in housing, schools, and even basic identity are defined as the foundations of oppression
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I'm not sure I agree. The shift of liberal rhetoric to race and gender makes it easier, in many ways, to be a rich adherent. These people are largely insulated (by their wealth) from the adverse impact of liberal doctrine on schools/housing.
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I think there is a split between the rich and the upper middle class, though. Someone with household income above 500k is in the position you describe; those with only 250k in major cities face more challenges
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The 250kers are the ones breaking away from the GOP though.
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Perhaps highly visible and performative opposition to Trump and the GOP is a way to demonstrate their belief in the church of Liberalism, even as they are uncomfortable with/resit the extension of its more radical policies to their own lives?
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