yeah some of the angry QTs had me thinking that aggressive social dechristianization was a big mistake independent of ones belief in christianity maybe people need transcendent direction to become good and the gospel does this efficientlyhttps://twitter.com/00lshr/status/1387231853619388416 …
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Replying to @eigenrobot
idk i mean religions mostly are not super nice to their outgroups christianity didn't get to 2 billion adherents if Jesus didn't come with a sword
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Replying to @tszzl @eigenrobot
i would argue (and this may be cringepilled) that it comes out of the liberal synthesis of Anglo-mercantile culture that sees the outgroup as a thing to be traded with
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Replying to @tszzl @eigenrobot
i read a great thread on here that said something like there has been a low-grade ethnic war in the US at all times between cabals of business interests that are mostly divided along racial lines. and this ethnic war has been instrumental in preventing more serious conflict
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rev made a similar point elsewhere, I would also buy that seems to be breaking down if thats the case :/
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how much of the breakdown do you think we can attribute to the internet generally? newfound anarchic war for allegiance that moves at lightspeed i think the % is high but you're older than I am, probably have a different perspective on when these troubles started
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probably a lot of it, mass adoption in early 2010s especially really hard to say though. probably major ongoing economic displacement that started in 2008 is also probably a major factor. maybe some hangover from loss of national narrative in the bush years.
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the story of what America was in the world seemed at least to me to be a genuine unifying factor and I think iraq squashed that
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im not sure vietnam didnt. talking to older people i get the impression they're still not past it. guys my dad's age still remember what numbers they pulled in the draft lottery.
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