Jeff Sharlet has spent two decades covering the intersection of extreme Christian nationalism and the far-right. In his new book, Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, he gives snapshots of a country rapidly devolving into a Christian fascism state. He captures the rage, the despair, the dislocation, the alienation, the aesthetic of violence, and the magical thinking that are the foundations of all fascist movements—forces that are now coalescing around the Trump-led Republican Party. The bizarre conspiracy theories and buffoonish quality of many who lead and embrace this movement, such as Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, make the use American fascists easy to ridicule and dismiss. But Sharlet implores us to take them seriously as an existential threat to what is left of our anemic democracy. Jeff Sharlet joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss his new book and the rising tide of Christofascism threatening our democracy.
Turning into? Sure, if you asked this back in the 80s.
I appreciate that this has been happening for a long time, and it’s really steamrolling now, but the Satanic Temple is still recognized by the IRS and federal court system. We’re not at the endgame yet.
Yes, it’s scary to think what’s coming down the pipeline
I think, no. But the ones who want that are really adamant. They’re super pissed at the nominal progress we’ve made and they’re lashing out in their death throes.
They’ll make life unbearable for a lot of people but then they’ll be gone and we’ll go back to the regular end game capitalism.Hope you’re correct
These fuckers want their Gilead.
Is this a trick question?
Liberals: “Fascism is HERE!”
Yes it is, no doubt. The Christo-fascists are getting bolder by the minute.
Liberals: “Give up your guns!”
I… don’t think I will.
I think we need better gun laws, like real background checks, limits per sale (no one buys more than two usually unless they got plans), etc.
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Frank Zappa talking about this: https://youtu.be/fam5wRXcoQE?si=JoQAWUV1Zscdd6iA
With a bunch of yokels.
Wow, saying nothing of the politics at the time (of which I’m largely ignorant), that turned out to be very prescient indeed.
Yes. Next.
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Big pharama wants to take your imaginary friends. Don’t let them.