• RedQuestionAsker2 [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    Yeah, it’s really dangerous when the religion lines up with the imperialism.

    In the case of Israel, you have the base materialism that’s pushes the US to escalate there, but you also have the superstructure of holy war to cement it in the hearts of the population.

    • ChaosMaterialist [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      Yeah, it’s really dangerous when the religion lines up with the imperialism.

      “When religion and politics ride in the same cart, when that cart is driven by a living holy man (baraka), nothing can stand in their path.” - Dune, Appendix II

    • lemmyseizethemeans
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      7 months ago

      IMHO the imperialism is actively involved in promoting the religious right, just like the CIA did with moonies in s Korea and Japan. It’s part of the black budget.