I don't agree with Steve on the religious fundamentalist zealotry angle at the current times which would have been true in the 70s-mid 2000s. In the current era in America, the fundamentalist are not as engaged and are not even represented anywhere in the political realm. The only religious organizations that tend to get that kind of representation tend to be large churches that have large organizational network that are far more liberalized and deviate from fundamentalism as a function to get large contributions from large congregations. Typically the established and highly financed churches tend to attract politicians from their local districts as well as even candidates in presidential elections. The so called moral protestations of politicians representing those groups is signaling and managing identity politics as corporate branding. Not to mention that social media is just an amplifier to create a corporatized version of morality, identity and personality to develop strong following which can get a person paid really well(this dynamic also works for the left learning crowds getting their own brand). To put it simply, most people in America that are getting in these high powered positions whether religious fundamentalist or very left leaning do not even interface of with people organically and it places you at risk of humiliation (and sometimes threats) if your opinion deviates slightly from them.
Steve has it right. We have Trump on video, violently getting photo of himself holding up a bible in front of a Christian church. Even Alex Jones, knows to mark his targets while singing along with Jesus-lingo.
So sorry your political career did not get a foothold, Steve.
I don't agree with Steve on the religious fundamentalist zealotry angle at the current times which would have been true in the 70s-mid 2000s.
In the current era in America, the fundamentalist are not as engaged and are not even represented anywhere in the political realm. The only religious organizations that tend to get that kind of representation tend to be large churches that have large organizational network that are far more liberalized and deviate from fundamentalism as a function to get large contributions from large congregations. Typically the established and highly financed churches tend to attract politicians from their local districts as well as even candidates in presidential elections. The so called moral protestations of politicians representing those groups is signaling and managing identity politics as corporate branding. Not to mention that social media is just an amplifier to create a corporatized version of morality, identity and personality to develop strong following which can get a person paid really well(this dynamic also works for the left learning crowds getting their own brand).
To put it simply, most people in America that are getting in these high powered positions whether religious fundamentalist or very left leaning do not even interface of with people organically and it places you at risk of humiliation (and sometimes threats) if your opinion deviates slightly from them.
Steve has it right. We have Trump on video, violently getting photo of himself holding up a bible in front of a Christian church. Even Alex Jones, knows to mark his targets while singing along with Jesus-lingo.