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Trump and GOP use a fake panic about a "trans" Easter to justify their Christian nationalism

www.salon.com Trump and GOP use a fake panic about a "trans" Easter to justify their Christian nationalism

Phony claims that Democrats “mock your faith” are a cynical excuse to strip Americans of religious freedom

Trump and GOP use a fake panic about a "trans" Easter to justify their Christian nationalism

It's easy to roll one's eyes as the self-serving dramatics of MAGA voters using false claims of victimhood as cover for their ugly views. But, as the threatening language in Greene's tweet shows, this "woe is us" act is deeply dangerous. The hyperbolic conspiracy theories and dehumanizing language serve to convince Republican voters that religious liberty and democracy are simply values they can no longer afford to hold. The message is Christians are so "under siege" that the only way to fight back is by stripping everyone else of basic rights.

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