@graf > On a global scale, Christian fascist movements are gaining ground, in large part because the consequences for their behavior are not nearly as grave as they ought to be. As such a movement, lutefash freely live and work next to those whom they secretly scheme to humiliate, deport, assault, or worse. As you’ll see throughout our series, their influence, while relatively small at present, is extending into many overlapping circles of christian nationalism, not to mention the white nationalist / supremacist movement at large.
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> Their rising voice now has the ear of, and provides “polished” theological arguments for, angry white men in or at the cusp of joining an international crusade of blood and soil. Without an aggressive pushback, they offer a possible organizing template for all the eyes fixed on them right now, including those who might be watching from around the world.
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https://en.qantara.de/content/germanys-afd-says-it-represents-christian-values-churches-disagree ,
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/27/global-far-right-christian-nationalists-00063400 ,
https://www.premierchristianity.com/features/why-the-rise-of-christian-nationalism-around-the-world-is-deeply-concerning/14740.article ]
Germany. All this rhetoric about the "rise of global fascism" is right out of the ISD/BMBF/BND press releases and position papers. It's like reading Xinhua so you can spot the parrots. German glowies have been stalking fedi for some time.
the_hydra_on_the_web--challenges_associated_with_extremist_use_of_the_fediverse.pdf