melwaug1 :
This is authoritarianism wrapped in a flag, justified in the name of patriotism and religion. For now, you’re relatively safe if you’re wyt, male, and Christian. Once they’ve diminished the power of everyone who doesn’t fit that mold, they’ll begin turning on Christians whose beliefs don’t align with their own dogma. § History shows us this pattern: authoritarian movements begin by targeting easily scapegoated groups, but eventually demand total ideological conformity—even from those who initially supported them. This pattern is seen in Nazi Germany, where after purging Jews, Roma, and others, Hitler targeted dissenting Christians, socialists, and even factions within the Nazi party (e.g., the Night of the Long Knives). Similarly, authoritarian regimes throughout history-Stalinist USSR, Francoist Spain, Pinochet’s Chile) have moved from targeting outsiders to silencing internal dissent—even within their original support base.
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