THE PERFECT PAIRING

Ami Thibedeau 1/15/22

When two groups join forces it can result in a powerful super-group for good or for something else. Each has its unique agenda which can be enhanced by the other.

When the radical political right joined with the monetized Christian right, the stars collided. Some were members of both groups but for some, not so much. It has been clear that many in the political group by virtue of their lack of virtue and unrepentance of same, they are strictly among the political group.  Conversely, many in the Christian group who choose not to notice are not dually affiliated. Isn't forgiveness a wonderful thing?

So, what's the payoff for each?

For the political right, they have found the funding so unquestioningly given. How can that be? It's the ringing of Pavlov's dog's bell. Just say "God" and "give" in the same sentence and monetized Christian hands reach right into their pockets to help, even if it hurts. This group also brings the votes needed to keep the radicals in power.

For the Christians who are motivated by dogma, fear, and exclusion, the political right in power can keep those who don't share their dogma verbatim from sharing or limiting them in various ways with legislation. Sharing their country is paramount. Limiting or not limiting anything to which they claim ownership such as reproduction and weapons are single-issue campaign promises they support. 

Who's more afraid of whom? 

It seems co-dependent. It's impossible to believe that political rhetoric is altruistic. It feels more contrived and insincere but the words are chosen carefully in the comfortable-to-Christian syntax to keep from dislodging the hook they have seated. Most important individually are control, election, and re-election.

Christians fear everything; they are reared to fear and monetized religion likes it that way. Their hook in the members is all about money. The shortlist is very long: God, Satan, Hell, each other, anyone unlike themselves, anyone who can't speak the dogmatic language, becoming a minority, losing control over women and guns.  What they accept as truth is a long list as well beginning with anything their preacher tells them, anything their political representative tells them as long as that person is a Republican, and most conspiracy theories but only because they are already programmed to believe the preposterous without evidence. It's called blind faith.