Prosperity Doctrine alive and well, thanks
The article presents a critical analysis of the MAGA movement, arguing it has co-opted elements of American Christianity to advance a self-serving ideology rooted in ego, exploitation, and the pursuit of unregulated power, likening its theology to Nazi-era Positive Christianity and the Prosperity Doctrine. It contends that MAGA leadership and followers reject core Christian tenets like humility and forgiveness in favor of domination, personal gain, and the dismantling of both church and state institutions. The piece suggests this mindset is enabled by a broader cultural failure in accountability, media dysfunction, and identity-driven segregation. Ultimately, it frames the movement as a symptom of national moral decay driven by unchecked individualism.
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NON SIBI SED TOTI I’ve tried to ascertain particulars for the exact faith of MAGA, and ended with a rather dark unified theory, where regards seeing the nation-state for the forests. No crazier than published stories concerning this Presidential administration’s actions and inaction, in fact it may well explain much of that while apparently being unvoiced and thus unexplored. Feels a bit like the explanatory note to be drifting in space for any aliens happening upon the rubble of our world. What I present will win me no friendships anywhere, but that’s really not the point.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Noblogs.