A decisão do quadro de supervisão do Facebook de manter Donald Trump fora das maiores redes de mídia social atraiu o apoio e a raiva em uma medida igual. Mega-bilhões de negócios de publicidade on-line. De fato, é a primeira emenda. O estado garante que seu direito de pensar, acredite, digamos e faça uma campanha para quase tudo. Para aqueles com idéias radicais do 'Get-Go'. U.S.
Facebook has long wrestled with the question of ‘Free Speech’, and whether banning the loudest and most inflammatory voices is a good thing – both for national social cohesion and their mega-billion business of online advertising.
The issue also has political pundits – especially those in and around the Republican Party – looking at how radical and fundamentalist ideas have taken hold and become the mainstream view on the right.
Freedom of speech – along with religion, press and assembly – are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. In fact, it is the First Amendment. The state pretty much guarantees your right to think, believe, say and campaign for most anything.
After all, wasn’t America founded by those seeking religious freedoms, fleeing persecution?
In fact, the majority of those who fled to the New World were looking to practice a more orthodox version of their beliefs, with all their bigotries and biases baked in. So that First Amendment was pretty much a protection for those with radical ideas from the ‘get-go’.
So, while it will come as no shock to learn that fundamental Christianity with its televangelists and mega-churches flourishes on these shores, the fact it has made such big political strides in recent times is, to many, more concerning.
Christian Nationalism is now a rising political power in the U.S.
Suas raízes estão na idéia de que a América é um ' CHRISTIC CAUSS' e o Estado existe para promover essas crenças. Assim como em outras formas de nacionalismo, prioriza os interesses de seus próprios cidadãos - America First - mas, neste caso, apenas aqueles que oram de uma certa maneira. A insurreição-resultando na morte de um policial-reuniu vários grupos marginais, incluindo teóricos da conspiração Q-Anon, racistas e classes criminais. Ele também apresentou muitos que afirmaram visivelmente e audivelmente que estavam fazendo o trabalho do Senhor. O tenente-governador do Texas, Dan Patrick, declarou '
The armed storming of The Capitol on January 6th brought the movement into sharp focus. The insurrection – resulting in the death of a police officer – brought together various fringe groups including Q-Anon conspiracy theorists, racists and the criminal classes. It also featured many who visibly and audibly claimed they were doing the Lord’s work.
And many of those proclaiming their religious calling are in senior leadership positions.
Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley stated his mission was to ‘transform our society to reflect the gospel truth’. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick declared ‘ Todo problema que temos na América tem uma solução na Bíblia.'
Outros tendem a falar em línguas. Apito para aqueles que procuram mesclar os religiosos com o Civic - para que o governo defenda os valores cristãos para 'levar de volta a América para Deus'.
Controversial Republican Presidential-hopeful, Senator Ted Cruz simply talks of ‘restoring America’ but his words act as a dog whistle call to those who are seeking to merge the religious with the civic – to have the government advocate Christian values to ‘take back America for God’.
e estão vendo sucesso.
Statues of the Ten Commandments stand in and around courthouses and legislative halls across the country, and in many states – including here in Florida – schools and colleges are now mandated to have the words ‘Em Deus nós confiamos ' exibido em todas as salas de aula. A campanha viu 75 projetos de lei que favorecem as causas do nacionalismo cristão - incluindo a alfabetização bíblica nas escolas, definições de gênero, apoio à terapia de conversão contínua e restringir os direitos de saúde reprodutiva das mulheres. Liz Cheney - filha de Dick - criticou Trump. Ela apoiou o impeachment dele e está alertando que a América e o Partido Republicano estão em um "ponto de virada". No mês passado, uma coalizão de líderes cristãos evangélicos expressou sua preocupação com a crescente "radicalização" e a "heresia do nacionalismo cristão", particularmente entre os evangélicos brancos. Para evitar os eleitores, apesar do escândalo aparentemente interminável. exportações. A American Telly é parede a parede com os elegantes designers britânicos na HGTV, e todos os outros programas de melhoramento imobiliário e de casa. If it is suddenly revealed the most powerful man in Britain lives in what looks like a flock-wallpapered, 1980’s Indian restaurant, the gig will be up for the Dick and Angels, Hillarys and Laurences and they’ll all be on the first post COVID flight home.
In 2018, the ultra-conservative Congressional Prayer Caucus launched Project Blitz – now called Freedom For All. The campaign has seen 75 Bills favouring Christian Nationalism causes passed – including biblical literacy in schools, definitions of gender, support for continued conversion therapy and restricting women’s reproductive healthcare rights.
There are voices who are pushing back against these fundamentalist beliefs.
Rep. Liz Cheney – daughter of Dick – has lambasted Trump. She backed his impeachment and is warning that America and the Republican Party is at a ‘turning point’. And last month, a coalition of evangelical Christian leaders expressed their concern about growing ‘radicalization’ and the ‘heresy of Christian Nationalism’ particularly among white evangelicals.
But despite these protests and Facebook unplugging his megaphone, the ‘takeover’ of the GOP by Trump now seems complete.
American interest in our sceptred isle this week has largely featured PM Johnson and his ability to dodge voters ire, despite seemingly endless scandal.
There was little surprise or opprobrium here to learn that business leaders have him on speed dial – this is after all, a country where the line between politics and business is cigarette paper thin.
More eyebrows were raised at the reveal of the garish wallpaper and furnishings his partner had chosen, and this could have a serious knock-on effect for one of UK’s biggest exports. American telly is wall-to-wall with posh British designers on HGTV, and all those other real estate and home improvement shows. If it is suddenly revealed the most powerful man in Britain lives in what looks like a flock-wallpapered, 1980’s Indian restaurant, the gig will be up for the Dick and Angels, Hillarys and Laurences and they’ll all be on the first post COVID flight home.
