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I can't get over my seasickness over the racist, homophobic attack of @JussieSmollett. Hate crimes like this are not anecdotal or episodic. How can it still even be in question whether or not reckless rhetoric empowers extremists/extreme action? #JusticeForJussie #MAGA
I will contend again: #MAGA is not just a political ideology, but a theology that makes explicit theological claims that must be evaluated theologically. And anybody who studies theology knows this: LANGUAGE MATTERS. Words matter.
Defensive people inevitably tell me that Trumpian rhetoric is not intended to be used this way, that nobody responsible for the rhetoric wants it carried out like this. That may be true! But here's something else you can learn from theology: authorial intent is NOT A THING.
