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Dec 19, 2019, 5 tweets

SPECIAL ANALYSIS: Lurking behind the trainwreck that is Donald Trump is the even more chilling prospect of a Pence presidency. America is now staring down the barrel of a Christian theocracy if Trump is sent packing. #Impeached mintpressnews.com/evangelical-ag…

Far right-wing theocratic fascism has crept into the halls of the United States government and Trump's impeachment will be the ultimate coup for this sect of stringent conservatives.
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It will put Pence in control, ready to unleash a wave of restrictive domestic, social, and economic policies aligning w authoritarian evangelical Christian principles. #Surveillance #Torture #EnemiesOfTheState theintercept.com/2016/11/23/mik…

Consider his links to Erik Prince, founder of mercenary firm Blackwater — one of several disturbing affiliations between Pence and groups devoted to actively advancing the Christo-fascist agenda. theintercept.com/2016/11/15/mik…

Pence is generally regarded (in comparisons with Trump) as the lesser menace. There is a real danger in this of confusing less florid with less menacing. The quiet politician with a fondness for authoritarianism must not blithely be given a pass. newyorker.com/culture/jia-to…

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