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Dec 28, 2020, 8 tweets

What's known as American conservatism is mostly rural white cultural sensibilities that have been marketed as a political philosophy. This is nowhere more evident than the many children's books that have been published to fulfill a supposed need for "godly" kid-lit.

A few more. Please note that these are all real and that I've provided only a small sampling here.

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Still more. You'll notice that Rush Limbaugh has an entire series of kids' books.

The content of some of the books is terrible as well. The "Pepe and Pede" book is anti-Muslim propaganda and promotes white nationalist themes. It was written by a (since-fired) junior high assistant principal vice.com/en/article/vbb…

And then there's the author of the Donald the Caveman series, Trumpvangelical radio host Eric Metaxas.

He hosted Alex Jones and other crazies to call for a coup against the election and has said he'd be "happy to die" for Trump religionnews.com/2020/11/30/eri…

This is cultic politics, something you dedicate your entire life to, & the lives of your children, whether they want it or not.

Adults listen to Rush at work, the kids homeschool and read My Parents Open Carry, & everyone gathers round at night for Carlson, Ingraham, and OAN.

Via @tina_nguyen, here's another addition to this thread. Mike Huckabee has decided to get into the kiddie Trump worship business.

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