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The overwhelming and persistent loyalty that evangelicals give to Trump reveals so much about who they are.
Authoritarianism is more important than democracy. They are wired to expect or to demand submission. They have a very strict gender hierarchy that they practice at home and wish to practice in the rest of society.
Nationalism is much more important than welcoming the stranger and providing sanctuary. They imagine that the US is the promised land for europeans and they experience POCs entering the country as invaders.
Freedom of religion only pertains to White Evangelicals--and they will protect it when their ability to deny services to LGBTQs or medical needs to women come under attack.
In the last decade, it seems freedom of religion has more to do with the White Evangelicals' right to discriminate than with the right to worship.
With Trump, White Evangelicalism has a perfect hero. He celebrates authoritarianism.
Trump on Xi Jinping: "He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."
Trump on Xi Jinping: "He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day."
Trump unapologetically demands the submission of women.
Trump on women: Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.
Trump on women: Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.
You've heard all of the dehumanizing and racist things... Trump says immigrants are animals, Mexicans are rapists, there are some good people among those White supremacists...
And yet White Evangelicals still support Trump, they are his most loyal base, because the movement was never about focusing on the family, or the moral majority, or ethics. It is about authoritarianism, taking away women's rights and autonomy, and White supremacy.
