Thread by @monaeltahawy

The re-election of Susan Collins and Lindsey Graham to the Senate, and this 👇🏽(h/t @rerutled) is a further reminder of what is at stake post #Election2020
- Whose America is this?
- Who is it for?

With a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, a Senate that looks like it will continue to have a GOP majority and the GOP also making strides in the House - all during after Pres. Grab Them By The Pussy, pandemic, massive unemployment levels, BLM uprising: what the fuck.

An estimated 68 million American voters chose fascism.

That so many Americans voted for Trump is an indictment of America and a reminder the fuckery of this moment and the magnitude of the work ahead.

#Election2020

What does this mean for Biden should he be declared the winner?

When the GOP win anything, no matter how narrowly, they act like fuck everyone WE OWN THIS!

When the Dems win anything, no matter how narrowly or widely even, they often reach out across aisle than to their own

How do you reach out to 68 million voters who chose fascism with eyes wide open?

How do you do that in a country that REFUSES to acknowledge it is on the threshold of a theocracy? A country that REFUSES to acknowledge that white Christianity is warmly nestled in its politics?

The conservative domination of the Supreme Court in a country where politicians gladly wear their faith openly is a danger that too many Americans REFUSE to acknowledge.

Unless it’s Islam when it’s a danger before it says anything because white and Christian are the default.

So successful has white supremacist patriarchy been at convincing white women/Americans that they’re lucky to live in the U.S. and not Saudi Arabia or Iran, that so many did not pay enough attention to the theocracy that white supremacy was building right here at home.

It was being built by white men who look like their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons, not the scary brown men with beards, right? The USA needs a reckoning with Christianity and that is unlikely to happen anytime soon feministgiant.substack.com/p/if-amy-coney…

With Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, GOP majority continues, & GOP also making strides in the House, regardless of who is president, the winner in the US is conservatives who’ve worked since the 1970s for this. Mitch McConnell won.

Trump was their useful idiot.

And you’re not supposed to point out that white America was founded by religious fundamentalists or that the centrality of Christianity (any religion) to politics is dangerous.

It took many Americans long enough to say “authoritarian” of “fascist” during Trump era.

It will be even harder - but much needed especially now with conservative revolution victorious - to get them to acknowledge danger of political Christianity.

I was born in a country and spent my teens in another where religion and politics are easily used to oppress. I know.

Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism-look around the world at US, Poland, Israel,Saudi/Iran,India,Myanmar-where patriarchal authoritarians are fueled by religion.

Pay attention to “culture wars” “social conservativiam”

In Poland priests say it’s a “sin” to protest

I touched on some of that here feministgiant.substack.com/p/if-amy-coney… #AmyConeyBarrett