It's "let's talk Christian Identity Movement" time again, y'all.
Very short thread incoming.
'Synagogue of Satan' is a very specific CI phrase - an explicitly white supremacist Christian theology distinct from Christian nationalism. For more, read on.
Very short thread incoming.
'Synagogue of Satan' is a very specific CI phrase - an explicitly white supremacist Christian theology distinct from Christian nationalism. For more, read on.
https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/1522591023427469312
What is "Christian Identity Movement?" you (didn't) ask?
I HAVE MADE YOU A FLOW CHART!
In short, it's Neo-Nazi Christian theology (not just racist Christianity - racism *IS* the theology).
I HAVE MADE YOU A FLOW CHART!
In short, it's Neo-Nazi Christian theology (not just racist Christianity - racism *IS* the theology).
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1365497630600486914
For more in-depth explainers on what Christian Identity Movement is, and how it's distinct from other extremist (and mainstream) versions:
Here's a long thread of embedded threads:
Here's a long thread of embedded threads:
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1461009959882149894
Before you dismiss the "synagogue of Satan" reference as 'merely' banal Christian nationalist anti-semitism - no.
Most Americans dismiss CI or have never heard of it, and a BIG part of that is the name.
Which is why - S H O C K E R - it was selected.
Most Americans dismiss CI or have never heard of it, and a BIG part of that is the name.
Which is why - S H O C K E R - it was selected.
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1366991605241024515?s=20&t=E5hxdXsa8NTSmH8tA9xOLA
Why did I make cut-and-paste infographics on CI?
Because I spend SO. MUCH. TIME. responding to the same questions from folks who just can't wrap their heads around:
"Christian Identity Movement is Neo Nazi theology, not 'racist Christians.'"
Because I spend SO. MUCH. TIME. responding to the same questions from folks who just can't wrap their heads around:
"Christian Identity Movement is Neo Nazi theology, not 'racist Christians.'"
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1460771600572112898?s=20&t=E5hxdXsa8NTSmH8tA9xOLA
Beyond the base level anti-semitism at Obvious Level Is Obvious -
Do I know for a fact this man is CI? No. BUT I do know for a fact:
"Synagogue of Satan" is a *strong* indicator of CI adjacent influence and is a red flag for laundered CI theology.
(Keep reading).
Do I know for a fact this man is CI? No. BUT I do know for a fact:
"Synagogue of Satan" is a *strong* indicator of CI adjacent influence and is a red flag for laundered CI theology.
(Keep reading).
George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, wasn't religious.
But when a German Nazi penpal of his suggested adopting CI, he agreed ASAP. Why?
Because he thought the name could help bring in unwitting casually racist, not-self-aware Christians.
But when a German Nazi penpal of his suggested adopting CI, he agreed ASAP. Why?
Because he thought the name could help bring in unwitting casually racist, not-self-aware Christians.
In more recent years, one of the most influential contemporary white supremacist Christian Identity figures was a man named Pete Peters at the LaPorte Church of Christ.
And he's the reason you'll hear "synagogue of Satan" without transparent claims to *be* CI.
I'll explain.
And he's the reason you'll hear "synagogue of Satan" without transparent claims to *be* CI.
I'll explain.
After Ruby Ridge, an emergency summit of American white supremacists was held in Estes Park, Colorado.
Pete Peters (and others, including Louis 'Leaderless Resistance' Beam) plotted a new strategy to evade detection from authorities and grow their influence:
Mainstreaming.
Pete Peters (and others, including Louis 'Leaderless Resistance' Beam) plotted a new strategy to evade detection from authorities and grow their influence:
Mainstreaming.
If dismiss "Synagogue of Satan" as "I heard this from basic Christian nationalists," you're missing something ENORMOUSLY important - and quite dangerous.
You're dismissing it because that's what white supremacist wanted you to do.
You fell for it:
You're dismissing it because that's what white supremacist wanted you to do.
You fell for it:
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1461005261120806919?s=20&t=T75ufvl4wDCEXR7jKpKkQA
I can't tell if my thread broke. But in any case, I'm running late, so in sum:
All you could ever want to know about what Christian Identity Movement (Neo-Nazi theology) is.
Don't get played by white supremacists.
#YallaBye
All you could ever want to know about what Christian Identity Movement (Neo-Nazi theology) is.
Don't get played by white supremacists.
#YallaBye
https://twitter.com/MsEntropy/status/1529895347970920449?s=20&t=GtjeG_Wc8MqX2WXQTLWEDQ
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