Weekly Roundup: Moms for Book Bans, Dads for Dictators (Daniel Miller and Bradley Onishi; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad begins by offering a metaphor for understanding how Christian nationalists and others view the United States: A complementarian marriage. The role of the cishet dad-husband as protector and the mom-wife as innocent homemaker provides a window into why so many conservatives want to ban books and are calling for dictators.

In the following segments Brad and Dan examine the ways this metaphor is playing out in the work of Moms for Liberty, Matt Walsh, and others across the country. Brad explains why he thinks that the Right will not flinch when their leaders suggest setting up camps for trans people. Dan unpacks the ways that Moms for Liberty is using a micro minority to take over schools. Brad relates their efforts to the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-moms-for-book-bans-dads-for-dictators/