Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Opinion | Trump’s New Civil Religion - The New York Times
... Make America Great Again is a politics of grievance complete with its own myths and symbols. Mr. Trump's rallies have been the ritual locus of his brand of nationalism. They create a collective effervescence in attendees that leaves them seething at their political enemies and ready to follow the president down any authoritarian road he takes them. Moreover, Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry have shown that Mr. Trump's religious support comes from Christian nationalists who believe the United States was built for and by white Christians...
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