Billo_Really
Litre of the Band
The new national pastime for right-wing America is "Smearcasting".
It doesn't matter if you're into anti-semitism or Islamaphobia, if you pledge your allegeince to God or Allah, or whether your enemy is muslim or jew, or your fanatical extremists are jihadists or members of the NRA, you're more like two peas in a pod, than you are a clash of civilizations. There's no difference between the caliphate for supporters of Sharia Law and Christian Dominionists, in what their endgame is.
The techniques you use to promote phobia are the same....
It doesn't matter if you're into anti-semitism or Islamaphobia, if you pledge your allegeince to God or Allah, or whether your enemy is muslim or jew, or your fanatical extremists are jihadists or members of the NRA, you're more like two peas in a pod, than you are a clash of civilizations. There's no difference between the caliphate for supporters of Sharia Law and Christian Dominionists, in what their endgame is.
The techniques you use to promote phobia are the same....
The only thing that changes, is the target audience.The Four Tools of Fear
Dualistic division: The world is divided into a good Us and a bad Them.
Demonizing rhetoric: Our opponents are evil and subversive...maybe subhuman.
Targeting scapegoats: They are causing all our troubleswe are blameless.
Apocalyptic aggression: Time is running out, and we must act immediately to stave off a cataclysmic event.