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The GOP’s Christian Supremacy Problem

Episode 133 unloaded November 6: Sam Goldman interviews writer Sarah Posner about antisemitism, Christian Zionism and increasing anti-trans hysteria in the radicalizing Republican Party. Read Sarah’s recent piece The GOP’s Christian Supremacy Problem


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Sarah Posner:I think something that a lot of people aren't grasping is how rapidly the Republican Party is radicalized...The Republican Party has become infused with, just blatant anti-semites...To them, I think it became obvious that targeting the trans community, they could incite fear and disgust and panic. It's very similar to the way they ginned up the panic about Critical Race Theory...Trump modeled all of this for the next generation of fascists or wannabe fascists in his wake.

Sam Goldman commentary:
No matter what happens in the midterms, it is clear that the fight against fascism continues. Whether we see widespread fascist victories, which we cannot submit to, whether we continue singing under a stalemate of "balance" in Congress, whether violence erupts to affect the outcomes or the Fascists are constrained to threats, voter suppression and intimidation, in every one of those scenarios and any other that may arise, the onus remains on the people in our millions to act outside of politics as usual, to confront and defeat fascism.

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On this podcast, we get deep into these issues of fascism, not just because we enjoy engaging discussions, not because fascism is interesting, but because fascism is an existential threat and stopping it is no superficial endeavor. This is not a matter of taste, but a matter of necessity. It is necessary to deeply understand and engage with these issues, not skim the surface. And it's necessary to do that together with others, because that's where our power lies.

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