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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t debate ideas anymore, we debate loyalties.  [/quote]
Whew. This says it all. Whoever you are, you’ve nailed it.[/quote]
+100000[/quote]

People are tribal.  As more an Americans identify less with a religious identity, they replace their tribalism with a political identity.  [/quote]

And what happens when religious identity and positions are intertwined with politicians and policy? ie the Evangelicals [/quote]

What about it? The point is the amount of people with strong religious identity is declining. Secular religion is the new wave.[/quote]

Secular religion? Like worshipping a politician or political party? [/quote]

Not necessarily, though it could be. Fervent, bordering on religiously zealous, adherence to a cause, belief or person.

To take it out of a political context, the increase in celebrity stan culture is an example. BTS Army, Swifties, Sussex Squad, BeyHive etc.[/quote]

Yup.

Trump is a religion for his hardcore MAGA followers. They speak about him as if he's the messiah and a prophet. It's very similar to fervent religious adherents. [/quote]

Religion?  Then we have DEI, Climate Change and Woke.  You can't even see it, can you?[/quote]

These examples are two sides of the same coin. Same thing, but one side blindly idolizes Trump, the other blindly follows DEI/social justice/equity nonsense. Blind belief in these competing ideologies gives them a sense of belonging, direction, and purpose that would have previously been filled by religion.[/quote]

You wouldn't think the equity stuff was nonsense if you were one of the people on the short end of the stick.[/quote]

You wouldn't think of MAGA as a cult if you were one of the people trying to save America from ruin.[/quote]

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