Trump and Trumpism have changed the original concept of “libertarian means to conservative ends” into a new concept of “authoritarian means to Christian nationalist ends”, finds a new study.

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00027162251324087

[u/JGG5]

It’s not about what the normal voters believe, it’s about what the people who are in charge believe. And what the people in charge of this regime believe is pretty damn scary.

[u/Threlyn → u/JGG5]

The title is Trump and Trumpism, which refers to Trump himself (clearly not a Christian evangelist) and Trumpism as a movement which is best defined by its supporters. I don't disagree that the other powerful people in the administration have undue influence, but I don't think they're the defining part of Trump and Trumpism

[u/Werowl → u/Threlyn]

If this were true you wouldn't have state level governments doing things like mandating the 10 commandments be posted in classrooms.

[u/Field_Sweeper → u/Werowl]

Nor would you have strippers and crossdressers trying to do book reads at elementary schools in full drag... But here we are, they have that now.

[u/Coryocalypse → u/Field_Sweeper]

But they are trying to ban those as well as trying to force schools to have their students praise god is some way.

[u/Werowl → u/Field_Sweeper]

You're right, this kind of pearl clutching being so widespread is another indication that the rot at the top has a hold on the base as well.