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  Oh they very much considered themselves Christian and were passionate about it.   I just didn't think their moral reasoning had much to do with the Bible (all to the better in my opinion).
context: "Had the tables been turned, and President Trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters, I might have been a little concerned." - direct quote of Republican Senator Ron Johnson, March 11, 2021 >
  
  If he wasn't concerned or felt in danger in any way then why wasn't he out there greeting "his people" instead of hiding away like the other congresspeople? I mean he didn't feel endangered or concerned at all and he was all for "stopping the steal" to the point of trying to get fake electors to Pence, so why wasn't he out in front of the riot leading the way? >
  
  He was probably in his office directing them. >
  
  Over his phone like Green, Bobert, Gosar, Gohmert, et al. Hawley too but he was running…away. >
  
  Brave Josh Hawley ran away.
  Bravely ran away away.
  When danger reared it's ugly head,
  He bravely turned his tail and fled.
  Yes, brave Josh Hawley turned about
  And gallantly he chickened out.
  Swiftly taking to his feet,
  He beat a very brave retreat.
  Bravest of the brave, Josh Hawley! >
  
  This was already obvious to anyone who has an ounce of critical thinking.  Those Bundy family nuts pointed assault rifles at cops and then later took over a government office in an armed assault.  They were treated with kid gloves the whole time.  I’ll let you guess why. >
  
  I can’t qwhite figure it out. >
  
  It's not even that they were white. This was fully a pre planned attempt at a coup. They knew what was coming and even pre emptively made sure the National guard was delayed >
  
  The Bonus Army was met with tanks because homeless WWI vets wanted benefits from the government. >
  
  Thanks Patton. >
  
  And Eisenhower. >
  
  Don't forget Douglas MacArthur. >
  
  Or the Alamo. >
  
  What was that thing we were supposed to remember? >
  
  Not to run with scissors >
  
  No shit >
  
  Right. We literally have pics of a hundred Nat Guard soldiers lined up on the steps of the SCOTUS during peaceful BLM protests like a year before. >
  
  As a White person I always thought those folks were beyond stupid. This country enshrined Slavery in the constitution… >
  
  Should have just formed a northern union instead of making a 3/5ths + senate compromise with the south. >
  
  Nah, we should have just strung up every rebel when we had the chance. >
  
  As soon as they seceded anyways,  we should have ripped the compromises out. >
  
  We did. Conservatives on the Supreme Court just made sure systemic racism could continue after they destroyed the 14th amendment for 80+ years >
  
  No we didn't,  we left the senate alive. We should have tossed the compromise of having a upper house (the senate). >
  
  So here's how I see that conversation going:
  North: We've won. We kicked your asses. You lost. Now it's time for some freedom for the slaves and comeuppance on the slave holders/masters.
  South: Now lookee here. You won, we lost, fair and square. But look around you. See how many Negroes there are? Do you know how to deal with them? No. You don't. Why, I bet they'll be rebelling within the month.
  Naw, you need us to stay down here and regulate them Negroes. Keep an eye on em. We know their tricky and sloth-like ways. We know how sneaky they can be first hand! Why, they'd just walk all over yous. >
  
  I was convinced that even the white Walmartians were going to be repelled with force. I’m surprised as hell that they got in alive. For me, it’s proof that law enforcement is at least MAGA sympathetic. >
  
  They got helping hands down the stairs on the way out.  If this was a mob of black people the Capitol steps would have run red with blood. >
  
  Would cops have moved barricades aside for a crowd of black men yelling anti-government slogans and waving flagpoles and hockey sticks?
  Yeah, didn't think so. >
  
  They would have been shot long before their crowd was allowed to even be that big >
  
  They would have been shot before leaving their bed without committing any crime. >
  
  Finally we're starting to talk about the elephant in the room, that if the terrorists weren't white and mostly Christian they would have been arrested the night before for transportation weapons, and conspiracy , and if there would have been an insurrection it would have been a blood bath. >
  
  
  if the terrorists weren't white and mostly Christian
  
  Ah yes, those who follow the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  Teachings such as: "Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. And HANG MIKE PENCE!" >
  
  By their fruits ye shall know them (according to some dude or other, not important who, I guess, somebody Paul knew?).  
  I guess what I'm trying to say is that when churches churn these folks out and reinforce that behavior every Sunday, that defines what white-christianity actually is.  
  Would I prefer to live in a country where my neighbors are Episcopalians or Friends instead of SBLC?  Sure!  But fact is that the SBLC vastly outweighs those other churches in scale and influence. >
  
  Episcopalians have been growing on me. >
  
  I went to an Episcopal high school, I actually pretty much agree with the denomination on most outcomes of moral considerations.  
  But taking the Bible classes and seeing the hermeneutics and logical twists and turns they had to engage in to make those moral conclusions compatible with the plain language of the Bible?  Really made it clear where the general positivity of the denomination came from, certainly not from the ostensible holy book. >
  
  So they are genuinely nice folks… and reluctantly Christian… that’s awesome.  We need a religion that just focuses on being nice to people.  Like the one commandment should be, don’t be an asshat.