tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post1206447292739748879..comments2023-09-24T08:05:04.868-04:00Comments on The Pilgrim Underground: Evangelical Femininity and PowerProtoprotestanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-84628705230442991152016-05-05T09:30:32.390-04:002016-05-05T09:30:32.390-04:00Ian Kershaw wrote a book called "The Hitler M...Ian Kershaw wrote a book called "The Hitler Myth" which argued that there was a totalitarian ethos that invaded German minds. It wasn't that the Fuhrer issued commands for all the atrocities that occurred, but people began to act in anticipation. People would say "What would the Fuhrer expect of me? What would he want to do for Deutschland? How can I honor my nation, my blood, and my leader?" It's this atmosphere that contributed to the Nazification of the country, not only the brutal police-state the Nazis instituted. It tapped into German psyche.<br /><br />I see this woman's effect as something similar. In fact, its the end-goal of American Nationalism, and it will be curious if it is Trump, if not someone else, who end up channeling this blind absurdity.Cal of Chelcicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274276191242967318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-56013153125456891072016-05-04T00:42:04.544-04:002016-05-04T00:42:04.544-04:00It's not only this woman but the lengths to wh...It's not only this woman but the lengths to which her followers will go that concern me, such as "doxing" - or revealing personal information about - her "enemies" (i.e. those who criticize her) or setting up fake social media profiles in order to disseminate abusive and misleading tweets.<br /><br />The incident involving Tara Dozier shocked me. All she did was re-tweet something this woman said and it culminated in her losing her job, because this evil woman's followers took it upon themselves to repeatedly call the human resource department at Dozier's place of work in order to demand that she be sacked. Then they resorted to posting naked pictures of her on the internet? Calling her at home and issuing death threats? Normal people don't do this.<br /><br />What's ironic about all this is that these people are engaged in the very things they believe a totalitarian police state does. In a uniquely dialectical fashion, it seems that those most likely to erect a fascist dictatorship in the United States are those who vociferously claim to most enthusiastically defend its antithesis: personal freedom, small government, low taxes and a divinely-inspired constitution.A.P.noreply@blogger.com