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Josh Hawley Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Christian Nationalism (New Republic)
"At the fourth National Conservatism Conference, known as NatCon 4, Senator Josh Hawley saw fit to tell the audience exactly what he stands for—and it’s Christian nationalism.“Some will say I’m calling America a Christian nation. And so I am. Some will say I’m advocating Christian nationalism. And so I do. My question is: Is there any other kind worth having?” Hawley said at the conference’s gala dinner Monday night."
While the truth is Senator Hawley has always been a narcissitic iconoclast fake populist seeking to be the successor to Trump, his behavior has always also been dangerous, to wit: his encouragement of the insurrection that he famously ran away from when the shit hit the fan. This is no different. He's playing with fascist fire and we'll all likely get burned.
"While all of this shows a politician seeking to say certain things for attention without much action, his words on Christian nationalism should be taken seriously because he’s a true believer. For one, his wife is also part of the Christian nationalism movement, working for the extremist legal group Alliance Defending Freedom. Hawley happens to be up for reelection in November, and he faces a strong challenge from populist Democrat and military veteran Lucas Kunce. Will voters swallow his Christian nationalism and give him a second term in the Senate, or give a more genuine politician a chance?"
Is Hawley's embrace of Christian nationalism the apex or nadir of the movement?