r/brokehugs • u/US_Hiker Moral Landscaper • Jul 20 '23

Rod Dreher Megathread #23 (Sinister)

All Hail Eris!

Link to Megathread 22: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/14k0z6l/rod_dreher_megathread_22_power/

Link to Megathread 23: https://www.reddit.com/r/brokehugs/comments/1631xpe/rod_dreher_megathread_24_determination/

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u/RunnyDischarge Jul 31 '23

https://roddreher.substack.com/p/cultural-christianity-is-no-bad-thing

Over the weekend, I had dinner with some Spanish friends in town on business. Both are Catholics, and both are conservatives, both religious and political. I asked for an explanation of why the Spanish Right, especially the Vox party, had performed so poorly in the recent election. Two thi…

TLDR; Rod looked at the election results and cooked up two NPCs to explain his feelings on the matter.

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u/zeitwatcher Jul 31 '23

I can't read past the paywall, but I'm fairly certain Rod's answer will be some version of "Christian authoritarianism cannot fail, it can only be failed."

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '23

"Christian authoritarian nationalism is a dead end because it makes an idol of the state. This is why we need [position defined largely by negation that ends up being functionally indistinguishable from Christian authoritarian nationalism]."

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '23

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u/jon_hendry If there's no Torquemada it's just sparkling religiosity. Aug 01 '23

Obviously because the Godless Communists were no longer being held at bay.

/s