Teri Kanefield: Why They Are Anti-Government and Pro-Insurrection

[Nevilledog]

https://terikanefield.com/why-they-are-anti-government-and-pro-insurrection/

In May I wrote a blog post called the Radicalization of the Republican Party giving a historical overview of how the Republican Party came to be well, so radicalized. This picks up where that one left off, but if you missed that one, no worries. This one should stand alone.

This week, religious-right commentator Eric Metaxas said this about why people shouldn’t get the vaccine: “The bottom line is, questions come up about the vaccine. I’ve watched this pandemic roll out and I’m not afraid of getting it. My kids are not afraid of getting it. This is not a big deal for us. I’m not going to put some experimental thing in my system . . . If the government or everybody is telling you you have to do something … that’s not the American way, folks, and if only to be a rebel, you need to say, ‘I’m not going to do that.”

Chris Christie echoed these ideas. While talking about the many focus groups he’s been in with unvaccinated Republicans, he said, “What they don’t want is to be ‘indoctrinated’. . . these folks do not respond to being ordered to do things.” He then quoted one unvaccinated Republican who said, “I don’t want the government telling me what I have to do.”

Well, that’s ridiculous, right? The government is always telling us what we have to do. We live by rules and laws.

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[cilla4progress]

1. Not only that -

they are of an authoritarian bent!

[jmbar2]

2. Thanks for posting Teri Kanefield links!

Teri Kanefield is a must-read for thinking, Progressive liberals. She really nails it, backed up by lots of good research.

[Merlot]

3. Thanks, I'd never heard of Teri Kanefield, very interesting.

[jmbar2]

4. She cites the work of Timothy Snyder quiet a bit

He is the author of "On Tyranny" , "The Road to Unfreedom", and others.

They both do deep analysis of the vulnerabilities faced by democracies, and how authoritarianism and tyranny gets started. What I like about both of them is that they outline real solutions, and ideas for how to combat this slide. All progressives should get familiar with this field of research.

[The Wizard]

5. "I don't want the government telling me what I have to do."

The government doesn't want you jerking off in a school yard during recess. Go ahead and try it because it's your right as an American "patriot."