[Disclaimer] - I am not an American and I consider myself atheist, I am Caucasian and born in a pre-dominantly Christian country.

Based on my limited knowledge of Christianity, it is all about social justice, compassion and peace.

And I was always wondering how come Republicans are perceiving themselves as devout Christians while the political party they support is openly opposing those virtues and if this doesn’t make them hypocrites?

For them the mortal enemy are the lefties who are all about social justice, helping the vulnerable and the not so fortunate and peace.

Christianity sounds to me a lot more like socialist utopia.

  • klemptor@startrek.website
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    4 months ago

    Two reasons spring to mind:

    1. Certain parts of the US equate “Europe” with being effete or weak, and also socialist. Not saying it’s right but it is a thing they believe.
    2. Some people prefer more granularity, so they’ll describe themselves as “Irish-American” or “Italian-American”. This stems from the waves of immigration the country experienced, wherein each new wave was often on the receiving end of racism.