NYC Mayor Defends Ban on Religious Gatherings, Says Black Lives Matter Protests OK Because of ‘Profound Meaning’

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[–]cant_even 27 insightful - 2 fun27 insightful - 1 fun28 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

There is now an official state religion in the US.

Note the similarities to the other kind:

  1. Revealed 'truth'. (Listen and Believe!)
  2. A Catechism (the "Narrative").
  3. Chosen People ('Protected Classes').
  4. Original Sin which cannot be expunged without 'repentance' ('privilege')
  5. 'Heretics' aren't just wrong, they're evil or even non-human, and there are no limits on what can be done to oppose them. ("No bad tactics!")

I submit that this is just another prole-control mechanism in the classic pattern. It's no less top-down authoritarian than the medieval Church.

[–]jamesK_3rd 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Excellent analysts. There is one left though.

  • 6. Salvation (through repentance and Actions) -- donations to groups Such as planned parenthood, climate catastrophe groups, anti 2A groups -- taking steps from these climate groups are the first steps towards salvation

[–]Trajan 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The problem is that SJWs offer penance minus salvation/forgiveness.

[–]jamesK_3rd 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's just a different form of salvation.

If you look back on the past, when these individuals get ostracized from the collective, there are definitive steps they have to take to be returned to the collective.

Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein both came out after their respective outting events occurred, they put out pressers that they'd be donating to climate change groups. I'm the case of Weinstein, i think he even pledged to donate to planned parenthood and several anti 2A groups. That's pretty much standard practice, even among non elites. I think several of the parents involved with getting their adult children into their preferred college of choice made similar donations after they were outed paying their child's way to the front of the line.

But depending on who you are, you're correct that salvation can never be reached. We see multiple elite white individuals placate groups such as BLM, but they can never earn enough forgiveness, even if they do attain it for a short moment.

[–]Trajan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's a good point. A change in identity can help. Announce a popular identity (e.g. gay, trans, or Muslim) and, so long as you also denounce your former views, you'll be forgiven. Nobody below that identity in the progressive stack can easily condemn a person with the right identity and expressing the right views. A low-value identity plus a change in views is far less likely to elicit forgiveness.