Prometheus 6

Christian Identity

Orcinus is active again, and once again producing important stuff on our native-born terrorists, among other things. Today he tells about (among other things) a slide show by Political Research Associates called Christian Identity: A Bibliographic Genealogy. This is a lightweight introduction to the Christian Identity movement and its philosophical ancestry by means of images of various books that propagandized for their theology.

Now, I have to admit that since understanding its Southern Strategy and the means by which it is executed I haven't trusted a damn thing that comes out of the Republican Party. That distrust has gotten worse since the neo-Confederateservatives have shown how little they respect the truth, starting with the SCOTUS coup, continuing through the serial falsehoods used to justify a preemptive war on out through the daily ass-covering press releases we endure today. Still, I was kind of jarred when, on page 14 of the slide show I ran across this book cover:

Does this title sound familiar?

I would love to write this off as paranoia on my part… but as they say, being paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Republicans have shown a deep understanding of subtle ways to embed statements supportive of the most extreme elements of their party in the most innocent-looking ways. And in fact, the Christian Identity movement would see an American military occupation of the Middle East as no less than the return of True Israel to the Holy Land. Combine that with the fact that most of the current band of liars were officials of some sort in the earlier Bush administration, and well…

posted by Prometheus 6 at 6/6/2003 02:43:13 AM |