This is but one of many images that should alarm us about the movement and motivation of the MAGA cult. Even if you hate the current president, consider what the next president means in terms of the Supreme Court of the United States and the rights of every American. The image itself presents an army of white saviors who come to rescue America from non-white, non-heteronormative, and non-Christian peoples and values, paving the way for their ‘superior’ vision to be made manifest. This image tells us who is to be empowered, who is to dictate the way in which people may (or may not) live, and with whom they have aligned themselves to force their will on the rest of us.
This image is reflective of the whiteness permeating throughout MAGA culture. It reflects the rhetoric of hate groups like Christian Identity, what’s philosophy has further poisoned and co-opted Christianity to justify and perpetuate white supremacy. Consider what is said, implied, and left unspoken in the phrases “Take America Back” and “Make America Great Again.” Economic and border security, which they often argue, resonates with the same spirit as “States Rights” being touted as the ‘reason’ for the Civil War and the secession of the South. In truth, however, just like the ‘States Rights’ argument, the presented reasoning is bullshit. It is about maintaining white Western ‘Christian’ dominance and the power to oppress, marginalize, and harm others for their personal gain.
This image likewise reflects the current move to seize control of America (Project 2025) and is reminiscent of the white Christian response to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s that led to the rise of the “Moral Majority” and the election of both Ronald Reagan (whose neoliberal policies have destroyed our economy) and George Bush, Sr.
It is a call to action that leverages Christian Nationalism and Christofascism as justification for the means used to achieve their ends. This is, in part, indoctrination for the younger generation suffering under these knuckle draggers and a marker of the zealous fervor present in the far-right extremist movement.
This image, and those like it circulating the internet, should be a reminder of the importance of talking with our friends and family about what’s at stake in the upcoming election. They don’t have to like Biden, but they should consider the Supreme Court appointments that will inevitably happen under the next President and what that means for the rights and liberties of all Americans.
Whatever your thoughts on the above image, remember to get out and vote this November! Our democracy is at stake.
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