Easter has become the Evangelical winter solstice.
It’s that date on which professions of faith and the actual practice of that faith are the farthest apart.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 29, 2018
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All vernal equinox festivals tend to celebrate the new, the young, and the throwing off of outworn properties to make way for fresh growth — things bound to raise hives on conservative hides at the best of times. But to those rightwingers raised in the Christian tradition, where Easter is (believe it or not!) the most sacred Holy Day, it’s gotta be especially irksome. Scripture preaches that the literal embodiment of the One True Father God allowed himself to be captured, manhandled, and murdered by the government. Bad enough that the totally-within-their-rights civil authorities and their licensed security thugs should be cast as being on the wrong side… however can they reconcile this “Prince of Peace” pussified Jesus with the Flaming Sword Wrongness Punisher of their hearts’ desire?
(Of course, my own understanding here was strongly influenced by parochial school nuns who put a lot of stress on the deliberate pacifism of Easter Week, for reasons. In 1968/72, explaining to a bunch of sullen teenagers who considered their NORAID donor buttons the height of political correctness that St. Peter deserved to be rebuked for whipping out his sword at Gethsemane can’t have been easy.)
Modern pop culture isn’t easy for our ‘conservative’ opposites to enjoy, either — every time they think they’ve found a good violent shoot-em-up to applaud, mouthy Lie-brals start pointing out how ‘oppressed young special-needs minority types’ are shown more sympathetically than ‘the duly appointed legal authorities’. But ya gotta give them points for trying!…
"It’s worth remembering that Hogwarts, as an entity, was armed to the freaking teeth." https://t.co/S3rPXyt0MK via @HeatherWilhelm pic.twitter.com/Bmna8i3fvQ
— National Review (@NRO) March 29, 2018
Legalize magic. Ok, sure. https://t.co/i8lRsx5Mtf
— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 31, 2018
but like, they didn't win because they were armed? They won because the main guy literally let the evil wizard kill him?
I'm not sure you guys have thought this through.
— ROU Do Not Congratulate (@braak) March 30, 2018
It's also worth remembering that the kids spend seven years learning how to use the wands responsibly. Furthermore are prohibited from using them outside of school.
— George Offley (@georgeoffley) March 30, 2018
However, if we've fallen into this dystopian fantasy where we need to train child soldiers we've got other problems.
— George Offley (@georgeoffley) March 30, 2018
Also worth remembering:
Its fiction. https://t.co/7pK941VOgW
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 30, 2018
Ya know what’s fun?
Watching the right wing folks learn the hard way that they were never good at social media.
It was just the pre-election army of bots and trolls that made it seem that way.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) March 30, 2018
“Holy Saturday” Open Thread: Conservatives Don’t Really Care for EasterPost + Comments (143)