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[โ€“] TommySalami@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happens a lot. Just like for women or PoC, the idea is if you can fully integrate and be a loyal party member, you can reap the benefits as "one of the good ones." FD Signifier has a great video about black conservatives in US politics. Problem is, conservatives look for enemies inward once the exterior ones are eliminated.

[โ€“] TechyDad@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because "they support Israel." He doesn't see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because:

  1. The evangelicals want Israel to exist and be run by Jews so it can be attacked and Jesus can return.

And

  1. So the right has a place to say Jews really belong (not in America).

They'll "support Israel" all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens.