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Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American (New in Paper) | Andrew L Seidel

I know we are all exhausted with our country at the moment, and most of the Littens who need to hear this have already unfollowed me, because, while I've tried to keep political stuff to a minimum on my feed, I refuse to ignore people posting lies and fear mongering. However, in the wake of ABC's pathetic suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, I feel the need to state the obvious, though logic and decorum feel increasing futile. Good luck out there, citizens

AmyG Thank you for speaking up. 1w

JenReadsAlot I literally was just thinking about posting something myself about this. Nazi Germany anyone? 1w

Maggie4483 Well said. 1w

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Kenyazero ❤️ 1w

kspenmoll Thank you! 1w

Suet624 Thank you. I‘m devastated. 1w

Amiable Kimmel is silenced, but Kilmeade on Fox News can say that homeless people should be killed by involuntary lethal injection and keep his job. This administration and its followers are monsters. 1w

TheBookHippie Thank you for this. Very well stated. 1w

Catsandbooks ✊🏼🔥💯 1w

mrp27 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 1w

AnnCrystal Well Written 👏🏼🥺 Poor Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert &
Roseann O'Donnell too ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿💫.

As I noted on @ncsufoxes posts, never even knew about this guy until now. I've been shocked about highlights on his hate infused teachings. (edited) 1w

lil1inblue Thank you. So well stated. I've also appreciated many of the comments you've posted related to this. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7d

dabbe I always used to tell my students when they wrote a persuasive piece that the only way they'd get an “A“ was if I couldn't write back with words like “Huh?“ “What?“ “Where's your reason for that?“ and so on. You hit EVERY salient point that needed to be said and did so with absolute precision, holding up the mirror that these people need to see! I hope you post this elsewhere and that it goes viral. Everyone needs to read. 🎯💙✊🏻 7d

TheBookgeekFrau On 9/9 I happened to watch an interview with CK about his upcoming campus tour. I didn't know who was before that. I've since come to learn a lot. The hateful messaging claims didn't jive with the man I saw in the interview so I watched some of his reels on ig. All I saw was a man with some controversial views enjoy respectful, spirited debates with conviction and humor. A lot of the hate messages being shown are very much out of context. 7d

TieDyeDude @AmyG @JenReadsaLot @maggie4483 @kenyazero @kspenmoll @suet624 @amiable @thebookhippie @catsandbooks @mrp27 @annCrystal @lil1inblue @dabbe ❤ 7d

TieDyeDude @Thebookgeekfrau I'm sure he carefully curated his social media to fit his desired image, and I'm sure he occasionally made some good points. If you have additional context for any of the examples I provided (Paul Pelosi, the Turning Point Watchlist, encouraging the acceptance of gun violence, decrying George Floyd), or an examples of him discouraging his supports from their violent rhetoric, I'd be happy to listen. 7d

CBee @TheBookgeekFrau I‘ll just leave this here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs (edited) 7d

Amiable @TheBookgeekFrau He was a traveling salesman. He wasn‘t interested in a true debate of opposing viewpoints —it was performative showmanship that was scripted, filmed and edited expressly to go viral and make money. Saying that his hate messages were “taken out of context” should really prompt introspection on your part. Because wrapping Bible verses around racism and misogyny doesn‘t make it any less repugnant. 7d

TheBookgeekFrau @TieDyeDude I'm sure it was curated. But it was interesting. I've mostly been listening to a lot of commentary shows on the 2Way platform (on YouTube). Some of the issues you mentioned were addressed. He's not a hill I'm willing to die on, but he meant a lot to millions of Americans and I needed to see why. And I got it - he was a voice for conservatives when they felt without one. Wish I had something more concrete than that. 7d

TheBookgeekFrau @Amiable lol I feel like you just described all of politics. If you think he was hateful and repugnant, so be it. But aren't you just a tiny bit curious as to why he was respected and beloved by millions of Americans? 7d

TheBookgeekFrau @CBee Thanks. My biggest question to such outrageous statements is what came before and what came after the quote. 7d

CBee @TheBookgeekFrau *sigh* I don‘t feel like explaining why he (or anyone) shouldn‘t be making statements like that at all. Whatever happened to being human and loving all humans regardless? Our country is broken. I‘m done. 7d

TieDyeDude @TheBookgeekFrau I appreciate your insight. I know I grossly underestimated his influence on conservative America, and you've likely watched more of his videos than I. But what I have seen has been more of the same Trump-ian drivel. Just because he was a young MAGA radical doesn't mean he wasn't promoting the same hate and intolerance. I know people want to hear that rhetoric, especially when it is delivered in a more appealing way, but I don't. 7d

TieDyeDude @TheBookgeekFrau @CBee Well, for example, the quote on affirmative action is what it is: he intentionally misrepresents the whole notion of the concept by taking these women's words about only being where they are because they were granted A CHANCE to succeed when they would have otherwise been overlooked, and twisting it to say that they do not have the brain power for their jobs and were GIVEN their careers at every step. Is that enough context? 7d

Deblovestoread Thank you Andrew for speaking out. And spot on Amy @Amiable 💙 7d

CBee @TieDyeDude thanks Andrew. You are more eloquent (and apparently way more even keeled) than I. 💚 7d

TheBookgeekFrau @TieDyeDude Thank you for taking the time to chat with me, I appreciate that 😊 7d

TieDyeDude @TheBookgeekFrau ✌ 7d

AmyG “If I‘m dealing with somebody in customer service who‘s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024 Not sure how you take this out of context. And let me also say….FYI…..I always hope I get a woman when I call because she will Get. Shit. Done. Happens almost every time. (edited) 6d

TheLudicReader Preach! 6d

Amiable @TheBookgeekFrau No, I really am not curious. Hitler was loved and respected by millions of Germans. Why? Because they believed the propaganda that the Nazis pushed out — messages of hate wrapped in nationalism. I‘m not saying CK was Hitler. I‘m saying that your question isn‘t making the point you think it is. 6d

TheBookgeekFrau @Amiable Ok 6d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads @AmyG The “moronic” says it all. 6d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads Well, I missed something on the Affirmative Action. He just didn‘t like Black oeople period (edited) 6d

PaperbackPirate 👏👏 4d

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rebcamuse

Belief or Nonbelief?: A Confrontation | Umberto Eco, Carlo Maria Martini

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Since it doesn't yet have a post:
These men confront not each other, but the issues of apocalyptic perspective, abortion, women in the Church, violence and much more. They recognize these issues not as polemics to be tossed back and forth for endless bantering, but as fundamental to outlining a definition of “humanity.“ Both men are scholars and people of faith, aware of the cultural and social millieu around them. Also, short! #firstpost

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bibliothecarivs

Bertrand Russell on God and Religion | Bertrand Russell

Random book from our personal library.

#bertrandrussell #god #religion

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bibliothecarivs

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever | Christopher Hitchens

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever selected and with introductions by Christopher Hitchens

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Chelseabillups30

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark | Carl Sagan

AmyG 😞 8mo

Bookwomble I love this book. Carl was a special person. 8mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Sleeping With Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety | Wendy Kaminer

bailed

Enough with nonsense word salad. Be gone! 😂

The title is the only good part of this book.

4/80

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#MonthlyNonfiction2025 @julieclair

#ReadingMyTBRs #Reading2025 @DieAReader

#HailTheBail

DieAReader 😂🤦🏻‍♀️👋🏻 #Next 8mo

TheBookgeekFrau @DieAReader 😁😁 8mo

julieclair I hate it when a book doesn‘t live up to its title! Always so disappointing. #HailtheBail 8mo

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TheBookgeekFrau @julieclair Very! 😣 8mo

dabbe #betterbooksahead 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 8mo

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 8mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Sleeping With Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety | Wendy Kaminer

Starting this while waiting for the snow and Polar Vortex 🥶

willaful I hope all is well. 8mo

TheBookgeekFrau @willaful Thank you🙏🏼 It's going to be a brutally cold weekend 🥶 8mo

bookandbedandtea Stay warm! ⛄️ 8mo

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TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea You too! 🥶❄️ 8mo

bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau I'll try! Grandson has a soccer game this morning (indoor) then we have tickets to the rodeo this afternoon. 🥶 ⚽️🥶🐎🥶 I'm already looking forward to staying home tomorrow! 8mo

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Oof- hopefully it won't be windy! 🌬️🥶 8mo

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keithmalek

Godless and Free | Pat Condell

My 10 favorite books of 2024. Number 2.

#2024Top10

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GingerAntics

Free Will | Sam Harris

I think I accidentally read/listened to this week‘s chapter last week, but I need to double check for sure. How is everyone doing so far this week?
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

kspenmoll I am behind, having trouble focusing- 10mo

AlaSkaat I am couple chapters behind! With my twins funeral and cremation and developing a womb infection!!! It‘s been the hardest past 8 weeks of my life. Life always gets in the way of our book discussions! I‘d love to finish this one but might be a little late 10mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat oh my God! I am SO sorry! We are so not important right now. We will discuss this whenever you want. Big digital hugs! I am so so sorry for what you‘re going through. We‘re here if you need to talk, or vent, or whatever. 🤗🤗🤗 10mo

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll same! I feel like I‘m just escaping and doing whatever I can to just ignore the madness. 10mo

kspenmoll @AlaSkaat Sending you love love love. I am so deeply sorry. 💕💕💕 10mo

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics @kspenmoll Thank you guys ❤️‍🩹 books are actually my escape atm so it‘s very helpful. But my mind is working slow so reading is going slow, but I‘ll get there 10mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat there is nothing wrong with that, just take your time. 10mo

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bibliothecarivs

The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology. By Thomas Paine | Thomas Paine

Recent acquisitions:

📖 The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
📖 The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever edited and with introductions by Christopher Hitchens

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

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