Mastodawn

"The fact that Hegseth cast aside prudence in making his pugnacious prayer is testimony to how much of a true believer he is—not only in his particular brand of born-again Christianity but also in far-right identity politics. ...

The fact that Hegseth sees the world in Manichaean terms means he’ll not be willing to make deals with forces he sees as metaphysically and categorically evil."

~ Jeet Heer

#Hegseth #HolyWar #WhiteChristianNationalism #Iran
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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pete-hegseth-iran-holy-war/

Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare

The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is.

The Nation

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William Lindsey

3d ago

"The war on Iran is wish fulfillment for an entire class of warmongers, including Hegseth. Within this world, Iran has become a bête noire, an all-consuming obsession that, for some, has a religious dimension. An Islamic regime like Iran is a spiritual foe, not just a security threat."

Sarah Jones

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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/iran-pete-hegseth-holy-war.html

Iran Has Become Pete Hegseth’s Holy War

Hegseth has turned the war in Iran into a kind of religious Crusade in the name of power — and Trump.

Intelligencer

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Mary Margaret 🇨🇦🌈🇺🇦 ☮️ 🍸3d ago

@wdlindsy

At this point, I'm ready to join Team Iran and cheer them on to defeat the US.

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William Lindsey

@Babcia54 I think many Americans are looking at what's happening and finding ourselves inclined to want Trump and Hegseth, if not our troops, to receive a good drubbing. Even if many of us globally cannot find the way the Iranian regime runs things anything at all to praise.