Charles ☭  is a Green2d ago

Proposal to replace "my brother in Christ" with "my comrade in the coming revolution".

Pros:
* Assumes the best in people
* Gender neutral
* Does not enshrine Christian hegemony
* Counterrevolutionaries, liberals, and status quo defenders can have a little minor irritation as a treat

Cons:
None

Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago

@celesteh Not to be contrarian, but isn’t “My brother in Christ” usually used incredulously? Like when someone has a ridiculous take that would make them unsuitable for comradeship?

Open to counterpoints from folks who speak internet better than I do.

Show threadLP still can't spell Ainmhícon
@colorblindcowboy @celesteh at the same time that usage feels like it's sort reeling them in despite having wandered so far astray. you're out there in the ideological wilds, but member of ultimately the same group as us, [observation which should make you falter in your march off further into that].
Apr 12 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadColorblind Cowboy2d ago
@LionsPhil @celesteh Maybe it’s not so much replacement but a continuum?
Show threadCharles ☭  is a Green2d ago

@LionsPhil @colorblindcowboy

Any political group affiliation that insists on Christianity is at least proximate to Christian nationalism.

Like, this is easy for Christians and atheists from a Christian background to laugh off, but, in the current climate, this is more than alienating to members of minority religions.

Show threadLP still can't spell Ainmhícon2d ago

@celesteh @colorblindcowboy yep. hence the "brother in Christ" being applied as the "universal" group even if being said to someone who vehemently does not want to be counted as one, because "you're one of us anyway, like it or not" *is* Christian fundamentalism

and as such "comrade in the coming revolution" would be consistent to apply the same way even to people who would absolutely be class traitors in such a thing