Weekly Roundup: Bombing for God and Country

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Brad and Dan discuss the vehement support for the Iraq War and the invasion of Afghanistan during the Bush years and comment briefly on the ills of American Empire. They then discuss the dangers and implications of the alliance between anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers with the Proud Boys and how cultural melding leads to strange--and in this case, scary--bedfellows. This leads to a reflection on the Christian nationalism of the Capitol Bomber. He blames immigrants for his family's ills. He spout conspiracies. He says he is acting for God and Country. He repeats lies about the election. He was radicalized. The episode finishes with reflection on the dynamic between blue cities and red state governments and what this portends for the future of the country. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Venmo: @straightwhitejc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an irreverent podcast.
0:03.7	Visit irreverent.fm for more content from our amazing lineup of creators.
0:19.8	Welcome to Straight White American Jesus.
0:21.5	My name is Brad O'Neeshy, our show's hosted in partnership with the Cap Center at UCSB.
0:25.7	And today I am back with my co-host.
0:28.2	How you doing, Dan?
0:29.4	Good. Glad to be back.
0:30.9	I am Dan Miller, Associate Professor of Religion and Social Thought at Lamarck College for those who might not know that by memory at this point.
0:38.4	Yeah, but Brad, thanks for carrying the load last week.
0:42.4	I was on a trip, visited my brothers.
0:45.9	It's the first time both of my brothers and I have been in the same like space together at all the same time in ten years.
0:51.4	So it was a really nice trip.
0:53.4	That's great.
0:54.9	Wow, it's really cool.
0:55.9	We both have two brothers and so as somebody who's in a similar situation, I know how nice it is to see folks and to be in the same place.
1:03.9	It's tough.
1:04.9	All right, we're going to talk a little bit about this last week and talk some more about the prod boys but going to link it more into anti-vax movements this week.
1:13.9	Going to talk about Capitol Bomber from yesterday and the relationship there with Christian nationalism and radicalization.
1:21.9	And just want to talk about masks and kind of what's happening in different parts of the country in terms of blue and red states and municipalities and how this is really dividing us again.
1:31.9	These are some of the things we talked about last week but I think we'll open them up and with Dan back will have some different perspectives.
1:37.9	I want to start though Dan just briefly on Afghanistan.
1:40.9	I feel like we've really gone back and forth on whether or not to do extended material on this work neither of us are experts on Afghanistan or what's happening in the Middle East writ large.
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