Europe has the old Roman Empire
as their tempter, a supermarket full of religions
bound together by a crude military authority
and an unstable continuity of leadership.
Asia and Russia have their ancient tempters too,
the latter held together by an authoritarian
version of Christianity that makes belief
more consistently dishonest to itself
than it can ever admit that it is.
Meanwhile the place of wealth and tech, America
is being tempted by an old tempter-fascism
in the guise of a renewed 'Christian Nationalism',
in which 'America first' means an 'America only',
which excludes inclusive Americans who believe
in neighbourliness of whatever colour, gender,
and religious origin. In this new pecking order
whoever is white, male and wealthy comes first,
where science has to be made unfit for human
decision making if it allows 'inferior' minorities
to live, and thrive, outside white male hierarchies.
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