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[-] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

Gonna disagree with Matt on what might be a technicality, but Protestantism is to a large extent a religious expression of capitalism in the 20th century. Or, like, Capitalism is secular protestantism. Europeans are still fanatical "Christians" but the nature of the religion as practiced is wildly different from teh way people conceptualize the religion. When Protestants, and Christians more generally, behave violently towards poor people and refugees their actions are consistent with the Capitalist Protestant beliefs regarding deserving and undeserving poor, etc. f

[-] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I think that's right. Protestantism, and especially Calvinism within Protestantism, was uniquely birthed with capitalism's individualism and drive towards greed vs other older sects

[-] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I'm sure I've heard matt say something like that too actually

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