The modern Jesus + America = Property Rights thing is explained super well on Behind the Bastards a recent two-parter on how the rich ate Christianity. I’m feeling lazy right now so I link to the episodes here, but James W. Fifield Jr. is a keystone in the reshaping of American Christianity (that is Christianity and patriotism in the US) into the far-right pro-capitalism stuff that is driving the Christian Nationalist movement today. Spoiler: Hydra never was purged from SHIELD. They’ve been lurking in the shadows since the first time.
The modern Jesus + America = Property Rights thing is explained super well on Behind the Bastards a recent two-parter on how the rich ate Christianity. I’m feeling lazy right now so I link to the episodes here, but James W. Fifield Jr. is a keystone in the reshaping of American Christianity (that is Christianity and patriotism in the US) into the far-right pro-capitalism stuff that is driving the Christian Nationalist movement today. Spoiler: Hydra never was purged from SHIELD. They’ve been lurking in the shadows since the first time.
Ooh, that’s interesting stuff! Thanks!