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THREAD. For those seeking to understand t violence in America, a key component is Christian Nationalsm, which "merges Christian identity with national identity: to be American is to be Christian....Trump claims the US is abdicating its Christian heritage." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55578096
2. Christian fundamentalism is associated w/ punitive approaches to raising children. This is explored by Robin Grille in his book Parenting for a Peaceful World. Many US states, especially those in the South, still allow corporal punishment in schools. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1764731.Parenting_for_a_Peaceful_World
3. In 2013, I wrote about one Christian parenting manual that had been discussed in the UK Parliament. It advises on the size of cord that should be chosen as a 'spanking tool' for different ages of children. Yes, the book is still selling on Amazon. https://suzannezeedyk.com/when-do-we-decide-its-time-to-ban-a-book/
4. Psychiatrist @BandyXLee1 keeps working to help the public understand how many "followers of Trump, rendered needy by societal stress or developmental injury, yearn for a parental figure." Developmental injury occurs when your childhood is scary. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-shared-psychosis-of-donald-trump-and-his-loyalists/
5/end. So all I am saying is that if we can read what is happening in the USA through a lens of childhood trauma & #ACEs, then we make better sense of it. I almost never hear this being discussed in the media. The roots of the violence remain hidden in plain sight. @polblonde
6/RealEnd. Gosh, I've just reread that piece in full. Even in 2013 I was writng: "If we want childrn to reach their full potential, we adults have to be able to handle uncertainty. Without t willingness to be curious, we risk creating unintentional harm." https://suzannezeedyk.com/when-do-we-decide-its-time-to-ban-a-book/
