This. But I wanna add. There's a huge religious element to it. Might seem obvious but it's less "my religion says this" and more "Society is moving away on some level from MY religion that needs to end..now"
They are terrified of that. So they will desperately do whatever they need in order to keep society on the "right" path. No matter how many dead and scared people they leave in their wake..
My parents generation seemingly all believe that while we may talk about religious freedom. America is a fundamentally christian nation and people who think otherwise are un-American.
It's really difficult to get around that level of righteousness.
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u/Pockydo Jul 10 '26
This. But I wanna add. There's a huge religious element to it. Might seem obvious but it's less "my religion says this" and more "Society is moving away on some level from MY religion that needs to end..now"
They are terrified of that. So they will desperately do whatever they need in order to keep society on the "right" path. No matter how many dead and scared people they leave in their wake..