Currents of Innuendo Converge on an American Path to Political Hate

Uses of innuendo such as enthymemes, sarcasm, and dog whistles by politicians and the resulting interlineal readings available to some listeners gave us an early warning about the type of relationship that has now obtained between Christianity and politics, and specifically the rise of Christian Nat...

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Published in:Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2023-08, Vol.152 (3), p.194-211
Main Author: Mendoza-Denton, Norma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Convergence
Enthymemes
Listeners
Nationalism
Politics
Presidents
Rhetorical figures
Sarcasm
Tributaries
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Summary:Uses of innuendo such as enthymemes, sarcasm, and dog whistles by politicians and the resulting interlineal readings available to some listeners gave us an early warning about the type of relationship that has now obtained between Christianity and politics, and specifically the rise of Christian Nationalism as facilitated by President Donald Trump. I argue that two currents of indirectness in American politics, one religious and the other racial, have converged like tributaries leading to a larger body of water.
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192
DOI:10.1162/daed_a_02026