The religious persecution that led America's colonists to flee England for Holland more than 400 years ago remains alive and well, linguistically repackaged in blithely ironic claims of "Christian privilege."
The tactic isn't new, but with the advent of social media, casting oneself as a victim, alleging unfair "privilege" on the part of an ideological foe, is disturbingly effective.
Persecutory efforts begin with words, but rarely end there. And leveraging the largest social platform in the world to suggest Christians are loathsome creatures bent on abusing others isn't exactly subtle.
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