Just over two weeks ago, ardent Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes and overturn the presidential election. A number of observers have combed through and identified the wide array of political symbols on display among Insurrectionists, including a large wooden cross, a noose, QAnon shirts, Viking hammers, and historic American flags. Few failed to note the overt anti-Semitic symbols among several participants. …
The convergence of QAnon, Christian, and anti-Semitic symbols lead us to ask whether these are discrete elements of Trump supporters opposed to the election results or whether these symbols are related. Are these just random symbols tattooed on the torso of the “QAnon Shaman,” Jake Chansley? Or are Christian nationalists also anti-Semitic, QAnon supporters? Turns out, they are strongly related. CONTINUED
Paul A. Djupe & Jacob Dennen (Denison U.), Religion in Public