Show-Me Haterz Rising?!?

Our favorite hipster mag offers a bleak view of life in Missouri . . . Check the basics:

In Missouri, the Republican supermajority and senior elected leaders have been consumed by their peculiar brand of white Christian nationalism, which is also particularly nasty. Though a process decades in the making, the Show-Me State has a dark and sordid past of organized hatred toward groups of individuals who a powerful political minority has historically marginalized. Such a claim isn’t farfetched, considering. Just think about it, dear reader. In August 2017, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued a travel advisory for Missouri highlighting legislative reforms that would harm the state’s communities of color in our large urban centers, especially as it relates to housing access rights and equality. The travel warning remains active today.

Further, civil rights watchdog the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has identified 27 hate and antigovernment groups active in Missouri. That’s more hate groups present in Missouri compared to the total numbers of the neighboring U.S. states, including Arkansas (15), Iowa (10), Kansas (10), Kentucky (17), Nebraska (13), and Oklahoma (17).

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Show Me Hate: Decoding Missouri's White Christian Nationalism and extreme misogyny

Christian nationalism is prominent in the state of Missouri in comparison with neighboring states. Here's what experts on the topic think.