Well, if you wonder why Christians can support Donald Trump . . . if you wonder why they so easily succumb to empires (Roman, Nazi, U.S.) you've got your answer. It all starts here -- in the gospels themselves -- with the great cover-up of the insurgent Jesus.
And if you wonder where the West's and Hitler's comfort with xenophobia in general and anti-Semitism in particular come from, you have that answer as well.
The point here is that only by recovering the obscured rebel Jesus can Christians avoid the mistake they made 80 years ago. Then instead of singing "Hosanna" to Jesus, they shouted "Heil Hitler!" to another imperialist torturer, xenophobe, and hypocrite.
The readings for Palm Sunday present us with a cautionary tale about these sad realities.
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