I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who was discomfited by Joe Biden calling the Oval Office a "sacred space."
As a genuine patriotic history nerd, I can be moved by the importance or resonance of a space. However I agree that elevating government to a religious experience is deranged, dangerous, and contrary to the attitude of the Founding Fathers, who saw government as necessary, but likely dangerous.
I saw a meme recently—Your vote is not a love letter, it is a chess move.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who was discomfited by Joe Biden calling the Oval Office a "sacred space."
As a genuine patriotic history nerd, I can be moved by the importance or resonance of a space. However I agree that elevating government to a religious experience is deranged, dangerous, and contrary to the attitude of the Founding Fathers, who saw government as necessary, but likely dangerous.