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What does it mean?
The Cold War is framed as a final religious battle.
In plain terms
Communism vs Christianity is seen as a last stand.
What can you take from it?
Political conflict is viewed as spiritual warfare.

Where it applies

  • cold war era
  • public discourse

Putting it to work

  • framing political stakes

Questions to consider

  • Is politics often framed as a moral crusade?

Another view

Political conflicts are rarely purely religious.

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