Yeah, agreed that those very vocal contingents are likely all tiny, though if I had to guess, groups like tradcaths and orthobros might have more room to grow among normies than some of the other options (even if this "growth" looks like more folks becoming 'normal' Catholics or Orthodox members who happen to attend more traditional Churches, without personally diving whole hog into the beliefs, ideology, and practices of the more extreme types).
If I had to guess, my assumption is pretty close to what you posited as a possibility in the main post: the vast majority of normal people will look around, not like where things have gotten, and in wondering "what alternative is there?" something like "the way things used to be" will have a strong appeal, especially with all of the social and cultural factors driving Spengler's second religiosity. As such, I imagine some form of earnest, not that weird Christianity will appear as a viable and attractive option to many, which wouldn't necessarily lead to witch hunts or the Satanic panic, but might leave some looking askance at anyone not being willing to hop aboard the train as a possible hold out for "the bad old days."
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Date: 2025-09-24 04:38 pm (UTC)I also agree that it's hard to gauge the temperature on "normies" - Librarian of Celaeno's gives some insight (from an admittedly strongly pro-traditional Orthodox point of view): https://librarianofcelaeno.substack.com/p/fall-for-jesus-he-never-leaves
If I had to guess, my assumption is pretty close to what you posited as a possibility in the main post: the vast majority of normal people will look around, not like where things have gotten, and in wondering "what alternative is there?" something like "the way things used to be" will have a strong appeal, especially with all of the social and cultural factors driving Spengler's second religiosity. As such, I imagine some form of earnest, not that weird Christianity will appear as a viable and attractive option to many, which wouldn't necessarily lead to witch hunts or the Satanic panic, but might leave some looking askance at anyone not being willing to hop aboard the train as a possible hold out for "the bad old days."
But I guess we'll see, one way or another.
Cheers,
Jeff