The danger of fanaticism

11A video circulates through the networks (I love the syntagma "the networks" as something almost abstract, which disregards the people who in fact constitute them) in which one sees a meeting (shall we say mass?) of the people who attend the evangelical temple on Corrientes Avenue, in the city of Buenos Aires. Although it is one of the best known, the movement has been present throughout the country for many years. These shepherds in particular have Brazilian origin, but I have no doubt that there must be from all latitudes and, of course, many of them Argentines. But I want to stop at the detail that these are Brazilians, you'll see why. I was saying, a video circulates in the nets in which in the middle of the mass appears an army (it is the word they use) self-named "Gladiators of the altar". This army has a uniform (green military t-shirt included) and they enter marching making noise with their tacos, as any parade that prides itself on such. At the moment they don't have weapons, but considering the latest statements of the nation's security minister, I don't know how long they will remain unarmed. According to the same organization, the objective of the religious army is "to serve God on the altar," "to put all your youth and your life, your present and your future at God's disposal. The presenter of the motivational video affirms that "they will renounce many things to be prepared by God" and closes with the phrase, somewhat apocalyptic, "they will make hell tremble". Why did you say about the importance of this particular organization being Brazilian? Because recently, the Latin American brothers chose a candidate who, at a minimum, is a bit eccentric, and, taking the filter out of me, is a demented fascist. And he came to power through a combination that personally terrifies me: media plus armed forces (he himself is a member in effective retirement) and, here is the detail, a very important support of the religious movements. I think we have to be careful when the fanatics multiply, because when they get a large number they are very difficult to stop. Afterwards, it's not worth saying that we didn't see it coming.