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Does that even mean anything? Why and how are they equivalent to the Taliban?
Right / Left is a false dichotomy in a closed system that ignores all the other possibilities so as to maintain population control.
originally posted by: pirhanna
Yes, this is true, but it's missing the bigger game going on. Right / Left is a false dichotomy in a closed system that ignores all the other possibilities so as to maintain population control. Whoever wins, we still lose - as long as we keep seeing things from within the box they put us in.
originally posted by: BlueMule
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
How pious do you think these movers and shakers are? I mean, do they pander to a lowest common denominator, or do they actually live by faith?
How pious do you think these movers and shakers are? I mean, do they pander to a lowest common denominator, or do they actually live by faith?
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
Yes, and Obama's most important legislation - Obamacare - is fascist bill. Fascism is where the government controls the private businesses so tightly through regulation or other means that they might as well be government controlled.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
Well, they're doing it.
Some of you will be delighted, I'm sure....as we've seen round these parts since the ruling about Hobby Lobby.
But no. It IS real. The governor of Kansas is one of them - thank God he is being driven OUT of office now for his failed libertarian policies - but make no mistake.
People like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Sam Brownback, Rick Perry, some of the Supreme Court, and many other prominent government types have gotten enough power together to actually pull it off. These people ARE the equivalent of the Taliban.
I am aghast. Horrified.
The Hobby Lobby case is yet another reminder that those who wish to transform America’s secular democracy into a tyrannical theocracy are on the march.
I feel more hopeless every day.
People like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Sam Brownback, Rick Perry, some of the Supreme Court, and many other prominent government types have gotten enough power together to actually pull it off. These people ARE the equivalent of the Taliban.
When is the last time a church member has asked you for ten percent of your money?
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: BlueMule
How pious do you think these movers and shakers are? I mean, do they pander to a lowest common denominator, or do they actually live by faith?
Very good questions. And again, not sure how to answer that.
"Pious"? Well - they claim they are, and wave the Bible around and talk about their own interpretations of how "sinful" and "immoral" our society is. We're all damned, you know, if we don't tithe 10% to THEM or go to THEIR church, or share their beliefs and religion.
As far as the lowest common denominator, well - not sure what you mean there.
originally posted by: deadeyedick
When is the last time a church member has asked you for ten percent of your money?
originally posted by: NoRulesAllowed
Way to go to compare universal healthcare WHICH WORKS WELL IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY to fascism.