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Here we are, held spell bound by the nuttery and irrationality of a Tea Party and Evangelical favorite.
If this is even remotely representative of the intelligence and mentality of a large number on the right this nation is in deep doo-doo should it ever get control of all three branches of government.
Think a Christian Theocracy, one every bit as dangerous to individual liberty and religious freedom as any theocracy anywhere on the globe.
These people are a serious threat to the enlightened principals and ideals this democratic republic was founded on.
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Michelle Bachmann never will be anything more than a local politician. Said and done a long time ago. She has already been forgotten. Worry about Hillary Clinton. Theocracy never was, is not and never will be on the table in any shape or form in this U.S.A. of ours. I know that liberal bloggers (and their dark matter counterparts,) love to predict fascism here at home. Not in my lifetime. American through and through. It's about the only thing that I still have faith in.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what you mean by "on the table" but the relentless jibber-jabber about this being a Christian nation founded on Judeo-Christian claptrap and moral absolutism and "nation under God" nonsense smells an awful lot like a great huge turd on the nation's table to me.
DeleteWould we be in any way as obsessed with sex and making rules about it without religion?
Bachmann: "I believe that the Bible is true and I believe that what the Bible says is that our nation and the people of our nation will reap a whirlwind,” Bachmann said. “We could see economic disasters, natural disasters."
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking, the word sandwich she spews forth. Blame Noah's Flood on Obama too? I can't imagine even her own constituents believe this stuff. She is the voice of the misfits that civilization left behind.
Or ziusudra's flood or Utnapishti's or Atrahasis' ? Were they true thousands of years before some Jewish scholars in Babylonian captivity did a "me too" job on the old stories from Genesis to Job?
DeleteIt's hard to conceive that anyone has studied ancient history without recognizing the origin of the Bible stories. It makes you wonder how she defines true, but here I am once again telling you that faith is insanity dressed up for the party.
People like Bachmann are dangerous. They appeal to uneducated and undereducated individuals as well as individuals with strong faith anchored in mysticism and folk legend. It is not only Bachmann, it is the number of politicians and leaders who share her beliefs that should give pause to all.
ReplyDeleteAs to Hillary? I do worry about her, for different reasons, trustworthiness being perhaps at the top. If she cannot be trusted not much else need be considered.
I am reserving judgement on Clinton until she becomes visible on the campaign trail again.
BTW, I have many of the same concerns with Dr. Ben Carson as I do with Bachmann. Cruz is up there as well.
I have faith in the Constitution and the rule of secular law. It remains strong. I wish it to remain so.
My faith in it is eroding, but I'm hoping the publicity these crazy people get makes it seem worse than it is. Down here in the "belt" where it's hardly conceivable to the locals that everyone isn't a Baptist true believer it's hard to be optimistic.
ReplyDeleteI think that's one of the benefits of living up north, we don't see that quite as much.
DeleteMy dad, afrer meeting a women from Alabama after my mother's death, began spending 6 months of the year in Alabama for a few years. He became more religious and conservative than he already was. The relationship eventually "went south" but the new found religious activities and deeper conservatism stuck.
What I fear most is the evil aspect of religious extremism.
Me too.
DeleteI know that the current GOP presidential hopefuls and the Republican Party in general make it difficult to believe, but there are reasonable people who practice their religion without any desire to force it on anyone else. Christian Democrats... and I'm going to guess there must be some reasonable Christian Republicans as well.
ReplyDeleteFor the record I'd like to add that this is the first comment I've submitted in regards to this post. I don't comment anonymously as Octopus suggests/guesses I might have (or may be doing).