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Yakk · 05-03-2005, 07:39 AM

I don't think you understand. You speak of democracy and the opinions of the minority as if it matters to those who have hijacked the republican party.

The religious zealots believes they are right and everyone else is going to hell. If your opinion on any subject they consider important is different, that means you are hell-bound. So your opinion, any opinion that is not in lock-step with them, does not matter, unless they can use it to get what they want.

They don't view democracy as an ideal, they view it as a tool to get what they want. If democracy gets in their way, they should dismantle it, because what they decide the will of God is makes the ends justify the means.

Their alliance with the "we beat communism, so lets put the screws on the underclass" and the "bombs and guns are fun -- lets use them!" squads has given them the marketing, ideological, and monitary muscle needed to take control of the Republican party. They are willing to kill brown-skinned people and give away the American economy because those things aren't important to them, and their allies are willing to bow to the Zealots social policy.

When you hear talk of the "nuclear option", I think it makes sense. The option of "mutually assured destruction" exists in most social, political and economic situations. If two forces cannot aggree upon the rules of the game, or one breaks the rules of the game enough, the other one feels forced to go "extra-legal", and destroy the game rather than continue to play.

Our modern peaceful societes have "mutually assured destruction" hiding under the surface. This is why we have the trappings of a civil society, why comprimise is a virtue, and why you only push so far.

It is possible that, as far as the fundies go, the "gay marriage" and "pledge of allegance" and "abortion" statements where already acts outside the game's rules. To one side, they look like a continuation of the emancipation proclaimation. To the other, they might be signs that the game has become no holes barred... And we are now seeing what happens when religious zealots decide the American system of government is something to be undermined and destroyed.

05-03-2005, 07:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	I don't think you understand. You speak of democracy and the opinions of the minority as if it matters to those who have hijacked the republican party. The religious zealots believes they are right and everyone else is going to hell. If your opinion on any subject they consider important is different, that means you are hell-bound. So your opinion, any opinion that is not in lock-step with them, does not matter, unless they can use it to get what they want. They don't view democracy as an ideal, they view it as a tool to get what they want. If democracy gets in their way, they should dismantle it, because what they decide the will of God is makes the ends justify the means. Their alliance with the "we beat communism, so lets put the screws on the underclass" and the "bombs and guns are fun -- lets use them!" squads has given them the marketing, ideological, and monitary muscle needed to take control of the Republican party. They are willing to kill brown-skinned people and give away the American economy because those things aren't important to them, and their allies are willing to bow to the Zealots social policy. When you hear talk of the "nuclear option", I think it makes sense. The option of "mutually assured destruction" exists in most social, political and economic situations. If two forces cannot aggree upon the rules of the game, or one breaks the rules of the game enough, the other one feels forced to go "extra-legal", and destroy the game rather than continue to play. Our modern peaceful societes have "mutually assured destruction" hiding under the surface. This is why we have the trappings of a civil society, why comprimise is a virtue, and why you only push so far. It is possible that, as far as the fundies go, the "gay marriage" and "pledge of allegance" and "abortion" statements where already acts outside the game's rules. To one side, they look like a continuation of the emancipation proclaimation. To the other, they might be signs that the game has become no holes barred... And we are now seeing what happens when religious zealots decide the American system of government is something to be undermined and destroyed. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.