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Posted By chuck-the-canuck 4 months ago in Political OpinionThe GOP, once the party of rational, intelligent beings such as Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ike, has been taken over by America's lowest common denominator-types.
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Radiofreeeuropa4 months ago
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Here are the facts- a history of the self destruction of the GOP.
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Nixon southern strategy- In the 50s and 60s the Democratic party adapted a civil rights position which didn't sit well with racists. The Republican stated strategy was to court them away from the Democrats by opposing civil rights. They claimed segregation was a state's "right" and the Federal government had no authority to challenge them.
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Radiofreeeuropa4 months ago
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They succeeded, so now the republican party began to take in the primarily working class southerners whom they previously would have had nothing to do with unless they needed their cesspool pumped at their summer homes.
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At the same time the theocratic right seeks to establish control over society in the name of their particular religion. The late D. James Kennedy, former pastor of Coral Ridge Ministries, called on his followers to exercise "godly dominion ... over every aspect ... of human society." At a "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference in February, 2005, Kennedy said:
"Our job is to reclaim America for Christ, whatever the cost. As the vice regents of God, we are to exercise godly dominion and influence over our neighborhoods, our schools, our government, our literature and arts, our sports arenas, our entertainment media, our news media, our scientific endeavors -- in short, over every aspect and institution of human society." Hence the term "dominionists".
Twenty-five years ago, dominionists targeted the Republican Party as the vehicle through which they could advance their agenda. At the same time, a small group of Republican strategists targeted fundamentalist, Pentecostal and charismatic churches to expand the base of the Republican Party.
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Nevron4 months ago
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Actually Democrats were the original segregationists who opposed de-segregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This included Senator William A Fulbright and Senator Al Gore Sr (who vehemently opposed equal rights for blacks). Former President Lyndon B Johnson was able to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act mostly because of the support of white northern Republicans.
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Radiofreeeuropa4 months ago
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Dominionists were very close to controlling all three branches of the federal government from which they could impose their narrow interpretation of scripture on the rest of society. People so close to full political power are not going to go away. The American people need to maintain vigilance and understand the history of how dominionists came to political power. And we need to embrace democracy with a passion -- for it was voter apathy that allowed leaders like Pat Robertson to get so many dominionists elected to Congress in the first place.
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have a look at how they came to power-
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antibrainwasher4 months ago
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The GOP has only one principle, make the rich richer. They sell that to the evangelical teliban home schooled thugs through totalitarian daddy politics, emulating Saudi Arabia.
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The right wing terrorist think tanks recruit the best and brightest propaganda writers to sell the racists and ignorant thugs of the red states slogans like "family values" (meaning racist evangelical superstition and daddy knows best women have no rights to the cracker inbred thugs of the red states)
Gullible hatemongers will believe anything that reinforces their family model of Totalitarian Daddy, since their evangelical christianity is based on a violent jelous God who will torture to death anyone who doesn't follow the path of obediance to the virtous billionaires. The rich are virtuous, the working poor are lazy and immoral.
What ever slogans repugs spew, you can bet they are practicing the exact thing they are blaming others for. The true conservatives who own all there is to own, want to conserve their wealth and power. So they pay faux noise and the right wing media they own and operate to brainwash the racist ignorant sister humping morons to vote for them. -
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Goppy4 months ago
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It's nice to see this kind of story. If Mainstream Media would discuss this type of thing ... the electorate would be better informed voters.
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Every political party evolves over time.
Democrats: In the 60's and early 70's, the Democratic Party was all about wiping out poverty as a product of 'The Great Society'.
In the 90's, Bill Clinton helped to create 'Work-Fair' ... limiting access to Welfare.
Republicans: In the 60's, Barry Goldwater was the standard bearer of the Republicans ... but analysis of his voting record reveals him to be slightly Left of Center were he living today. That's mostly due to the Social Legislation that Revised Republicans have glommed onto as part of their Culture War.
Republicans in the 60's were all about keeping Government OUT of people's private lives (women's reproductive rights) ... and ADAMANT for separation of church and state.
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Goppy4 months ago
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Also ... look at the way Presidents have managed government ...
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Also ... look at the way Presidents have managed government
In the graph ... you can see how Reagan produced RECORD Deficits ... you can see how Clinton produced a surplus ... and how George W. Bush literally BROKE our government.
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One might say ... based upon the past 30 odd years ... Republicans have become incompetent at managing government ... and Democrats have become the better managers.
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cleare4 months ago
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the fringe element of the gop has taken over. no political party, large or small can be effective in gaining office when the fringe has the only "voice" and seems to represent the party.
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i'm hoping the gop stays in disarray for a good long time, but that doesn't mean we can take our eyes off the dems...they've been known to abuse power as well, and have their own fringe freaks to worry about. -
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