tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post5926614883497039075..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Homophobia at the 2011 Values Voters SummitAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-6295939820939400262011-10-11T18:36:19.826-04:002011-10-11T18:36:19.826-04:00I haven't read Hedges, but I'll take look....I haven't read Hedges, but I'll take look. Thanks.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-52358075510864568852011-10-10T22:26:38.452-04:002011-10-10T22:26:38.452-04:00Wise Fool -- Thanks!
The Religious Right definite...Wise Fool -- Thanks!<br /><br />The Religious Right definitely seems to think that heterosexual marriage will solve everything. I attended a breakout session called "How the Welfare State Erodes the Family," which stated that single mothers and their children have higher rates of poverty than married couples. Their answer to poverty was to ENCOURAGE MARRIAGE! Not create jobs. Not raise the minimum wage. Not fund education. Encourage marriage. I wanted to tear my hair out.<br /><br />The religious liberty thing is rooted in their perceived "right" to criticize gays, without being labeled bigots. The thing is, no one is trying to take their religious liberty or freedom of speech away. It's weird.<br /><br />"However, there is a sense of desperation in the air of the country regarding the economy. I fear that some far-right nut jobs will be elected just out of the confidence they exude in "knowing" the solution to the economic issues, and that will mean that some of these fringe ideals will be carried along with them into office."<br /><br />Have you ever read AMERICAN FASCISTS or EMPIRE OF ILLUSION by Chris Hedges? You should. He explores this possibility.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-32554374009705685892011-10-10T21:24:35.518-04:002011-10-10T21:24:35.518-04:00Many thanks for subjecting yourself to this bastio...Many thanks for subjecting yourself to this bastion of warped logic and reporting back! Well done! I read all of your posts, but couldn't decide which one amazed me the most. Maybe this one.<br /><br />You want a successful economy? Forget education. Forget innovation. Forget strategic investment. Focus on marriage. What what?!?<br /><br />What is really interesting to me is that they see same-sex marriage as an attack on religious liberty. That connection is logically baffling. I guess they are afraid that if homosexuals are allowed to marry, then they would be forbidden to practice the hate prescribed in their holy scripture? Unreal. And sad. And thankfully out of touch with the generations which are coming up through the ranks now.<br /><br />However, there is a sense of desperation in the air of the country regarding the economy. I fear that some far-right nut jobs will be elected just out of the confidence they exude in "knowing" the solution to the economic issues, and that will mean that some of these fringe ideals will be carried along with them into office.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.com