I thought you weren't allowed to take the **** out of religion in the US without getting banned from TV or something. You kind of get the impression that the US is going to become a right wing fundamentalist Christian state as opposed to remaining a liberal democracy.
How likely are fundamentalists to get real power in the US? Domestically it's your choice but an unstable america is worrying for the rest of the world.
George Carlin On Religion
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:25 pm
by Lon
gmc;769628 wrote: I thought you weren't allowed to take the **** out of religion in the US without getting banned from TV or something. You kind of get the impression that the US is going to become a right wing fundamentalist Christian state as opposed to remaining a liberal democracy.
How likely are fundamentalists to get real power in the US? Domestically it's your choice but an unstable america is worrying for the rest of the world.
We will always have to deal with the radical right wing fundamentalists as well as the radical left wing element, but I don't see either one taking a permanent hold on the country. Many people for example voted twice for Bush and are embarrassed that they did so (I am sorry to say that I was one of them). I thought at the time that it was better than the alternative.
Oddly, I and many others don't really fit comfortably in to either the radical left or right mold. But to the question of the fundamentalists getting real power------------I DON'T THINK THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN.
IF IT DOES----------I'M OFF PERMANENTLY TO NEW ZEALAND
George Carlin On Religion
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:31 am
by gmc
Lon;769987 wrote: We will always have to deal with the radical right wing fundamentalists as well as the radical left wing element, but I don't see either one taking a permanent hold on the country. Many people for example voted twice for Bush and are embarrassed that they did so (I am sorry to say that I was one of them). I thought at the time that it was better than the alternative.
Oddly, I and many others don't really fit comfortably in to either the radical left or right mold. But to the question of the fundamentalists getting real power------------I DON'T THINK THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN.
IF IT DOES----------I'M OFF PERMANENTLY TO NEW ZEALAND
If it's any consolation that's why TB got back in here.