Do you know why the GOP targets the religious?
I say because Republicans are the worst demagogues. Those who are religious are more susceptable to demagoguery because religion is emotional (it certainly isn’t logical). Anyone who believes that a man parted a sea, or walked on water, or harvested pairs of every animal into a wooden boat for 40 days, etc, will believe virtually anything. And, Republicans play them like a fiddle! There is no wonder why the states with the lowest test scores and highest HS dropout rates are red states…and they are mostly in the “Bible Belt.”
What do you think?
Ever wondered why the GOP always bring up emotional issues at election time, yet never resolve them so that they can linger forever:
Abortion, Gay Marriage, Teri Schrivo (sp), etc.
For Carson123:
High School Dropout rates:
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_baeo_t2.htm
I think you raise a lot of valid points. I’m pretty much in agreement with you. The GOP has made a fine art of exploiting the seasoned credulity of the so-called “religious” in America.
Even top GOP officials refer to these religious voters as “the nutjobs,” as in the phrase “OK, we’re in the home stretch, time to mobilize the nutjobs!”
BTW, in response to “carson” down there: you say “Republicans…have stood for (at least sometimes) things closer to the Bible than any other party – and that, sir, is why I have supported them.”
I beg to differ. You’ve been sold a bill of goods. The GOP is great at pandering rhetorically to traditional “religious values.” They talk the talk so well that you don’t even realize they aren’t walking the walk. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of either party; but the Dems really DO represent a more “Jesus-like” approach in their advocacy of social programs, etc.
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