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cojoel

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6. Kulturkampf had the opposite goal of Buchanan

Reply to Lex (Original post)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 11:06 PM

Aug 2012

Bismarck's goals of the Kulturkampf was to eliminate church (specifically Vatican) influence in German political affaris, but better unify the German states into a nation. Buchanan's (and much of the Right-wing GOP it would seem) wants to have greater church (not necessarily limited to or in the view of some even including Vatican) influence in American political affairs.

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". . . probably sounded better in the original German." -- Molly Ivin's quip re: 1992 GOP Convention [View all] Lex Aug 2012 OP

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