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orwell

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19. It is transactional...

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2024, 03:58 PM

Jan 2024

...He hates the same people they hate.

He delivers victories - like the defeat of Roe.

He amplifies and reflects their persecution complex.

He echoes their fear of modernity.

He gives simple answers to complex questions, similar to religious "commandments."

He stands as a authoritarian, structurally similar to the hierarchical "God" figure they worship.

Many people, at their core, are hypocrites. We often refer to it as "situational ethics."

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AN INTERESTING QUESTION.... [View all] ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 OP

Interesting discussion about that on Kos today- FalloutShelter Jan 2024 #1

It's a power worshipper club. Not Christianity. ancianita Jan 2024 #27

A short observation. usonian Jan 2024 #2

organised religion is hard to carry on without greed.... getagrip_already Jan 2024 #16

He hurts the people we hate. SarahD Jan 2024 #3

That is an interesting question. My thought is that their Christianity is cultural. Jim__ Jan 2024 #4

They think whatever the angry man on TV tells them to think Mysterian Jan 2024 #5

They don't care if you call them hypocrites. So now what? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #6

Now they can be called a club of power worshippers. A cult for the antichrist. ancianita Jan 2024 #29

Not only that but the abhorrent policies they support and advocate. #FakeChristians nt GuppyGal Jan 2024 #7

People have been asking that quesiton since 2016. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #8

get thee to the greatest page , ding, ding. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #9

Why? otchmoson Jan 2024 #10

Because he doesn't take those types of interviews/questions, and if it happened erronis Jan 2024 #17

Did the open phone lines bring death threats for being mean to Der Fuhrer? KS Toronado Jan 2024 #11

The majority bernieb Jan 2024 #12

Thanks for stating what I think. They have lost their belief - if they ever really had it. erronis Jan 2024 #18

It's a power and character thing BaronChocula Jan 2024 #13

I asked that of one of my relatives who is an evangelical Christian back in 2016. progressoid Jan 2024 #14

Also..." local Progressive radio station" What's that like? progressoid Jan 2024 #15

Pacifica Radio and some stations that carry Democracy Now, etc. erronis Jan 2024 #20

closest that carries Pacific radio is 175 miles away from me. progressoid Jan 2024 #24

We have a radio station 1 1/4 miles from we here I live now. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #25

Wow. Good for you! progressoid Jan 2024 #33

It is transactional... orwell Jan 2024 #19

Cognitive dissonance is epidemic in the Republican Party dlk Jan 2024 #21

They don't pay attention to that love, mercy, grace stuff. AverageOldGuy Jan 2024 #22

My wife and I have been pondering that question for years. Trust_Reality Jan 2024 #23

Glad you have escaped that alternative-fact bubble and can tell us about it. erronis Jan 2024 #37

They have misplaced faith in an antichrist, and think they Love, Forgive, Accept & Tolerate HIM, who ancianita Jan 2024 #26

Speaking of knowing claudette Jan 2024 #30

In the context of current morality politics, ancianita Jan 2024 #35

That's always been the question claudette Jan 2024 #28

I don't always know what Jesus would do, Sneederbunk Jan 2024 #31

Consider game theory - the Prisoners' Dilemma HariSeldon Jan 2024 #32

Figuring out how to play the "prisoners game" is what master strategists do erronis Jan 2024 #38

GOP Jesus JoseBalow Jan 2024 #34

Religion at the micro level is much more about association and affiliation Ocelot II Jan 2024 #36

Reccing. It's social - bonding or ostracism. Jesus/religion is immaterial. erronis Jan 2024 #39

There's a woman at my church... TSExile Jan 2024 #40

Bloody f'n BS. ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #41

just shows the phoniness of religion Skittles Jan 2024 #42

ALL the repug voters want is cruelty and hate for Dems & Libs. The orange one represents their best chance Hotler Jan 2024 #43