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27. Mormons are free to practice their faith as they see fit, and I am free to ridicule it. I also find

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 04:33 AM

Jul 2012

it troublesome that Harry Reid, simply because he is a US Democrat, is now being used by you to urge me to reign in my ridicule.

Tolerance is also a very problematic word. Tolerance means, IMHO, that one simply decides to leave well enough alone, whilst still having the root belief that the thing being tolerated is somehow suspect or not truly equal.

Bottom line, it is my OPINION that Mormonism (along with religion in general) is a cult. If you think that being an active non-believer in religion, adopting an overtly anti-religious tone, and fighting to keep all religions 100% out of political structures automatically disqualifies one from being a 'leftist' or a 'liberal', then I would suggest a trip here to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, etc. might be in order.

Obama, btw, would be seen as an outright 'right-winger' here, if he ran, governed, shredded civil rights, and waged war in the same manner that he does as US President. We do however, make allowances for the US being tilted extremely far to the right at its political center, and also that you are straight-jacketed by your broken 2-party system.

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Huntsman to skip national GOP convention [View all] struggle4progress Jul 2012 OP

This is just a cover story. The truth is... TrollBuster9090 Jul 2012 #1

"trust deficit" Very interesting: does Jon Huntsman think/know there are SECESSIONISTS in power in patrice Jul 2012 #2

Good BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #3

Maybe its due to the fact that guns will be allowed in the convention center. Crowman1979 Jul 2012 #4

Probably a really smart move for him to skip this one. tanyev Jul 2012 #18

there can be only one!.......... stockholmer Jul 2012 #5

Sen. Harry Reid is a Mormon and has many Mormon constituents who support him. You are patrice Jul 2012 #6

I know a cult worthy of ridicule when I see one, as for liberal (in the modern American sense) I'm a stockholmer Jul 2012 #7

Anything can be ridiculed, including atheism, not a very high bar there. If I weren't so bored with patrice Jul 2012 #11

And, btw, you ASSUMED it was a "litmus test" without even asking. That's more evidence of prejudiced patrice Jul 2012 #12

you are the one who set up the litmus test, with your "something that Liberals should not do" meme stockholmer Jul 2012 #13

Fair enough. So why not show me my mistake by demonstrating how open-minded you are about patrice Jul 2012 #15

... after-all that would be an authentically LIBERAL thing to do. patrice Jul 2012 #17

And, btw, "SOMETHING that liberals should not do" is not EVERYTHING, not the ONE AND ONLY THING, as patrice Jul 2012 #16

Do you think political discourse is about more than learning catch phrases, and memes, and talking- patrice Jul 2012 #14

Mormons are free to practice their faith as they see fit, and I am free to ridicule it. I also find stockholmer Jul 2012 #27

Yep, well sometimes ridicule & superiority are more important to some than shared goals. Now goahead patrice Jul 2012 #37

I agree with you that the cartoon is in very poor taste if not disgusting....... Swede Atlanta Jul 2012 #19

Uh oh. Better not mock scientologists anymore Ratty Jul 2012 #35

One can rationally critique ANY -THING-. Mocking people is STUPID. patrice Jul 2012 #36

Well said. n/t Psephos Jul 2012 #38

Does Mitt Romney really wear those? AJTheMan Jul 2012 #21

yes stockholmer Jul 2012 #34

Is he going to hold his breath until he turns blue? louis-t Jul 2012 #8

He should become a Democrat nobodyspecial Jul 2012 #9

Again, the GOP is allowing the audience to carry firearms into the convention center. Crowman1979 Jul 2012 #10

What!! goclark Jul 2012 #22

he`s one of the few intelligent republicans left madrchsod Jul 2012 #20

I think if Huntsman had one the nomination davidpdx Jul 2012 #26

Reasonable thought and common sense need not apply RockyMtnGuy Jul 2012 #23

Sorry Govna BadGimp Jul 2012 #24

Well, there goes my guess for VP. sofa king Jul 2012 #25

Rmoney HAS to go hard right with his VP choice, the right wing GOP base despises him as a pseudo-Dem stockholmer Jul 2012 #28

I've been thinking of Jeb a lot. sofa king Jul 2012 #32

very well put stockholmer Jul 2012 #33

Huntsman is a RINO just ask the Repukes they will tell you KatChatter Jul 2012 #29

Batshit claims shes been vetted Kyad06 Jul 2012 #30

Dear Governor Huntsman... noel711 Jul 2012 #31