As I remember it, this all started during the early 1970’s, when the Repubs began courting the Bible Belt and southern votes. They appealed to religious beliefs and pledged to uphold them, against all who questioned them. Today, they are captive to continue this nonsense, and many billionaires are fanning the flames of intolerance and ignorance with their dollars.
Mostly the right, a little from the left, and basically accurate.The problem is that we have an 18th-century political system trying to solve 21st-century scientific, ethical, and social problems with politics, which mostly involves maintaining one’s own power, which is why they pander to the ignorati. As the Evil Elf said above, “If the masses weren’t idiots then this would never occur.” Until the political system is overhauled, it’s not going to get better. But, it’s never going to be overhauled, as the plutocracy and their whores, congress, will never allow it to be.
Simon_Jester over 8 years ago
Make that ‘Right-Wing politics’
braindead Premium Member over 8 years ago
Hey, Marco, is the Earth more than 6000 years old?
“Well, I’m not a scientist…”
zachary.stucki over 8 years ago
All politics have an agenda, therefore this is applicable to both sides of the aisle. They do it with religion too.
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
But the blade at the tip is the media.
moosemin over 8 years ago
As I remember it, this all started during the early 1970’s, when the Repubs began courting the Bible Belt and southern votes. They appealed to religious beliefs and pledged to uphold them, against all who questioned them. Today, they are captive to continue this nonsense, and many billionaires are fanning the flames of intolerance and ignorance with their dollars.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 8 years ago
I would have written religion on the handle
jackhs over 8 years ago
The extreme right AND the extreme left are BOTH idiotic.
markjoseph125 over 8 years ago
Mostly the right, a little from the left, and basically accurate.The problem is that we have an 18th-century political system trying to solve 21st-century scientific, ethical, and social problems with politics, which mostly involves maintaining one’s own power, which is why they pander to the ignorati. As the Evil Elf said above, “If the masses weren’t idiots then this would never occur.” Until the political system is overhauled, it’s not going to get better. But, it’s never going to be overhauled, as the plutocracy and their whores, congress, will never allow it to be.