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Ayn Rand versus Jesus
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Source unknown Ayn Rand (conservative hero): “I am against God. I don’t approve of religion. It is a sign of a psychological weakness …. I regard it as evil.” Jesus Christ: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom […]
Conservative ideology
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Conservative ideology is based on protecting rich people from having to pay for the benefits they reap from government: peace at home, stable markets, infrastructure, an educated work force, research, potable water, clean air, public health, etc. Conservatives wasted trillions on corrupt, disastrous wars and are happy to pay subsidies to corporate farmers and Big […]
Sobering New Yorker piece: Poor, White and Republican
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/02/poor-white-and-republican.html This article is reminiscent of Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”. It describes how many poor whites in the South depend on government handouts but, at the same time, are attracted to the Tea Party’s anti-government message. Biting the spoon that feeds them? Comments comments