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In this interview Hazony takes the mask off the conservative movement and its opposition to American values. Trashing not only The Constitution, but also The
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Declaration of Independence, Hazony argues all viable social structures are a hierarchical form of ancestral fealty, where loyalty trumps reason and morality. This
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grotesque rejection of America's Enlightenment principles suggests a movement that borders on treasonous.
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Freedom of religion, a consequence of the inalienable right to pursue happiness, is so key to American values that The Constitution declares religion off limits when
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it comes to law. The demands of strict adherence to The Constitution are challenging, as lawmakers would have to set aside their religious beliefs when it comes to
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their work. They would have to recuse themselves if unable to set aside their religious beliefs when it comes to supporting or opposing a law. Candidates would even
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be disqualified for discussing their religious beliefs on the campain trail. There is no protected right to participate in government while much of The Constitution
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is committed to protecting the rights of citizens from government. Religious freedom is primary and absolute.
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Trump promises to give DC homeless multi-million dollar condos in Gaza-a-Lago! News at 11!
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Government oppression of religion is fascistic; government support of religion is an imposition on citizens freedom of religion, and is decisively un-American.
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Religious nationalism, which is part of Project 2025, veers back into fascism. Consider Nazism, the benchmark for fascism. Hitler wrote that he despised Catholicism
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and Protestantism, but only because their conflict helped what he believed was a Jewish conspiracy against all others. He describes his movement as representing
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"positive Christianity" while the established churches squabbled. His opposition to Jews was not religious, viewing the practice of Judaism as a cover for maintaining
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cohesion of a degenerate race. If we describe Nazism as anti-semitic, we must qualify that it was racial, but not religious. In a sane world, anti-semitism would
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describe only the fundamental racism of Nazi ideology. But the world is not sane, and we will have to clarify terms related to what it means to identify as Jewish
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Religious Nationalism rejects the Enlightment ideals America is founded upon. How, then, do we describe the relationship of the current Secretary of Defense or even
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the Vice President to the nation their ideology opposes? Religious Nationalism is a political position that makes any oath to protect The Constitution unreliable, if
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not entirely null and void. The website of βAmericans United for Separation of Church and Stateβ has some useful perspective on the current white Christian
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Nationalism plaguing America's executive branch. The site feels highly commercial, but the information seems good.
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The Secretary of Defense and the military's media programs have crossed the line, violating the first amendment and our right to freedom of religion. Spending of
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federal funds must, implicitly if not explicitly, abide by The Constitution's restraints on Congressinal power when it comes to protecting our rights. Every dollar
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spent by the government is a witness to the entirety of The Constitution.
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Loomer: the right kind of batshit crazy at the right time to ruin the world, or genius Trump whisperer?
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Has AI ended reality yet? Asking for a friend...
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Despite being charged with human rights abuses, this guy faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. 4 consecutive life sentences is more appropriate...
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Consider a heterosexual married man who wants to take away his wife's right to vote. Sex within such a marriage is, for the man, with someone unworthy of equal
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rights, someone of a βlesserβ nature. This has the moral character of, say, sheep shagging.
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How should we view men in America before the 19th Amendment? Should we presume that all, heroes and villains alike, were sheep shaggers? Any individual man may have
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been fighting for equality for women, viewing any and all sexual partners as true equals. But in the broad sweep, yes, men had, at best, inconsistent moral character.
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It is the moral character of men that is enhanced by granting women greater equality; women simply gain what they have always deserved. This is how humanity makes
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Has βThe Metamorphosisβ been become reality, resulting in a pig instead of a cockroach?
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I think it's safe to use the βT-wordβ when mentioning Hegseth: integrating religion into government is un-American, and those who want to do so want to end the
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nation. Traitors, one and all.
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The anti-American religio-fascist movement to abort the 1st Amendment gained momentum in the 1950's as a facet of McCarthyism, when America was on it's worst behavior
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since the end of slavery. Until, perhaps, now.
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The Commandment against murder has always been a bit of a mixed bag. Expressed unequivically as βThou Shalt Not Killβ it's clear, but almost universally ignored. As a
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prohibition against murder, we have to get precise about what constitutes murder. Given modern legal systems, murder as βunlawful killingβ makes it as clear as
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full-fat milk. Related is the muddy notion of βunjustified killingβ which varies from individual to individual and the best we can do with that is go back to
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βunlawfulβ. βKilling of the innocentβ runs up against the Christian notion of original sin which suggests no-one is innocent. In the American context,
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religio-fascists want to illegally display βThou Shalt Not Killβ (with 9 other commandments) on public buildings, even in states which have the death penalty. βThose
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I actually agree with Trump on slavery: let's bring it back. Since conservatives think it was such a benefit for black people in the US, I think white people should
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have an opportunity to gain the same advantages. βThe Great White Auctionβ’β will take place on (where else?) the White House lawn, offering ownership of each and
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every white person to the highest (non-white of course) bidder. As a bonus, all the worldly property of said white person will be transferred to their new owner! Get
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ready for some topsy-turvy wealth redistributin' action! Remember, they'll be your property - organ harvesting isn't a privilege, it's a right!
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Yes! Join us at an upcoming βonly white(s)β sale where, finally, the racial injustice of Black Americans having gotten a free ride from White slaveowners will be
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over. Who hasn't looked at pampered pet and thought βif only I had a Master who cared? Someone to pick up my poops with a plastic bag?β White People, your time has
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finally come - forget all your worries because βThe Great White Auctionβ’β is coming soon to a White House lawn near you!
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This is behind a paywall, but a solution would be two statewide elections, one for Representatives, the other for Senators, where the slate (or pair) of winners would
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be the top votegetters. All house members would cooperate with local governments across the state to ensure regional concerns are addressed.