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K Barnes's avatar

For me, it seems to boil down to a need to eliminate Citizen's United. Transparency is emphatically needed for the voter to actually understand the larger, now essentially invisible, forces that grab for power and influence in our government. IMHO, it frequently seems that the radical religious right will not be happy until they can once again (as in Europe from which our founding father fled)dictate their version of reality and morality). Barr's comments were stunning in 2019 and I never understood why it did not cause more public outcry from .....????

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Jeanie's avatar

Agree. Some are calling out Christian leadership as if leadership believes in the teachings of Jesus. The political Christians USE…they are the bishops in this political chess game and it has been true since at least the first crusades, in order to gain resources and revenue for the crown. Payout for the church. Pawns … the general mostly white small town public, won’t likely gain this understanding until in some fashion, they are willing to cross cultural lines / even by reading/ meeting people/ to understand the point of view and history of people that were killed or enslaved, people not in their cultural group. We have to risk being uncomfortable. Without question, Christians and the right are in the judicial process of whitewashing…banning all that think differently and those that see the scam for a reason….the right makes it abt gender differences and race and immigration and bug infestations and disease… because that is what populations fear and will fight against. Anything to divide, conquer and separate is useful to they that want control… their minions will hand it to them because they are fearful of stepping outside comfort zones

As long there are cars, alcohol, sugar, fast food and tv… many see life as good…

My question is : who is representing the crown? Who will stand to profit most from the complete social ransacking we will surely get?

They talk of freedom as if it is for we the people. It is freedom from us, for them. Who is them? Who are these oppressors?

I am hopeful more people will see through this giant social scam, and stop trading away their rights to those that will eventually eat them for dinner.

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Pat Cole's avatar

Oh wow K. Barnes your comment struck like both hinds to the forehead. The image of religion being the ultimate demise of European royalty has been banging around in my head all morning.

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K Barnes's avatar

Of course, I was referring to the idea that our earliest forefathers struck out across the ocean in order to escape the Royal dictates of oppressive state religions. Full circle it would seem. Does that help your head?

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Gayle Cureton's avatar

"Both Hinds to The Forehead" Great line!👍

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SPW's avatar

They were too busy chasing other squirrels no doubt.

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Laura Thomas's avatar

Thank you +1 and rem acu tetigisti!!!

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