Sure, bloodbaths in Orlando, Las Vegas, Sandy Hook and Parkland grab media attention for days and weeks at a time. Only that’s not what most people fear or the focus of the national security state. The real enemy, we’re told, the one generating all the hysteria, is “terrorism.” So let’s dig into a quick comparison of the two threats.
If you’ve ever wondered why Christians seem to be so gullible and so easy to manipulate and push around by their leaders, we can look straight to the recruitment methods used to capture their allegiance. People won by fear are then ruled by fear. A theocracy-minded dictator-in-the-making could ask for no better sheep in the fold.
The Billy Graham and the Culture-War Model of Evangelicalism
Republicans in Florida refused to propose any gun control legislation, but they did go after the REAL threat to America.
“TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature is declaring pornography as a health risk. The state’s House of Representatives approved the resolution by a voice vote on Tuesday. The resolution states a need for education, research and policy changes to protect Floridians, especially teenagers, from pornography. Republican Rep. Ross Spano says there is research that finds a connection between pornography use and mental and physical illnesses, forming and maintaining intimate relationships and deviant sexual behavior. Spano is also a candidate for attorney general. Democratic Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith asked Spano why there was an immediate need to pass the resolution and countered that there are more important bills and topics that should be taken up by the Legislature A similar resolution is in the state Senate and has yet to be heard in a committee.”
Joe Rogan and Jimmy Dore talk about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump.
Shehla Rashid Shora, Indian Activist, discusses Hindu fascism through religious and political unrest and classism in India.
h/t: Friendly Atheist
Pie discusses an everyday aspect of Modern America: Mass shootings.
Worried about corruption before Trump came into office? Well, you have a LOT to worry about now. Trump’s cabinet is using their new positions of power to enrich themselves and their cronies. It’s so pervasive that “democracy” might not be the best adjective to describe the U.S. anymore. Try “oligarchy,” “kleptocracy” or “plutocracy.”
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