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To: GST who wrote (156794)9/12/2011 10:25:47 AM
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Great post. I will go look for the response.

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (156789) 9/11/2011 11:22:05 AM From: GST 29 Recommendations Read Replies (5) of 156838 <why is it the left is so enthusiastic over AGW and right is not?>
What a great question. While you are answering it, please let me know why so many on the 'right' continue to view evolution as an unproven "theory". In my view, the strength of the 'right' comes from a core base of people who are generally: 1. Scientifically ignorant. 2. More likely to adopt a literal interpretation of the bible. 3. View the rest of the world as lesser than the US. 4. View the rest of the world as needing to be taught how to be good Christians. 5. View endless US military spending on endless wars as the one and only best means to dominate the rest of the world and teach others what to think and how to behave as god-given mission. 6. And last but not least, the 'right' views themselves as having endless rights and zero responsibilities.

The right is not for small government -- the right is for very large, militaristic Christian government. The right is for sticking future generations with unthinkable bills for the current cost of failed attempts at global military domination.

The 'left' is preoccupied with social issues that they believe can be approached with a shared sense of purpose and some level of shared expense and sacrifice. The right is firmly against any personal sacrifice based on ideas that might undermine the ideology of their 'base' -- the centrality of the male-dominated family and the church. The right is against AGW because it draws attention and resources away from immediate personal consumption.
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