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Is the GOP a Cult?

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PearlSB4UBeach FanaticLocked
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In the link below, Richard Cohen argues that the GOP has become a cult.

One hallmark of a cult is replacing reason with blind adherence to certain principles. In the instant case, the principles include

(1) any tax increase, any time, under any circumstances is bad & must be opposed

(2) any abortion, any time, under any circumstances is bad & must be opposed

(3) anthropic climate change is a myth

(4) human evolution is doubtful at best

Has the GOP become a cult?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grand-old-cult/2011/07/02/gHQAOnlByH_story.html

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scooterbug44 avatar
scooterbug44SoWal Expert
#2
I don't think it's a cult, but blind faith and adherence to beliefs despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary rarely ends well.
Lake View Too avatar
Lake View TooSoWal Insider
#3
When you blindly sign a pledge to never raise taxes, when you haven't even took office yet, in the middle of an historic debt crisis, it means you're guzzling at the kool-aid trough.
scooterbug44 avatar
scooterbug44SoWal Expert
#4
How about when you send out petitions and threaten to withdraw your vote for a party/candidate at the mere suggestion that they might be thinking about reforming or tweaking a massive entitlement program during a historic debt crisis?

Kool-aid comes in both blue and red.
AlphaCrab avatar
AlphaCrabBeach Fanatic
#5
Ann Coulter now states in her new book that the extreme Left has a Mob mentality. Now the extreme Right has a Cult mentality.
I guess the middle ground is the higher ground, but who represents them?
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30A SkunkapeSkunky
#6
In the link below, Richard Cohen argues that the GOP has become a cult.

One hallmark of a cult is replacing reason with blind adherence to certain principles. In the instant case, the principles include

(1) any tax increase, any time, under any circumstances is bad & must be opposed

(2) any abortion, any time, under any circumstances is bad & must be opposed

(3) anthropic climate change is a myth

(4) human evolution is doubtful at best

Has the GOP become a cult?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grand-old-cult/2011/07/02/gHQAOnlByH_story.html

This article is a piece of crap meant to get Mr. Cohen back slaps at whatever leftist cocktail parties he will be attending this weekend. To become a Republican, you register as such with the registrar of voters. Same as becoming a Democrat, Indy or you name it. As a registered Democrat, I assure you there are plenty of cultish nuts in the tent.
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PearlSB4UBeach FanaticAuthor
#7
Ann Coulter now states in her new book that the extreme Left has a Mob mentality. Now the extreme Right has a Cult mentality.
I guess the middle ground is the higher ground, but who represents them?

Actually, I think BHO represents the middle ground.
His true passion seems to be in brokering deals, bringing sides together.
The Left is complaining that he's functioning more as a facilitator in these negotiations, rather than functioning as a passionate advocate for the traditional/historical interests of the Left.
BHO is a hard-core Moderate.
Lake View Too avatar
Lake View TooSoWal Insider
#8
Actually, I think BHO represents the middle ground.
His true passion seems to be in brokering deals, bringing sides together.
The Left is complaining that he's functioning more as a facilitator in these negotiations, rather than functioning as a passionate advocate for the traditional/historical interests of the Left.
BHO is a hard-core Moderate.

This is so true. And it is exactly why I respect him. He is acting presidential, rather than partisan. He recognizes the fact that any "solutions" are going to come with compromise.

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CampCreekLou avatar
CampCreekLouBeach Lover
#9
BHO is a hard-core Moderate.

This is the kind of rubbish we are going to have to hear over and over for the next 12 months.

It is so demonstrably false, it is laughable.......
LuciferSam avatar
LuciferSamBanned
#10
This is the kind of rubbish we are going to have to hear over and over for the next 12 months.

It is so demonstrably false, it is laughable.......

No, you'll be hearing it until January of 2017.
Kurt avatar
KurtAdmin
#11
Ann Coulter now states in her new book that the extreme Left has a Mob mentality. Now the extreme Right has a Cult mentality.
I guess the middle ground is the higher ground, but who represents them?

Mobs and Cults are what you want to hear. As for the higher/middle ground, I hope it's most of US.
LuciferSam avatar
LuciferSamBanned
#12
I think there is an extreme middle ground, and it's become a cult of sorts.
idlewindBeach Fanatic
#13
And people call the right intolerant! That is the pot calling the kettle black.
LuciferSam avatar
LuciferSamBanned
#14
I think there's a cult of disgruntled whiners.
idlewindBeach Fanatic
#15
I think there's a cult of disgruntled whiners.

And intolerant socialists

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