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Dog whistle blown at Nutcase Voters Conference
NYT's "While some are prepared to write the obituary on our values and our movement, I believe we are on the brink of a great American awakening," RepresentativeMike Pence, Republican of Indiana, said at the summit, raising cheers from the crowd in the room. "I believe we are on the brink of a great American awakening. I can see it. I can feel it wherever I go."
Awakening's have been referred to by the christianist right of those periods in our history when the delusional gained political and social ascendency and sent our country and culture in reverse.
The first during the Colonial period ( 1720) fostered the belief in witchcraft and rejection of sanity ( Rationality) .
The 2nd awakening (1790-1840) paralleled the rise of Nativism thats truest expression was found in the "Know Nothing" party. ( the obvious unaware truth of that party's name is to obvious for fiction) A political movement founded on certain narrow delusional ( fundie religions ) , american exceptionalism and paranoia of nefarious plots by the "others" ( Papists, Jews, Freethinkers etc).
The Third Awakening, though less obvious and longer duration, gave us such things as Prohibition in the 20's and paralleled the rise of the hate theologies, culminating with Father Coughlin, the rise of the Christian KKK and american imperialism. ( South,and Central America, Philippines, Hawaii, etc)
Now having slammed on the brakes( versus simply being a drag in the normal course of events) to progress of the US at least 3 times they are calling for another "Great Awakening" the goal of which is probably to race the theocracy of Iran to who can return to the 14th century first.
Beware the Elmer Gantry's are rising up, loading their tents and ready to sweep away science, literature, reason and humanity all in the name of the delusion.
Creationism instead of Biology, Bigotry instead of ethics, Theocracy instead of Democracy and Exclusionism instead of inclusionism these are the "Values" these voters wish to bring to the rest of the world with their new "Awakening".
This is what the dog whistle is summoning.
Awakening's have been referred to by the christianist right of those periods in our history when the delusional gained political and social ascendency and sent our country and culture in reverse.
The first during the Colonial period ( 1720) fostered the belief in witchcraft and rejection of sanity ( Rationality) .
The 2nd awakening (1790-1840) paralleled the rise of Nativism thats truest expression was found in the "Know Nothing" party. ( the obvious unaware truth of that party's name is to obvious for fiction) A political movement founded on certain narrow delusional ( fundie religions ) , american exceptionalism and paranoia of nefarious plots by the "others" ( Papists, Jews, Freethinkers etc).
The Third Awakening, though less obvious and longer duration, gave us such things as Prohibition in the 20's and paralleled the rise of the hate theologies, culminating with Father Coughlin, the rise of the Christian KKK and american imperialism. ( South,and Central America, Philippines, Hawaii, etc)
Now having slammed on the brakes( versus simply being a drag in the normal course of events) to progress of the US at least 3 times they are calling for another "Great Awakening" the goal of which is probably to race the theocracy of Iran to who can return to the 14th century first.
Beware the Elmer Gantry's are rising up, loading their tents and ready to sweep away science, literature, reason and humanity all in the name of the delusion.
Creationism instead of Biology, Bigotry instead of ethics, Theocracy instead of Democracy and Exclusionism instead of inclusionism these are the "Values" these voters wish to bring to the rest of the world with their new "Awakening".
This is what the dog whistle is summoning.
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Of course you forget that Native Americans had a culture before we ever set foot in this country. So please spare us the bullshit that "our culture" is in danger of any "reversal." Thanks.
September 22, 2009 8:19 AM | Reply | Permalink