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i always like a good debate... |
You won't find one here.
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from the uneducated, incest-ridden rednecks hardcore religious groups, mainly Protestant, throughout those areas and the older population, who are probably more religious and are more conservative. |
Ok, so you're saying the majority of Conservatives are old stupid religious redneck southeners, I'll agree that some might be stupid, while other might be rednecks (whatever your definition of redneck is), and some are religious. Being all of them probably isn't likely (you won't find too many religious rednecks, not true religious people anyway). I don't tend to like people who discriminate against groups by the actions of a few people, I'll just leave it at that.
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These older people are less likely to support change |
I'll agree, but the same goes for liberals, and people in general. Once they find what they feel reflects their wants and needs, they don't want to or need to change.
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stay as it was in the biblical times. |
I wouldn't mind people haveing their hands cut off for stealing, tongues cut out for being a traitor, and for rape... well you get the point. But to stay that we want to keep it the same as it was in biblical times is so far from the truth. I, for one, enjoy my electricity, health care, education systems, freedoms, cars, central heating, national money system, government.
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Our economy is doing horrible, we are going to war with countries that have more association with oil than they do terrorism |
Sure, our economy is in the crapper right now, but it's been worse, in worse times, with a worse president.
As for going to war with a country that has more to do with oil than terrorism, that's hard to believe. Considering Saddam would pay families of suicide bombers. If that's not a terrorist action, or a terrorist leader, I don't know what is.
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basically the entire world, other than the U.K., Poland, and half of Africas countries, think we are idiots |
Stats don't lie, our IQ is one of the lowest in the world. The other countries don't just think that, they know that.
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I hope this all remains the same for the next for years, just as the conservatives want |
You would think that would work, but with Bush's reelection, the conservatives have received a large majority in congress, meaning that more and more people are voting for republicians. You can't base the votes for president, as the number of republicans and demos in the states.
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George W. Bush obviously has a religious agenda, especially for gay rights, stem cell research, abortion |
Bush never says, "Because the Holy Bible says there should be no gays, I agree", he states his views, which are equal to those in the bible. He is not basing his ideals on the bible, or we'd have stricter laws on pre-marital sex and the like. He bases his ideals on the teachings of the bible, but doesn't take it word for word.
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but these morals are based on faith, and that is wrong. |
Why? If I don't murder a man because I believe I will go to hell, does that mean I'm not murdering someone for the wrong reason? Religion helps keeps the peace, people don't wanna sin against the bible, so they don't break the laws that were created around the teachings of the bible. We are what we are because of the protistants that created the first civilizations on the new land, and helped spread their teachings.
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should not be part of politics. |
Religion allows people to find out what their morals are. I'm sure a Muslim will have different morals than a christian, but that's what they feel comfrotable with. Even if you take their religions away, they will be left with the same morals. And you can't say morals aren't a part of politics.
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I believe its because Bush had a lot more to gain politically, economically, and personally with Iraq |
Politically: Having people calling you out on a lie, and losing many votes due to that isn't the best political move...
Economically: It can, but looking at our economy right now, it doesn't seem to have an effect.
Personal: Sure, his dad didn't like Saddam, I'm sure he was brought up around that.
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but Bush, a former drunk and cokehead |
Do you believe we should have jails? They are created as a form of rehab, not just punishment. We release people becuase, supposely, they are better people after their term in prison. I don't think him being a drunk and a cokehead in the past affects any of his decisions today, much like Kerry's mistakes in Vietnam don't have an effect on him now.
Me too.