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GulfCoast66

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14. I think we ex-evangelicals are the ones who understand how dangerous these folks are.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:43 PM
Jul 2020

They value a religious managed society more than they favor democracy.

While most of them would not take violent action to achieve that, because most are too old, they would do nothing to stop it.

If trump shut down the election and declared himself president for life they would say it’s gods will.

Not that that will happen. They are a rapidly shrinking minority and I think Democrats will sweep it in November.

Just saying that would be the reaction of most white evangelicals. Especially in the rural south. It drives them crazy to see the thriving cities with increasingly wealthy multicultural, generally non religious or non-evangelicals religious folks doing well and actually having fun.

Not us Trump, and no fairness doctrine. S Korea has 4.3% unemployment uponit7771 Jul 2020 #1
we have responsibility too - we are so easily bored with things that repeat, we are so easily drawn NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #4
We're always in the instant gratification mode. Our minds are continually seeking 42bambi Jul 2020 #13
indeed. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #15
Most of America wanted to stay safe, the few MAGAt wanted to breath on each other uponit7771 Aug 2020 #28
... SammyWinstonJack Jul 2020 #2
tramp, of course; elleng Jul 2020 #3
but where is the courage - where are those that should be standing up to him? NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #5
Not among repug public officials/candidates, elleng Jul 2020 #6
yup. I think our side can do better as well. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #7
The revolution will not be televised soothsayer Jul 2020 #8
Perhaps some Germans were asking this question in the 1930s. triron Jul 2020 #18
Big picture? 25% evangelicals whose religion are their politics. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #9
yup. I was raised "churchy", as was my wife - NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #10
I think we ex-evangelicals are the ones who understand how dangerous these folks are. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #14
teflon belief systems.. "God's will"..stifle any meaningful dialog NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #16
We are in agreements. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #17
Our government has been hi jacked by a right wing cabal. jalan48 Jul 2020 #11
it happened in clear view. I'll bet most here knew something was not right NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #12
It definitely felt like a coup to me. jalan48 Aug 2020 #22
Lots of individual people who don't see why they should be inconvenienced for the greater good meadowlander Aug 2020 #26
Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #19
Really? What feed were you watching? Tommymac Aug 2020 #21
a story about people who think it's a hoax NJCher Aug 2020 #20
Does Ann live in The Villages? No Vested Interest Aug 2020 #24
Sad but true. I Dios Mio Aug 2020 #23
One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic. meadowlander Aug 2020 #25
"What is wrong with us?" LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #27
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