Get off the box.In the words of Chris Hedges, "Democrats have become Republicans... and Republicans have gone insane".
The US has had a decided rightward shift in its politics ever since the 1970's or 1980's, and that hasn't really changed. As close as we got to a genuine leftist being president was Bernie Sanders, but he was largely found politically unacceptable and rejected by the Democratic Party's base.
Do you have the same opinion of Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock?
On certain economic issues, immigration, and military policy, there's some accuracy to that quote.In the words of Chris Hedges, "Democrats have become Republicans... and Republicans have gone insane".
The US has had a decided rightward shift in its politics ever since the 1970's or 1980's, and that hasn't really changed. As close as we got to a genuine leftist being president was Bernie Sanders, but he was largely found politically unacceptable and rejected by the Democratic Party's base.
On certain economic issues, immigration, and military policy, there's some accuracy to that quote.
However, the waters are muddied by the fact that the quote isn't all that accurate with regards to many of the social issues.
For instance, with regards to criminal justice reform, drug legalization, LGBT issues, and abortion... "Democrats have become Republicans" isn't accurate it all...as Democrats certainly haven't moved right on any of those issues.
That's very dramatic confirmation that most Americans (and most Republicans just like most of any other political group) do not know God in that they do not know what Christ taught in much extent."More than half of Republicans see former President Donald Trump as a person of faith, putting him ahead of more vocally religious figures like his former vice president, Mike Pence, according to a new national poll conducted by HarrisX for the Deseret News.
Republicans used to be a predominantly pro-choice party decades ago. Ronald Reagan, as mayor of California, signed a bill legalising abortion in that state well before Roe vs. Wade.
The pro-LGBT politics of the Democratic Party more or less tracks national sentiments. It's the Republicans that are largely out of step.
Trump is not a man of faith. But he is more friendly towards the interests of people of genuine people of faith more than any other politician. So it's easy to see why average people are confused."More than half of Republicans see former President Donald Trump as a person of faith, putting him ahead of more vocally religious figures like his former vice president, Mike Pence, according to a new national poll conducted by HarrisX for the Deseret News.
"Registered voters were asked whether they considered a list of political figures people of faith. Trump rose to the top of the list for Republicans, while President Joe Biden topped the list for Democrats. Among independents, Sen. Mitt Romney was most likely to be chosen as a person of faith." link
Trump is not a man of faith. But he is more friendly towards the interests of people of genuine people of faith more than any other politician. So it's easy to see why average people are confused.
No, Pence is too Christian acting it seems to fit well in Trump's way of being president.I wonder if he'll have the same VP?
Pence seems to be a Christian believer.No. Pence turned on him and he won't forgive that.
I can see why you'd say that when comparing him to most Democrats, but more than "any other politician"? Really? Why would you think that Trump, who is not remotely a "genuine person of faith", would be more friendly towards them than any of the myriad politicians who are devoutly religious? How is Trump more friendly towards them than, say, Mitt Romney or Mike Johnson, who's a young earth creationist, a former ADF lawyer and former member of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission?Trump is not a man of faith. But he is more friendly towards the interests of people of genuine people of faith more than any other politician. So it's easy to see why average people are confused.
Mike Johnson, who's a young earth creationist, a former ADF lawyer and former member of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission?
Because unlike establishment politicians who can safely ignore the religious right (Mitt Romney was never going to be as succesful as Trump was in getting rid of Roe) Trump needs the religious right as a base of support.I can see why you'd say that when comparing him to most Democrats, but more than "any other politician"? Really? Why would you think that Trump, who is not remotely a "genuine person of faith", would be more friendly towards them than any of the myriad politicians who are devoutly religious? How is Trump more friendly towards them than, say, Mitt Romney or Mike Johnson, who's a young earth creationist, a former ADF lawyer and former member of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission?
Because unlike establishment politicians who can safely ignore the religious right (Mitt Romney was never going to be as succesful as Trump was in getting rid of Roe) Trump needs the religious right as a base of support.
I wasn’t asking about a comparison to non-religious Republicans. I asked why Trump is perceived as more friendly towards Christians than the actual Christians in office (of whom there are many).Do you honestly believe Rinos and Neocons want to enact policy based on religious principles?
How would Romney have actually delivered what Trump did? He's establishment and the establishment right does not like the religious right mainly because it conflicts with their liberal preferences.That isn’t true. Every republican at the national level needs the religious right; they’re a huge voting bloc.
How would Romney not have been any less successful at getting rid of Roe? All Trump did was nominate the people at the top of the list given to him by the Federalist Society. Any Republican with a pulse could have done that.
I wasn’t asking about a comparison to non-religious Republicans. I asked why Trump is perceived as more friendly towards Christians than the actual Christians in office (of whom there are many).
TBH, it kinds of feels like you guys don’t understand who’s in your own party.
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