Tuesday, September 20, 2011

How the Modern GOP Is Like a Death Cult

How the Modern GOP Is Like a Death Cult: "Contemporary conservatism has surrendered to a virulent, dystopian, and pathologically hyper-individualist state of nature.

They cheer at the thought of an uninsured person dying. They cheer at the thought of state-sponsored murder. In all, the 2012 Tea Party Republican debates have revealed that they are a death cult.

Some observers were shocked and surprised by the behavior of the Tea Party Republicans and their supporters during the primary debates. Others have complained that CNN's surrender of air-time to the Tea Party is a compromise of journalistic ethics. I would suggest to the latter that CNN performed a public service by providing a window into the Tea Party Republican soul. And to the former, there should be no surprise here: in the age of Obama, contemporary conservatism has surrendered to a virulent, dystopian and pathologically hyper-individualist state of nature, "all against many," type of populist right-wing ideology...."

2 comments:

MotivatedinOhio said...

The Republican party has lost it's soul, and is no longer an actual political party.  They are just tools of the Oligarchy. 

Underground Politics said...

Yes they are.