The pre-programmed mind
10/06/06 09:55
I have
been wondering for some time why dubya is still
sporting an approval rating in the thirties despite
more and more evidence appearing on a daily basis
that he has taken the little doggie of Iraq and
thoroughly fornicated it. Well, I saw a bumper
sticker the other day that read “God bless George W.
Bush and our troops” and I think I finally get it.
That sentiment explains so much about what is wrong
with our country right now.
I had noticed before that the hard-core religious right supports dubya with a fervor that seems almost religious in nature. It dawned on me that it seemed that way because it is that way. That’s how religion works, you decide to believe something with no supporting evidence whatsoever, close the mind and turn away from any inconvenient contradictory facts. And just as with religion, it’s virtually impossible to pry that mind back open. These are the people who scare me because they have so much to lose when their beliefs are threatened that they can simply ignore reality. I swear dubya could start be-heading little old ladies on the White House lawn and his base would all get behind him and say he was doing what’s necessary to protect Amurka.
I had noticed before that the hard-core religious right supports dubya with a fervor that seems almost religious in nature. It dawned on me that it seemed that way because it is that way. That’s how religion works, you decide to believe something with no supporting evidence whatsoever, close the mind and turn away from any inconvenient contradictory facts. And just as with religion, it’s virtually impossible to pry that mind back open. These are the people who scare me because they have so much to lose when their beliefs are threatened that they can simply ignore reality. I swear dubya could start be-heading little old ladies on the White House lawn and his base would all get behind him and say he was doing what’s necessary to protect Amurka.
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