This image was posted by an admitted Liberal who is one of the moderating crew for the page. So we can't blame the sleazebags on the Right.
The response to this post was incredible with overwhelming disapproval of it, Cries of "Take it Down", "Obama would never Approve", "Disgusting", filled the comment queue. If I closed my eyes, uh well, I couldn't read the comments then ... new approach here. If I imagined I had my eyes closed and was listening to these comments, I would have thought I was lost in the middle of a Trump Rally.
The outrage this image caused among the Liberals who comprise the members of "My Political Voice" on Facebook illustrate how much passion people, no matter their political leanings, have regarding religion; those who hate religion, those who may live and breath within its reach, and those who object using it in combination with their politics. Religion has been and will always be a divisive and polarizing concept. The fight is between Realists and those who fantasize about a big white guy in the sky they just know someday will save them from all this ...... whatever "all this" happens to be at the time. Seems a waste of time, this battle does.... Oh Well.
I want to laugh and blow it off, but actually the Liberals on the page responding like this reinforces my contention that America is wound up so tight right now, something will touch off the bottled up anger and all Hell will break loose in the near future. Hate and Discontent is building to a fever pitch on both sides now.
This is not a good thing. If there is to be trouble, the Left needs to remain as calm as they can and allow the Right to set it off. The Left needs to allow the Right to totally fail and show America what happens if we leave them in charge. So far, they have been doing a stellar job of failing. We should allow them the rope to continue their ill advised crusade for stupid shit.
I know they are causing damage; hurting and tearing down institutions and policies that are the backbone of what a caring government should do. But right now, at this moment, losing it and going berserk is not the answer.
I have to say, it feels very strange to be a voice of reason. My track record would indicate I would be for all the nasty suggestions spoken or written behind closed doors. But I am not for violence of any kind and I know, violence will never work as long as Trump has this country by the short hairs.
Hysteria does not often end with the hoped for result. Hysteria more often than not, initiates poorly considered knee jerk solutions. Just look at the Right Wing model unfolding before our eyes. The Winger movement, the project 2025 bullshit is the product of all the hate and hurt feelings the Right has created for themselves going back... well, going back past the middle of the 20th century. The Right knows how to hold onto a grudge. Their problem is, they allow their grudges to dictate how they govern once they control the reins again. Democrats tend to just move on.
Keep the Sunny Side up and your rubber on the Road ................
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I may have previously used this song for a post. Killing in the Name of...", by Rage Against the Machine by far one of my favorite political/anti-religion tunes. This band pulled no punches with their music. And what tells us they were great is their music is more relevant today then when they produced it. ........ Play it Loud, Play it Proud, Play it anyway you want, but play it.
2 comments:
Unfortunately, I think both images are unfortunate. Even though I believe Obama displays more RCC ideals than tRump, I think both images are unfortunate and both serve as a point of mockery of the RCC. I do realize you are primarily anti-religion, Mike, but I find your efforts typically are respectful in their disagreement with religion, so I have no worries in that regard.
While every institution (based on faith or based on something else) will have flaws, as it is a human institution….. many, if not most institutions do have some value as well. Just because some PEOPLE may use an institution to hurt or defame others, does not mean the core of the institution is wrong. People often take something that can be good and can twist it to allow people to do evil (look at tRump and what he has done with the government for instance).
So, for me, there HAVE been wrong things some PEOPLE have done where they have used an institution (such as the RCC, or the field of Psychology, or the Baptists, or the Anglicans, or CPS, or the Police, or on-and-on)….. to promote evil. But at their core, most every institutulion has ideas/values that when practices truthfully CAN BE and ARE helpful.
For me personally, I obtain a lot of philosophical guidance about how I want to be and how I want to live by belonging to my RCC faith. It helps me to try to be a better person.
PipeTobacco
Pipe Tobacco - I am not anti-religion. I am anti - Organized Religion; which, no dis-respect intended to you as practicing Catholic, puts the Catholic Church directly in my cross hairs. For me, the RCC, as an organization has been responsible since the first pope, St. Peter for most of the hate and discontent, wars and hinderance of the progress of science than any other institution in history.
Notice I said Anti- Organized Religion. As you said, in every big organization there are positives, but IMO in most cases, especially with regards to Organized religions those bright lights don't make up for damages done over all. By their very nature, when a religion becomes organized, they foster division and create friction with people not inside that church.
It is great that you derive spiritual support and guidance from the teachings of the RCC. If only the RCC walked the walk instead of just talking the talk, I might have a different opinion.
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