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kpete

(71,996 posts) Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:46 PM Feb 2012

A Lack of a Culture War Truce In One Graph

http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/a-lack-of-a-culture-war-truce-in-one-graph/

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A Lack of a Culture War Truce In One Graph (Original Post) kpete Feb 2012 OP

Yes, I know. Abortion restrictions are only 1 measure NAO Feb 2012 #1

Leading the world in backward nations! We're working hard to be #1 in backwardness. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #2

Republicans can't run on economy or foreign policy. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #3

NAO

(3,425 posts)

1. Yes, I know. Abortion restrictions are only 1 measure

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:49 PM

Feb 2012

I'd like to believe the culture wars are over, but the're clearly not.

Witness the flap over the "religious freedom" (aka contraception) issue.

RKP5637

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2. Leading the world in backward nations! We're working hard to be #1 in backwardness. n/t

Reply to NAO (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:56 PM

Feb 2012

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

3. Republicans can't run on economy or foreign policy.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 12:04 AM

Feb 2012

So they need to create some kind issue to drive their base. I think this is a huge misread of where the American voter is today and they are going to eventually pay a huge price for trying to legislate morality via government fiat. This is the essence of personal and religious freedom - the freedom from a religious agenda imprinted on our secular government and individual lives.

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