kitkat65
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Wed Feb-14-07 07:46 PM
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| Framing the debate of religion and public policy: The Christian Cartel |
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Apply it to the Robertsons, Falwells, Dobsons, Donahues, etc. who consistently use bully tactics to force their belief system on all of America.
What do you think?
From Merriam-Webster online
cartel
One entry found for cartel.
Main Entry: car·tel
Pronunciation: kär-'tel
Function: noun
Etymology: French, letter of defiance, from Old Italian cartello, literally, placard, from carta leaf of paper -- more at CARD
1 : a written agreement between belligerent nations
2 : a combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices
3 : a combination of political groups for common action
A bit from Brittanica
association of independent firms or individuals for the purpose of exerting some form of restrictive or monopolistic influence on the production or sale of a commodity (in this case our Democracy). The most common arrangements are aimed at regulating prices or output or dividing up markets. Members of a cartel maintain their separate identities and financial independence while engaging…
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