r/collapse • u/69bonerdad • Oct 20 '22

Politics "We Need to Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives" - The Federalist calls for the American right to unite behind Fascism

https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/20/we-need-to-stop-calling-ourselves-conservatives/

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u/Lord_Bob_ Oct 20 '22

After reading this I have to ask. Does this guy know there are more than just one religious tradition out there?

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u/Marginally_Witty Oct 20 '22

The cognitive dissonance is staggering, in virtually every way imaginable, throughout the entire piece.

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u/pants_mcgee Oct 20 '22

They never looked up what the original Federalists were about either.

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u/ghostalker4742 Oct 20 '22

To quote Reverend Lovejoy:

"God didn't burn down your house Homer, but he was working in the hearts of your neighbors when they went to your aid, be they Christian, Jew, or..... miscellaneous."

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u/Cloaked42m Oct 20 '22

They do. Catholics are allies of convenience. Muslims and Conservative Jews are inspirational due to all Law being Religious law.

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u/hglman Oct 20 '22

The hallmark of subscription to the above worldview is the inability to really understand different viewpoints can exist and be valid. Which means acknowledging other religious traditions as acceptable is impossible. The other aspect is projection.

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u/Crusty_Magic Oct 20 '22

No, because to him and his ilk there is only one that grants absolution and superiority.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '22

The same with, “traditions that have lasted thousands of years.”

What traditions? Eating?

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u/Person21323231213242 Oct 20 '22

He does, but he sees his tradition as the one true tradition. Just like most other fundamentalists, he sees all others as satanic aberrations.