@Omnedon You got it, or some of it, “...in that order. Religion cultivates ignorance, too … while it condones greed (same order).” Not sure why it’s convenient to avoid the obvious.. Perhaps I should describe Republicans. There are two kinds; the bulk being the ignorant, often rural, deniers of reality, believers of myths and avoiders of fact. Easy to manipulate, after a Think-tank’s rendered their fears and phobias...

Kind two are the greedy, the owner class. They know better than religion, but feed it in order to continue cultivating the ignorant. Evil, but lucrative..

The Republican Party has become a combination of the two; lacking morals or ethics. Democrats, the Humanitarians, the thinkers, the Atheists.. attempt to educate, not manipulate. Given the hideous Republican ‘wins’ of my lifetime, Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush Jr. and this.. Along with Congressional and Supreme Court control - fairness is gone, money rules, and their gloves are off..

There’s a contingent lacking the sense or integrity to admit this, but instead of taking on Republican power, they apparently scramble for crumbs, or eat their own. Which is your preference?

@Varn

“Perhaps I should describe Republicans. There are two kinds; the bulk being the ignorant, often rural, deniers of reality, believers of myths and avoiders of fact. Easy to manipulate, after a Think-tank’s rendered their fears and phobias...

“Kind two are the greedy, the owner class. They know better than religion, but feed it in order to continue cultivating the ignorant. Evil, but lucrative..”

Your words reek of ignorance, bigotry, hatred, elitism and condescension. It is this very attitude that turns voters away from the Democratic Party.

@WilliamFleming So you’re bored, thus targeting. No sale

@OwlInASack There are plenty of appalling lies and disdain coming from both sides. Politicians will be politicians.

The bulk of American voters are fair-minded, intelligent and moderate, however they vote Have you lived amongst us?

How do you, as a British national living in Jersey justify such strong partisan opinions regarding politics in a foreign country?

@Omnedon
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

@Omnedon There are millions of people who like to join a club where they dress up in white sheets and silly masks who enjoy burning crosses, I don't need to know each one individually to know how complex they are.
They want to to belong to that organisation, they are filth.

@Omnedon just making the point that people tend to be judged as simpatico with those they choose to affiliate with and to be in line with the publicly declared objectives and opinions of the organisation they join voluntarily.

I know of no official connection between the KKK and the republican party, but circumstantially the KKK did endorse Trump and the republican party, indicating that many of their member are likely also republicans. However as we all know Correlation does not necessarily imply causation.

@Omnedon I deliberately did not name the KKK but used their identifiable traits for hate groups generally if you are determined to be pernickety and pedantic

@OwlInASack You have a right to say whatever you want and in no way have I denied that. It is you who are diverting, You present yourself as an authority on US politics and society but judging by your remarks you have but shallow and prejudiced knowledge, based on left-leaning news outlets and television shows.

You are thinking in absolutist, black and white terms, and that is irrational. Irrational rantings do nothing at all to promote fairness and harmony—it’s just the opposite. Honest and respectful criticism would be welcomed, but scathing, hateful, demonizing rants that slur half the population help matters about as much as a fart.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

@Omnedon yawn, diversion and deviation is really pathetic