America’s biggest war is not in Iraq and Afghanistan — it is domestic. Do you feel the hostility? The Animus? Welcome to America’s ever-escalating culture wars between the rich and poor, the religious and the not, and the powerful and the exploited.
The Culture Wars’ New Front: U.S. History Classes in Texas – WSJ.com
Three reviewers, appointed by social conservatives, have recommended revamping the K-12 curriculum to emphasize the roles of the Bible, the Christian faith and the civic virtue of religion in the study of American history. Two of them want to remove or de-emphasize references to several historical figures who have become liberal icons, such as César Chávez and Thurgood Marshall.
The budget impasse in California has the Republicans whose only issue is to keep taxes low opposed to Democrats who want to maintain social programs. Even though California votes very liberal, the Republicans are winning because Democrats don’t have 2/3rds of the votes. Somewhere democracy was redefined from 50% to 67% in California. As a result, the electorate’s wishes are being foiled as long as 1/3 of the state are crazy, greedy Republicans.
Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to tax rich people to pay for universal health care. Republicans are arguing that America can’t afford health care for everybody — even though the rest of the industrial world does. This issue makes it very easy to hate and despise Republicans who unequivocally want people to die — because of money. These are the same people who believe in a Jesus who wanted nothing to do with money. But, today’s Republicans don’t believe in traditional Christianity — unless your idea of Jesus is a investment banker.
It’s too bad a winner cannot be declared in the culture wars — like an election or referendum. Aside from that, the fighting will continue. California will have to elect more liberals in order to get over the 67% mark. Republican efforts to crush social programs will make this more likely. Unemployment increases will motive more. Eventually, Democrats will succeed or there will literally be people dying in the streets from lack of jobs, housing, food, and health care. That’s the end game that Republicans never consider.
If Republicans were to win the culture war then America would be a religious quackery with the disenfranchised abundant. There would be a greater divide between the rich and the poor and the poors’ suffering would be widespread. Eventually, the poor would rise up with violence — there will be no alternative — this is the pattern for thousands of years of human history. It will happen again if Republicans win the culture wars — and they probably will.
America is doomed.
