| Annie, one of the many frightening problems with the right is that if you disagree with them, then they immediately label you a heretic. They appeal to god and pseudo morality to condemn anyone who dares to think and therefore disagree. They do not suffer any deviation from the strictest of doctrines, of ideologies, or of personalities.. They will work hard to shatter the peaceful happiness of others who are causing no harm at all, merely because those others may actually be happy rather than be suffering per the religious doctrine. Look to the court cases in SF right now for fine examples of this..
When appealing to religion, the right assumes the highest ground and the least scrutiny. While the US left is indeed frightening, when it states X is the way to help the poor, there is some way to judge the truth of the claim. The right simply stipulates that "god told me so" allowing for no verification or falsification.
Also, compare the number of people killed in the name of god(s) versus the number killed in the name of progressive goals..
I am not a fan of any statist, but as a matter of psychological motivation, the religious right has a much more troublesome fervor (religious fever?) than the granola left. |