| Often progressives equate GW Bush with the religious of America. His brand of morality(or lack thereof) is unique to a specific type of pol.
They are phony Christians, just as they are bogus conservatives. These pols make just enough effort along the lines of the religious right to convince ignorant voters, then proceed with an agenda that is profoundly Statist and monopolist, not conservative in the traditional sense of the word.
Big taxes are for big government. Actually socialism in the time-honored context of that system. As a progressive, anti-Statist, anti-militarist, I often feel cornered, too.
As a "religious" guy, I don't feel the need to regulate the moral behavior of others or criminalize stuff because I think it's wrong. I could go into the specifics, but that might be a threadwaster.
There are multiple causative threads to the restrictive legislation and the offending taxes. To blame religion is faulty. I think you should blame the media, who do the manipulating...
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