by Allen Clifton
If there was ever any doubt that the Republican cabal has become
America’s largest hate group, they’ve put that to rest following the
response by many within the republican cabal concerning the U.S. accepting Syrian
refugees. From several Republicans suggesting that we only take in 'christians', to people like Christie saying he wouldn’t have a
problem saying “no” to a small Syrian child seeking a place to go, it
takes a special level of hate to behave in the manner that’s commonly
accepted by most wingnuts. The Republican cabal is built on a foundation of
hate. It’s the attitude of, “Our way of life is under attack by (fill in
the group).”
Whether it’s equality for women, immigration, minorities in general,
other religions (especially Islam) or liberals – Republicans are
constantly pushing the idea that some group of people is actively trying
to “destroy American values.” It’s the attitude most commonly found
among conservatives I encounter. Many of these folks literally believe
that President Obama is some sort of un-American Muslim operative out to
destroy the United States.
Today alone I had three different wingnuts message me with various
conspiracies about the president helping ISIL. One of them even denied
that any airstrikes against the terrorist group had been carried out,
dismissing official reports on the Department of Defense’s website as
“lies by the Obama administration.” Now one might dismiss such nonsense
as just that – nonsense – except I get messages like these constantly.
In fact, it’s this attitude that drove the ridiculous Jade Helm
conspiracies over the summer. The asinine belief that President Obama
was staging a giant military operation within the southwest to seize
guns. People were actually burying their guns to hide them from
government officials. I wish that were a joke, but it’s not.
Take a look at the rise of Trump. His campaign was jump started
when he publicly declared that most Mexican immigrants were “rapists and
criminals.” In fact, it seems that the more he bashes immigrants, or
talks about the ridiculous notion of rounding up over 12 million people
to deport, the more his poll numbers rise. Right now Rubio and Cruz – children of immigrants – are currently in a fairly heated public
back and forth over who hates immigrants the most. The House Majority
Whip Scalise was found to had given a speech at a white
supremacist event a few years back and not only did he keep his job as
one of the most powerful people in Congress, but he got the full backing
of party leadership. Republicans Cruz, Huckabee and
Jindal recently spoke at a conference hosted by a pastor who’s publicly
stated he believes gay people should be put to death. Even a
bottom-feeder like Coulter, a woman who should really wear a white
hood when she speaks, is promoted and embraced by the wingnut
media. The list goes on and on.
It’s not only acceptable to publicly push hate within the Republican cabal – you
essentially must embrace hatred to stand any chance at advancing within
the ranks of the Republican cabal. Let’s not forget that wignuts
are a group of people who booed an actively deployed gay member of our
military during a 2012 presidential debate – and not a single Republican
candidate on stage that night condemned the reaction, likely out of
fear that defending the gay serviceman would have negatively impacted
their campaign. To deny that the Republican cabal is driven by hate and fear is to
deny reality. This is a cabal which prides itself on “'christian' values”
yet exemplifies almost nothing “christ-like.”
In my opinion, you lose any right to call yourself a christian when you
turn your back on desperate women and children fleeing for their lives
from those who wish to slaughter them. The truth is, the Republican cabal has become a machine fueled by hatred, driven by fear-mongering
and propped up by those who exploit this ignorance within our society
for political gain. They’ve built their coalition of voters by embracing
some of the worst aspects of our society. But I think it’s undeniable
when you look at the policies, the rhetoric and the vitriolic nature
displayed by conservatives toward so many different groups of people –
the modern-day Republican cabal has become our nation’s largest hate
group.
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