-capitalism and christians and free enterprise
One of these things is not like the others.... despite rightwing propaganda to the contrary.
"What seems so odd about much of "conservatism" today is that it apparently now amounts to a belief in "rugged individualism", which in turn amounts to a Social Darwinism of the worst kind, and also a Darwinian perspective on crony corporate capitalism, or the "free market" as it is so innocently known.
It touts this application of "survival of the fittest" culture on the great masses of people, while the very few percent of the whole, the wealthy, make sure that "conservatism" is a good and faithful servant by dividing the masses with "Culture War" issues with which to keep them occupied..... sort of like a baby with a rattle(r).
And having in recent years recruited right-leaning evangelicals to their cause to replace lost moderates, the moneyed interests have made so called Christians the tools of Social Darwinism and the voice of intolerance to others and heightened the suspicion of treating each other well in our governmental policies, to form a more perfect union, as that might be considered less than individualistic and (shudders) possibly even socialistic.
Which appears odd coming from a creed whose first adherents, under the influence of their God via the Holy Spirit, sold all they had, rich or poor, and lived communally.
#14 | Posted by Corky at 2009-11-11 01:54 PM | Reply "