[Vision2020] A question for the lovely and talented Joan akaAuntie or any ot

[keely emerinemix]

Senor Schou nails it once again.  As dangerous as neo-conservatives are, 
they generally don't parade their politics as a necessary element of the 
faith.  But neo-confederates are just so incredibly puff-chested about the 
presumed Biblical foundations of Southern julep culture, which, regardless 
of its limited virtues or copious vices, has nothing to do with the Gospel.  
Regardless of your adherence to Christianity, it's a little hard to imagine 
Jesus as an upholder of the social order and defender of hierarchy.

Nope.  I just don't see it.

Thanks, Andreas,

keely



From: Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com>
Reply-To: Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com>
To: "David M. Budge" <dave at davebudge.com>
CC: Vision2020 at moscow.com, Timothy Rigsby <timo5277 at uidaho.edu>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A question for the lovely and talented Joan 
akaAuntie or any other writing type people on this forum
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:09:26 -0700

 > Tim,
 >
 > You are using the term neo-con incorrectly.  Check out:
 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism_%28United_States%29
 >
 > Dough Wilson doesn't not fit the neo-conservative definition. He is more
 > correctly labeled a conservative or a social conservative.

The terms "conservative" and "liberal" only apply to those who agree
on the institution of democracy to settle their differences. When one
starts advocating a different sort of government altogether, like, for
instance, feudalism, one goes off the scale altogether.

Conservatives -- even as far to the right as Robertson and Falwell --
have certain beliefs about America, but can agree with Noam Chomsky
and Ralph Nader that the appropriate venue for those disagreements to
be expressed is our democracy. Doug and his ilk, all the way back to
the Phalangist R.J. Rushdoony believe that the appropriate venue for
the expression of their political discontent is resistance to, and, if
necessary armed revolt against the government. Democracy is useful
only insofar as it provides a convenient political venue to
disenfranchise those with whom they disagree.

I think that Doug and I could both agree on the term "theocrat" to
describe the form of government he advocates.

-- ACS

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