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Atheists & Agnostics

ElboRuum

(4,717 posts)

17. The Republican mindset...

Reply to krakfiend (Reply #14)

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 01:14 PM

Oct 2012

'The point of America is to amass wealth. People of wealth can dictate their own insular social conditions, making being gay or in a minority group effectively irrelevant to their own situation. Problem solved.'

ON EDIT: This appears to be the only way to reconcile the cognitive dissonance between their own material interests and the fact that their party has in many ways said 'we hate you'.

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Republican atheist co-worker amazes me... [View all] onager Oct 2012 OP

Not really surprised, though. trotsky Oct 2012 #1

Once upon a time YankeyMCC Oct 2012 #2

It's interesting... AlbertCat Oct 2012 #3

From the day that Newt took over the House, Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #8

"It's like a religion or something." Oregonian Oct 2012 #4

Careful - I've been told I am a liar OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #5

The only thing atheists have in common Warpy Oct 2012 #6

Thanks all. The most amazing part was the donation. onager Oct 2012 #7

I didn't know it was possible Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #9

The ones I know HATE that. onager Oct 2012 #10

That guy sounds more like an "anti-religionist" than an ... DavidL Oct 2012 #11

Because their money is more important to them MountainLaurel Oct 2012 #12

They are usually Libertarian types, and Climate Change Deniers. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #13

it's weird krakfiend Oct 2012 #14

The Republican mindset... ElboRuum Oct 2012 #17

Atheist right-wingers are not uncommon in the UK LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #15

As long as you don't have the religious nutjobs Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #16

In general no - but nothing's too strange for the right wing LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #18

Yikes, that really is crazy talk. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #19

That's basically it, if you don't have politicians politicizing religion it's possible ShadowLiberal Oct 2012 #21

I, for one, could never align myself with the GOP Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #22

Atheists come in all forms sakabatou Oct 2012 #20

Freethinkers Meetup Group. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #23

None of the Republicans I know go to church WhollyHeretic Oct 2012 #24

Only four words need to be said: 2ndAmForComputers Oct 2012 #25

This Thread Has Literally lib87 Oct 2012 #26

the GOP is going extict exmuslim_Said Nov 2012 #27

Welcome to DU, exmuslim_Said! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #28