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Originally Posted by Brainpathology;6640070
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If there isn't any specific biblical prohibition to something (which doesn't involve killing someone, somewhere) then money is the decision maker. [/B]
Convention in Denver wouldn't really have any bearing on any wars that the GOP is shouting for at the moment (if you're reading this post somehow in 2359, just insert whatever war the GOP wants today and nevermind which one is was back here in 2014 - though in 2359 or 5923 it's probably still the Middle East anyway), and there isn't, as far as I know, any bible passages saying "lo and ye shall not congregate in the shadow of Mt Evans lest ye be verily smitten by all manner of pestilence" etc etc, so Money... we didn't give them enough so they went where someone did.
They didn't shy away from here just because BHO was here in 2008. They have all the wordcrafting wizzards they need to make that decision look like some sort of triumph if they got the money they wanted. Cowardice and fear are the cause of many Democrats' decisions.. but whatever else you can say about the GOP you can't say they make decisions based on their own fear of the consequences. (they absolutely exist in part because of the fear of their voters but that's a separate issue).
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If there isn't any specific biblical prohibition to something (which doesn't involve killing someone, somewhere) then money is the decision maker.
(you are being an optimist because killing very often is political violence, whether on the local repression level or projected outside national borders.)
I would disagree that there is any difference between motivations of either party, both of whom on a national level are always chasing money, while the national press is used by the skillful to create any illusion of difference.
All boils down to controlling the vote. There are a two ways* to do this in the US, IMO: the first is to spend huge amounts of money to create hot button issues that have nothing to do with the average person's welfare, and, the second, is to spend huge amounts of money to portray the other party as not being representative of the Average American.
This becomes more of a reality the more expensive getting elected is.
Meanwhile, of course, due to the internet and the people's experience with money and employment, the public becomes more cynical and votes less.
*excluding gerrymandering districts, miscounting votes, and manipulating voting eligibility.