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Of, by and for god?
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
by Rob Moitoza
Dear BuzzFlash,
I didn't vote for a "government of, by, and for God," did
you? I grew up believing this was supposed to be a "government
of, by, and for the people." The people includes all religious
faiths and all non-religions as well. Remember that great "melting
pot" we were taught about in school? That sounded very noble to
me. Everyone was represented. "Give us your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses." That's what the United States was founded
on. But now the Bush gang wants to turn us into a "faith based" christian
nation. First of all, that is in clear violation of the U.S. constitution
and the presidential oath of office. Secondly, if I wanted to live
in a theocracy I'd move to Iran. That's what "theocracy" looks
like, and I sure don't want that, do you? But beyond that, I find it
a little ironic that the same people who want to put the ten commandments
up all over America are breaking every commandment! Let's take the
sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill." Hundreds of thousands
of Iraqis dead and nearly 1,500 Americans dead, I'd say Bush has broken
that one for sure! Not to mention the fact that he didn't lift a finger
to save any of the people being massacred in the Sudan, and is through
donating to the tsunami victims.
But there's always plenty of money for war isn't there? In fact, from
the Iraq War to "The Terminator" to "The Passion of
the Christ," the Bush crowd seems to just love violence. The more
the better...and don't mess with their gun rights either! Now, that's
a real example of the teachings of "The Prince of Peace," isn't
it? They must have missed the part where it says "Violence begets
violence," or "He who lives by the sword dies by the sword."
And how about Abu Ghraib and the impending confirmation of Alberto
Gonzales? So much for the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you." It's pretty obvious Bush supporters
don't ascribe to that one. They seem to think torture of Muslims is
just fine, because "They aren't like us." I guess they also
missed the part in the bible where Jesus said, "Love thy enemy." Then
they wonder why they hate us.
And then there's all this denigration of the "hollywood elite." Funny
that the GOP's favorite politicians are Ronald Reagan, B actor, and
Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the most successful Hollywood stars ever.
Sounds like Republicans love the "Hollywood elite" as long
as they're Republicans.
Then we've got this bringing "morality" and "integrity" back
to the white house line, no doubt being exemplified by the shining
example of house speaker, Tom DeLay, a man who tried to get rid of
ethics rules rather than abide by them. As a devout christian, he must
be saying a lot of prayers these days... "Please, lord, don't
let them catch me lying, cheating, and stealing from the people!"
And then, of course, there's this condemnation of "trial lawyers." Are
they the same lawyers that helped George Bush to skirt the rights of
the voters and simply get the supreme court to "select" him
president? How about we ask Bush to get rid of his whole staff of white
house lawyers and see how far we get with that!
And, then there's the seventh commandment, "Thou shalt not commit
adultery." That's a good one. The list of Republican adulterers
is about as long as the New York Telephone directory! Remember good
old Newt Gingrich and Bob Barr, and the resignation of Bob Livingston?
In fact, when it comes to morals, I'll put mine up against theirs any
day of the week. I'd have to work overtime to be that corrupt and immoral,
and I'm not going to do that because George Bush took away my overtime
pay!
If these guys truly lived what their religion taught, it might not
be so bad. But the truth is, they don't really care about these things.
They only worship two things...money and power, which, by the way,
is a clear violation of the third commandment, "Thou shalt have
no other gods before me!" And anything that gets in the way of
their crusade for wealth and power will be destroyed...including the
constitution, freedom, democracy, the planet and its people.
Don't be fooled. It's time for the people to regain control of this
government or this great democratic experiment will be over. No nation
can survive if its leaders are only interested in their own wealth
and power. Eventually it will drown in its own arrogance and greed.
If that's "christian," you can have it!
Rob
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
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