But, again, if you're wondering about how religion influences politics and the public space you might want to do a comparative study. Some of the most vicious of culture wars have originated from religion. Abortion is a primary example. Homosexuality. Religious people worldwide have these debates. Some of them demonize each other just like Americans do, but many of them don't. Canada is a great example. We don't have Westboro people. We have the stray evangelical who wants to stand and scream outside an abortion clinic, and most of the opposition to those people comes from fellow evangelicals who recognize that they don't get to impose theor own morals on others, even if they'd like to. It's a great comparison. Would have reversed the question on Beinart. Worldwide, religion gives people the ammunition and arrogance to disdain others. Same is true in America. Beinart should spent time out of Dc. Like in Iraq. He oversaw a terrible and intellectually shoddy pro-war stance in 2002 heading the New Republic. He's a very incomplete thinker. But I don't mean to be uncharitble to you in posting it. I don't like him outside the great work he's done on Zionism's decline in America, but there is some interesting stuff in there and it was worth reading. Beinart just pisses me off.
As for Trump, again, nobody bothered. Whether cost is the obstacle or the legal system or whatever, and clearly the wall is a big-cost thing, nobody bothered to unpack the details. Bernie too. Take the platform as a whole and chose to be skeptical or not. Better to itemize and unpack. That would really help political debate.
As for Trump, again, nobody bothered. Whether cost is the obstacle or the legal system or whatever, and clearly the wall is a big-cost thing, nobody bothered to unpack the details. Bernie too. Take the platform as a whole and chose to be skeptical or not. Better to itemize and unpack. That would really help political debate.
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