deathmetal 11 points 3 years ago

The whole "Christian nation" thing makes me nervous. A lot of the founding fathers were deists or agnostics.

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Exaggeration207 6 points 3 years ago

True, and they wanted to keep religion out of government because they had just won independence from the monarchy that established the "Church of England". They knew how problematic it was when the head of state is also the head of the church. Separation of church and state protects both entities; mixing them de-legitimizes both. Modern evangelicals seem to have forgotten that.

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buckykat 9 points 3 years ago

NPR very carefully avoiding calling the Republican party white nationalists

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YourBrainOnScience 6 points 3 years ago

Best description of NPR that I have ever heard came from Conan O'Brien at a Whitehouse correspondents dinner:

"News that's delivered as if there was a baby asleep in the next room."

Joking aside though, they do a great job of calmly and rationally talking about controversial topics. The weekend shows can get surprisingly spicy though.

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buckykat 4 points 3 years ago

I disagree because they tend to treat both sides of a "controversial" topic as equally valid even when one of those sides is just white nationalists or oil-funded liars.

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WhiteOakBayou 4 points 3 years ago

The candidates of color will have to agree that White Christians are the real persecuted minority. I think they will have no trouble doing this. That being said, I've always liked Nikki Haley as a politician. It feels early to say she missed her time because she is relatively young but I don't see today's republican party getting behind her.

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Tin 7 points 3 years ago

The fact that Vivek Ramaswamy honestly believes that today's GOP will vote for someone named Vivek Ramaswamy is a contender for the most oblivious take of the election cycle so far.

As an aside... How could an Indian American be anti-diversity and supportive of "Restoring America's National Identity?" Has no one told him that's code for White Supremacy?

Edit: Upon reviewing the rest of his campaign site, holy crap this dude is the worst. I want more diversity in politics. I want Indian Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other POC to represent our nation, including the presidency. But... no, not like this.

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Exaggeration207 5 points 3 years ago

Nikki Haley's parents were Sikh immigrants, originally from Punjab. And she's calling for an increase in deportations. I don't get it, either.

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SomethingBurger 1 point 3 years ago

How could an Indian American be anti-diversity and supportive of "Restoring America's National Identity?"

To be fair, it was a popular opinion among native Americans in the 16th century.

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