I just saw this bumper sticker:
"America was founded by right-wing extremists" ... Really? Adopting a system of government that seeks to dissolve power among the masses and provide equal representation vs a monarchy seems rather liberal to me, at least in the context of the era.
Sent from my iPhone
"America was founded by right-wing extremists" ... Really? Adopting a system of government that seeks to dissolve power among the masses and provide equal representation vs a monarchy seems rather liberal to me, at least in the context of the era.
Sent from my iPhone
But it was also founded by evangelicals and gun nuts who didn't believe in the separation of church and state. They have a long history (and really most groups do) of claiming fraternity with our founding fathers. Every group wants to be a direct descendant politically of our founding fathers. We may have gotten rid of the monarchy and inherited power, but we have a kind of ideological inheritance. It's the sword in the stone with words and philosophies.
ReplyDelete