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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 20:27:39 GMT
.... God Bless America at the end of every speech? Politicians from other countries don't say it.
It doesn't make sense. Why would He bless America over other countries? Does he like the color of their money? The lyrics to their national anthem? The fact that they have several flavors of Rice-a-Roni? God really doesn't prefer the US over say South Africa, Afghanistan, the Congo or the North Poll. He simply doesn't give a crap!
Thoughts?
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 7, 2018 20:29:21 GMT
Fear of losing votes if they don't say it.
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 7, 2018 22:06:21 GMT
...because Kate Smith sez so...!!!
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Post by Isapop on Apr 7, 2018 22:27:36 GMT
Because stupid people vote, too.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 7, 2018 22:42:55 GMT
People like condensed, meaningless bump sticker slogans from their politicians, nuanced ideas make their head hurt.
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Post by thefleetsin on Apr 7, 2018 22:47:12 GMT
you can't possibly get away with all manner of state sponsored genocidal behavior unless a god is on your side.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 1:31:59 GMT
.... God Bless America at the end of every speech? Politicians from other countries don't say it. It doesn't make sense. Why would He bless America over other countries? Does he like the color of their money? The lyrics to their national anthem? The fact that they have several flavors of Rice-a-Roni? God really doesn't prefer the US over say South Africa, Afghanistan, the Congo or the North Poll. He simply doesn't give a crap! Thoughts? It doesn't have to be a zero-sum game. |
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Post by goz on Apr 8, 2018 2:26:39 GMT
Americans like to think that God is exclusively on their side!
Politicians merely re-enforce that notion to appear popular with that element!
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 8, 2018 2:47:48 GMT
Americans like to think that God is exclusively on their side! Politicians merely re-enforce that notion to appear popular with that element! Unfortunately, yes. It's for these Americans that something called the "rude awakening" was invented. |
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Post by clusium on Apr 8, 2018 2:50:17 GMT
.... God Bless America at the end of every speech? Politicians from other countries don't say it. It doesn't make sense. Why would He bless America over other countries? Does he like the color of their money? The lyrics to their national anthem? The fact that they have several flavors of Rice-a-Roni? God really doesn't prefer the US over say South Africa, Afghanistan, the Congo or the North Poll. He simply doesn't give a crap! Thoughts? They think that America might have sneezed.....?  |
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Post by goz on Apr 8, 2018 2:50:20 GMT
Americans like to think that God is exclusively on their side! Politicians merely re-enforce that notion to appear popular with that element! Unfortunately, yes. It's for these Americans that something called the "rude awakening" was invented. Are you going to tell us exactly what that is? or do we have to guess? |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 8, 2018 3:24:58 GMT
Unfortunately, yes. It's for these Americans that something called the "rude awakening" was invented. Are you going to tell us exactly what that is? or do we have to guess? Look up the word disillusionment. |
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Post by goz on Apr 8, 2018 3:35:40 GMT
Are you going to tell us exactly what that is? or do we have to guess? Look up the word disillusionment. OK, so you don't really know, or in fact mean anything. |
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Post by deembastille on Apr 8, 2018 3:51:11 GMT
why would people from other places bless America?
it is because we came from nothing. we were 13 colonies [12 really] who were fed up with psycho king George and we revolted and revolted and revolted. so he sends his 'christophers' 'paulies' and 'sylvios' to America to deal with us. and 8 years later we win and they go back to Tony and admit defeat. we had to melt household metal to form our bullets and cannonballs. we also had to offer prizes for gunpowder production. we came from nothing. and we still kicked ass.
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 8, 2018 23:44:35 GMT
...beats what those godless commie bastards have to say...
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Post by goz on Apr 8, 2018 23:47:15 GMT
...beats what those godless commie bastards have to say... Ya think? The reasonable and rational vs the improbable and delusional? |
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 9, 2018 14:14:23 GMT
you can't possibly get away with all manner of state sponsored genocidal behavior unless a god is on your side. Yep, exactly. This is esp. true of American conservatism. They try to bury their nasty agenda under a blanket of patriotism and icky religion, like pouring ketchup over an unappetizing meal. In the recent special election in Pennsylvania, the Republican candidate, Rick Saccone, was in trouble for his trumpian extremism. So, at the last minute, Saccone appeared in public to declare, " “I’ve talked to so many of these on the left and they have a hatred for our president. And I tell you, many of them have a hatred for our country. I’ll tell you some more — my wife and I saw it again today: They have a hatred for God. It’s amazing." That is all "God bless America" means. It is a meaningless invocation that supposedly casts an aura of religiosity over even the most hateful politico. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 14:48:18 GMT
Fear of losing votes if they don't say it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2018 22:19:40 GMT
...beats what those godless commie bastards have to say... Which is what exactly? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2018 22:29:07 GMT
A lot of people like to believe that there is a god. A subset of them like to believe that god is on their side. Politicians like to get votes from those people, so they go along with the idea.
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