mercredi 6 juillet 2005

No, they didn't fly planes into buildings....


...but they'd kill all the gays and incarcerate all the liberals if they thought they could get away with it.

From Kos comes a rundown (edited here by me) of the commonalities between the Islamofascists we claim as our enemy, and the Christofascists who have the President's ear (and presumably his worldview):

Religion in government:
Al Qaida/Taliban: One and the same
American Taliban: One and the same

Schools:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Religious indoctrination. Run by clergy.
American Taliban: School prayer. Religious indoctrination (creationism and "intelligent design"). Private religious school system.

Women:
Al Qaida/Taliban: A woman's place is in the home. No school, must cover entire body, no rights
American Taliban: A woman's place is in the home. Government control over reproductive freedoms, hostility to Title IX, hostility to working women

[NOTE FROM ME: If you doubt that this is the wingnut POV, go read Capitol Buzz' excerpts of Rick Santorum's book]

Religious freedom:
Al Qaida/Taliban: 'Think like us, or we'll whiip you and/or chop off your head'
American Taliban: 'Think like us, or we'll condemn you to hell' [NOTE FROM ME: I'd change this to "Dolike us or we'll try to enact legislation to force you to do so."]

Homosexuality:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Eradicate them from society
American Taliban: Eradicate them from society

Torture:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Torture them or chop off their heads
American Taliban: Torture them or homosexually rape them.

Medicine and Science:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Faith-based world view
American Taliban: Faith-based world view

Foreign Policy:
Al Qaida/Taliban: World domination - do it our way or we attack
American Taliban: World domination - do it our way or we attack

Executing Minors:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Executing Minors OK
American Taliban: Executing Minors OK -- but we're pro-life

Pop Culture:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Hate it... kill it
American Taliban: Hate it... ban it

Self-image:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Belief in their own infallibility
American Taliban: Belief in their own infallibility

God:
Al Qaida/Taliban: God is on our side and will help us kill our enemies
American Taliban: God is on our side and will help us kill our enemies

Stem Cell Research:
Al Qaida/Taliban: No Stem cell research
American Taliban: No Stem cell research

Leaders:
Al Qaida/Taliban: God choose Osama Bin Laden to defeat the Great Satan
American Taliban: God choose George W. Bush to lead us

Use of Force:
Al Qaida/Taliban: As a means of propagating a world view
American Taliban: As a means of propagating a world view

Bush's War in Iraq
Al Qaida/Taliban: Love it!
American Taliban: Love it!

Press:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Control of the Press
American Taliban: Manipulation of the Press

Free Speech:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Anyone who disagrees with us is an infidel and must be silenced
American Taliban: Anyone who disagrees with us is a traitor and must be silenced

Individuals:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Conform or else
American Taliban: Conform or else

Cooperation:
Al Qaida/Taliban: You're either with us or against us
American Taliban: You're either with us or against us

Tolerance:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Death to the infidels
American Taliban: Kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity

Conscience:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Obedience to authority
American Taliban: Obedience to authority

Origins:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Universe and man created 6,000 years ago by God
American Taliban: Universe and man created 6,000 years ago by God

Role of the people:
Al Qaida/Taliban: The people should be subservient to will of their leaders
American Taliban: The people should be subservient to will of their lead

Fear:
Al Qaida/Taliban: Life is scary and uncertain, seek refuge in moral absolutes and scorn those that threaten those absolutes
American Taliban: Life is scary and uncertain, seek refuge in moral absolutes and scorn those that threaten those absolutes

Further proof that

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