FUCK IT! Let's just become a theocracy

[MrScorpio]

Americans 'back church leaders'
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Forty percent of people in the US would like religious leaders to be given more power, a Gallup poll commissioned by the BBC World Service suggests.

In the US and Canada, 49% of people said they trusted religious leaders, compared to a global average of 19%.

This would seem to confirm the view of many that religion played a big role in President Bush's victory, analysts say.

The results for 14 Spanish-speaking Latin American states suggest there is little trust in politicians.



Only 4% of Latin Americans questioned said they trusted politicians - compared to 13% of people globally - and just over one-third felt that elections in their country were free and fair.

BBC regional analyst James Painter says that with several presidential votes coming up in the region, it will make sober reading for politicians.

More than four out of five Latin Americans who took part in the poll said their family had had the most influence on decisions they had taken in their lives, one of the highest levels in the world.

Latin Americans also appear to be positive about their abilities to change their life - 65% of respondents said they believed there were things they could do to change their lives.

Similar levels were found in North America, where 84% of Canadian interviewees said they felt empowered to change the direction of their own lives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4246098.stm

Let's scare the rest of the world shitless and throw a cross up on the flag. We're half way there as it is



If you think that they're laughing at us now... They'll be crying when we're through

[Heidi]

1. You say that like it hasn't happened yet, MrS. (nt)

[MrScorpio]

2. We just need to make it official and chuck the Constitution

Leviticus - That's how you run a country!

[Heidi]

3. "Oh, Lawd, not that. Not Lebiticus!" as my relatives say. (nt)

[MrScorpio]

6. 1,000 years from now, when the Aliens finally visit Earth in ruins

They'll scrape through our charred cinder of a planet and wonder what the fuck happened... They'll finally figure it out when they find this:



"They fucked themselves pretty good, didn't they", They'll say.

[Heidi]

7. Why do you think it'll take 1,000 years?

That's pretty much how many Europeans feel about the US government right now. :cry:

[MrScorpio]

9. The 1,000 years is for the Aliens

We'll be lucky to make it through next week, at this pace

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. I refuse

Sorry, but I spent my childhood in fundie-hell, with parents who thought Dobson was the expert. There was way too much "spare the rod spoil the child"-style punishment being handed out.

[Robeson]

5. The American Taliban is a reality....

...welcome to our country. Scary, ain't it?

[Heidi]

8. And profoundly sad. (nt)

[degreesofgray]

10. We're Moving Toward

a corporate theocracy--and we have been for some time now. The Christian Taliban doesn't care much for democracy, so if the voting machines don't work or minorities get dumped from the voting rolls, so much the better for them.

[MrScorpio]

11. Welcome to DU

American Style Fascism is the theme for today.

With smiley faces and bouncing bosoms.


Of course, it's blessed by GAWD ALRIGHTY.

Hitler would be taking notes today, if he wasn't dead as a doornail

[Robeson]

12. Great post. Welcome degreesofgray!......

...:hi:

[Heidi]

13. Welcome to DU!

:hi: