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pat_k

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Mon Apr-17-06 03:24 PM
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68. "Theocons" "Theocrats" = Labels that evoke the repugnant

Edited on Mon Apr-17-06 03:34 PM by pat_k

. . .nature of what we are contending with by connecting "theocracy" with the horrible consequences of permitting the neocon empire builders to infiltrate and dominate our government.

Rev. Neuhaus often misses the mark, but I loved it when he used the terms "theocon" and "theocrat" on Meet the Press this week.

Haven't come across the terms before, but they are terms we should be using. They convey a core truth about the reactionary-christianist-right. Whether monarchy, theocracy, or military dictatorship, its all fascism -- the belief that a faction has the right to absolute rule.

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