Earlier today a friend of mine (a Southern minister) posted the graphic you see atop this diary. It features James Martin, a Jesuit priest known for his writings and his appearances on the Colbert Report. Nice man! I was struck by his perspective, as expressed in the graphic, and decided to write about it.
I will never understand how politicians who call themselves Christian can read the Gospels and then treat the poor and the sick like dirt.
Yes, and the children! Except when they are of political service prior to birth, Republicans have no use for children, either. Within the narrow confines of THEIR families, perhaps. Otherwise, they are all welcome to die just like the poor and the sick. Once born, they have fulfilled every ambition Republicans had for them. After that, they just become a resource suck, like all the other leeches of our society. (Umm, no, that is NOT my term, nor my belief.)
More below.
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And, yet, I disagree with Martin’s conclusion. I don’t think they treat the poor and the sick like dirt at all. And here’s why:
Republicans never bad-mouth dirt.
Republicans never mock dirt.
Republicans never demonize dirt.
Republicans never ridicule dirt.
Republicans never bother to lie about dirt.
Republicans never bother to lie TO dirt.
Republicans never write laws designed to keep dirt from voting.
Republicans never write laws designed to keep dirt from getting health care.
Republicans never write laws designed to keep dirt from having an opportunity to earn a living wage.
Republicans never write laws designed to keep dirt from attending their rare town halls.
Republicans never write laws designed to keep dirt down.
Republicans never write laws designed to make it easier for their minions to discriminate against dirt.
Republicans never write laws designed to protect law enforcement officers from the consequences of violating dirt’s civil rights.
With THAT party, dirt has it much better than the young, the old, the female, the veteran, the poor, the sick, the disadvantaged, the disenfranchised … will EVER have it, in a world they administer. There’s just no comparison.
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From MikeTheLiberal:
I’d like to recommend this comment by ForProgress and this one by strengthof10kmen from Jen Hayden’s front page diary These pictures are worth a thousand words (and an untold number of lives). Both of them show the true face of the Republican Party.
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jsteve7 highlighted this comment by Woodrow Stool, from ursulafaw’s diary "You Bought It." Robert Reich Posts 11 Unpleasant Facts To Confront Trump Supporters With.
durrati highlighted this comment by jayden, from their diary Grover Norquist and His Daughter's $35 Guitar. How Patricides are Born.
TomP highlighted this comment by roberb7, from his diary It's Always 2016 at Daily Kos and the Primary Will Never End.
DMontaigne highlighted this comment by kurious, saying it would make a great diary.
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