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Why is the White House even making that request? At which point does religious appeasement start to become institutionalized through fear?
by naeem 14y ago
Why is the White House even making that request? At which point does religious appeasement start to become institutionalized through fear?
- spindritf 14y agoIt's not religious appeasement, you don't see them appeasing Buddhists or even Christians.
- vacri 14y agoAs a non-American, I see religious appeasement of Christians all the time when I see US politics.
- jat850 14y agoThere's a major difference between pandering and appeasement, I think. I'm not American but my perception is more that politicians pander to religious groups to sway large voting blocks, not with any actual intention of treating religious bodies with any future political reward.
- protomyth 14y agoYou haven't followed some of the news from the health care debate and pressure on family services from the government. The rule making would not be described as "appeasement". People don't see how much groups like Catholic Family Services or ELCA help in a lot of places the government has ignored. They don't advertise how much they do.
- housel 14y agoAppeasement is different from addressing the concerns of constituents in a democracy.
- rayiner 14y agoAppeasement is the policy we've adopted towards trying to keep Israel and the Islamic countries from fighting. Do you remember the shitstorm at the DNC when they forgot to put "and Jeruselem shall be the capital of Israel" on the platform? What is that if not appeasement?
- protomyth 14y agoI think that is a perfect example of what jat850 is saying. It was pandering not appeasement, which backfired quite a lot with the booing.
- rayiner 14y agoPandering is the usual "Israel is one of our greatest allies" lip service. Changing the DNC platform is something, impliedly promising to use the power of the US to protect Israel's interests goes beyond that.