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* anti-science | * anti-science | ||
* support [[global warming denial]] | * support [[global warming denial]] | ||
| − | * endorse religion as a basis for governance | + | * endorse religion as a basis for governance ([[dominionism]]); anti-secular |
* against sex education | * against sex education | ||
* against easy access to contraceptives | * against easy access to contraceptives | ||
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===News Items=== | ===News Items=== | ||
* '''2014-11-10''' [https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/531834493922189313 Tweet]: ""Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government." Implies that Obamacare is slow and inefficient; implies that net neutrality will slow down the internet. False on both counts (although lack of net neutrality would make it possible for elites to purchase faster speed for their sites -- which would be consistent with the Republican view that {{l/sub|only elites matter}}.) | * '''2014-11-10''' [https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/531834493922189313 Tweet]: ""Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government." Implies that Obamacare is slow and inefficient; implies that net neutrality will slow down the internet. False on both counts (although lack of net neutrality would make it possible for elites to purchase faster speed for their sites -- which would be consistent with the Republican view that {{l/sub|only elites matter}}.) | ||
| − | * '''2014-11-09''' [http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/09/3590606/senators-suggest-they-could-block-attorney-general-nominee-over-immigration-fight/ Ted Cruz Threatens To Block Attorney General Nominee]: Republicans threaten to block Attorney General nominee over non-existent problem | + | * '''2014-11-09''' |
| + | ** [http://aattp.org/navy-appoints-first-ever-atheist-as-a-lay-leader-right-wing-freakout-ensues Navy Appoints First Ever Atheist Lay Leader, Right Wing Freakout Ensues] "Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee objected strenuously saying that a secular humanist chaplain would make a mockery of the chaplaincy and denigrate religious soldiers and their families." -- an expression of [[dominionism]] | ||
| + | ** [http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/09/3590606/senators-suggest-they-could-block-attorney-general-nominee-over-immigration-fight/ Ted Cruz Threatens To Block Attorney General Nominee]: Republicans threaten to block Attorney General nominee over non-existent problem | ||
* '''2014-10-22''' [http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/10/gop_mailer_attacking_elizabeth.html GOP mailer attacking Elizabeth Warren on TARP bailout misleading]: Warren did ''not'' endorse the Wall Street bailout; she criticized it. | * '''2014-10-22''' [http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/10/gop_mailer_attacking_elizabeth.html GOP mailer attacking Elizabeth Warren on TARP bailout misleading]: Warren did ''not'' endorse the Wall Street bailout; she criticized it. | ||
==Positives== | ==Positives== | ||
CWRE is seeking input regarding positive aspects of the Republican Party versus other parties. We are not aware of any at this time. | CWRE is seeking input regarding positive aspects of the Republican Party versus other parties. We are not aware of any at this time. | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 10 November 2014
Negatives
- anti-science
- support global warming denial
- endorse religion as a basis for governance (dominionism); anti-secular
- against sex education
- against easy access to contraceptives
- against bodily autonomy for women
- pro-patriarchy
- favor authoritarian, top-down society with high inequality
- favor racial profiling over more accurate methods of identifying criminals
- originated and support the "war on terror"
- originated and support the "war on drugs"
- unsympathetic to those in need, believing they deserve their situation
- high level of tribalism (draw sharp line between "us" and "them"; expect unquestioning loyalty to "us")
News Items
- 2014-11-10 Tweet: ""Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government." Implies that Obamacare is slow and inefficient; implies that net neutrality will slow down the internet. False on both counts (although lack of net neutrality would make it possible for elites to purchase faster speed for their sites -- which would be consistent with the Republican view that only elites matter.)
- 2014-11-09
- Navy Appoints First Ever Atheist Lay Leader, Right Wing Freakout Ensues "Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee objected strenuously saying that a secular humanist chaplain would make a mockery of the chaplaincy and denigrate religious soldiers and their families." -- an expression of dominionism
- Ted Cruz Threatens To Block Attorney General Nominee: Republicans threaten to block Attorney General nominee over non-existent problem
- 2014-10-22 GOP mailer attacking Elizabeth Warren on TARP bailout misleading: Warren did not endorse the Wall Street bailout; she criticized it.
Positives
CWRE is seeking input regarding positive aspects of the Republican Party versus other parties. We are not aware of any at this time.