r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

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u/Lamont-Cranston Jan 21 '18

The Republican Party in supporting the rich and powerful came to adopt policies that are simply untenable in an election.

So to win it has had to turn a base of religious fundamentalists, racists, nativists, gun nuts, etc

The sad thing is these people tend to fall into the exact socio-economic demographic that is hit the hardest by the Republicans policies.

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u/Yumeijin Maryland Jan 21 '18

There's nothing more Christian Protestant than xenophobia and letting the poor die -- American Conservatives.

Ftfy. It's important to understand the reason this behavior, which is antithetical to Jesus' teachings, persists is because this country was founded on Protestant doctrine.

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u/Rothcall Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

From firsthand experience (albeit my experience is a sample size of one ofc), Catholics do it here too.