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Or, we just have a natural/historical aversion to centralized power. Much of the nation initially started out believing that power should be local. Or you can s

Or, we just have a natural/historical aversion to centralized power. Much of the nation initially started out believing that power should be local. Or you can simply make up nonsense about 'mark of the beast'. It's crazy how a nation of "religious fundamentalists" created the modern world. Crazy how "religious fundamentalists" created the wealthiest nation. There has always been a backlash against centralized/federalized anything. From taxes to gun registration to you name it. As it should be. But you'll be happy to know that the trend is towards more centralized control and power.

whoaisme 5y ago
Yeah I remember all that backlash in the post 911 era. Contemporary America didn't create the modern world or all the wealth in the nation. They were handed all of that by previous generations and spent the last half century squandering it all because of their short sided stupidity. I don't really see a problem with identifying the US as a nation of fundamentalists.
paulryanrogers 5y ago
> It's crazy how a nation of "religious fundamentalists" created the modern world. Crazy how "religious fundamentalists" created the wealthiest nation. Not sure that responding to an overly reductive conclusion with an even more reductive conclusion is helping. FWIW I wouldn't say that fundamentalism itself did much to advance the world or make any nation rich. Except perhaps to motivate some people to seek unexploited resources elsewhere.
Bhilai 5y ago
> Or, we just have a natural/historical aversion to centralized power. And yet support a sprawling state government machinery almost as powerful as the central/federal government so much so that states can dictate terms and laws they want and "local" cities and counties have to abide by it.
- markhahn 5y ago
  and the best (worst) part is that those more-local governments are uniformly less accountable.
markhahn 5y ago
America isn't a nation of religious fundamentalists - they're a minority but just incredibly loud.

whoaisme 5y ago

Yeah I remember all that backlash in the post 911 era. Contemporary America didn't create the modern world or all the wealth in the nation. They were handed all of that by previous generations and spent the last half century squandering it all because of their short sided stupidity. I don't really see a problem with identifying the US as a nation of fundamentalists.

paulryanrogers 5y ago

> It's crazy how a nation of "religious fundamentalists" created the modern world. Crazy how "religious fundamentalists" created the wealthiest nation. Not sure that responding to an overly reductive conclusion with an even more reductive conclusion is helping. FWIW I wouldn't say that fundamentalism itself did much to advance the world or make any nation rich. Except perhaps to motivate some people to seek unexploited resources elsewhere.

Bhilai 5y ago

> Or, we just have a natural/historical aversion to centralized power. And yet support a sprawling state government machinery almost as powerful as the central/federal government so much so that states can dictate terms and laws they want and "local" cities and counties have to abide by it.

markhahn 5y ago
and the best (worst) part is that those more-local governments are uniformly less accountable.

markhahn 5y ago

America isn't a nation of religious fundamentalists - they're a minority but just incredibly loud.