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OhhhJa posted...

Climate change denial has plenty of roots in the Christian conservative movement, though.

There is no solid line between fundamentalists and Republicans anymore, NOT because the big business guys changed...but because the fundamentalists became much less fundamental outside of a few headline (red meat) issues. In this case, any climate change denial in Christian movements is coming from Republicans, not the Bible (although it is retroactively being misused)...I guarantee it.

OhhhJa posted...

And if you don't think a lot of these Republican reps are real Christians, I think you'd be wrong

I do think that. Most have been Christian and a few have actually been Christian moreso than business-focused, but the great majority (especially leadership) have always been big business first and Christian second....until recently. Absolutely.

OhhhJa posted...

This has directly impacted the education system in many places though.

The tragedy of our politics is that we focus on headline catching things this like this, or abortion, or defunding police and ignore the things that actually make a day-to-day difference to the majority of people. In this case, has it affected education? In a couple spots in the Bible belt, maybe, but the great majority of districts/teachers aren't going there. It's a minor issue blown way out of proportion.

OhhhJa posted...

The democrats have changed massively in the last couple decades

I would argue that no, the ENERGY is different (coming from BLM, etc) but that the underlying values have not changed. Different talking points and tactics, sure. The energy/rhetoric in both parties has been immensely impacted by the internet, and the change is almost a completely negative on both sides. However, I believe Democrats have stuck to their core values better.

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