Religious Differences – Does it Really Matter?

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Originally Posted by crystalworks

I... could not stand Rush Limbaugh. He helped change political commentary in a way that promoted violence and closed minds. There are guilty parties on both sides, but Rush is the one I remember the most even though I heard him the least when I was young. He got rich inciting the conservatives. But hey... I guess everyone's got their hustle.

My take on Rush Limbaugh was that he was the first and the foremost right-wing flag bearer for what today is recognized as the white supremacist / nationalist movement, in his position as a conservative talk-radio host. He deftly understood the power to giving a very controversial opinion on various topics would have on his audience base. He really did not care if what he said was honest or truthful or factually based, as long as whatever it was were sufficiently shockingly provocative, since that increased his number of listeners and hence, ratings. Some folks say that he gave voice to American conservatism. But I believe it was really more of a pandering to the far right-wing contingent in this country, that was based on hate-filled, misogynistic, ugly things that had no resemblance to the traditional, right-of-center Republican conservatism, that was believed in by my parents. I cringed when Rush Limbaugh would gleefully, publicly lambast women who stood up for their beliefs, along with people of color who demanded equal treatment under the law, or non-Christian immigrants who came to America looking for a better life for themselves and their children. While death is nothing to cheer, I certainly will not miss him….

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