What would Ayn Rand Paul Ryan do? <\/p>\n
The Religious Right has driven the GOPs party platform since it hijacked the party in the 80s. <\/p>\n
And now that the Republicans are dancing with the devil who brought them to the 2016 Election dance, regular Americans should wonderwhy are the loudest voices against affordable health care, Medicare, and Medicaid, also the ones who talk about their faith the loudest? <\/p>\n
And how do theyfrom the libertarian wing of the GOP to the Tea Party faithful, from Rand Paul to Paul Ryan and a large swath of leading politiciansreconcile their love for Ayn Rands anti-collectivist, pro-capitalism, anti-altruistic, and anti-religion beliefs with the patriotic Christianity that they layer in every public policy iteration and rhetorical soundbite? <\/p>\n
Seriously. How do they do it? <\/p>\n
Either this is high-level genius thinking, contradiction beyond reproach, an understanding of the Christian Gospels that differs from generations of those who have interpreted religious text as altruistic and compassionate, or a new form of logic that is fit only for politicians. <\/p>\n
Or something elselike malignant narcissism, magical thinking, confirmation bias, and\/or the need for power. <\/p>\n
The powerful have always done what they want because they can, whether its writing religion, grandstanding on religious principles, or lying to the public enough so that the faithful wont think twice. <\/p>\n
But were all supposed to be smarter than that at this point, yes? <\/p>\n
Lets talk about it. <\/p>\n
Respond below! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Jeremy McKeen is a high school English teacher, coach, musician, and father of three. He has been featured on Salon, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! Parenting, Scary Mommy, YourTango, and Medium, among other magazines and blogs. In addition to his column on The Good Men Project, he is also a Lead Editor. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter. <\/p>\n
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