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Peter, Please re-read what I wrote. Bush won among the intolerant types. I am refering to many, not all, of the people who voted for him and their position on issues like CRA, ERA, etc. I am not referring to Senate and Congressional votes. What do I mean by the intolerant types? After Lyndon Johnson riled the South with his support of civil rights for blacks, Nixon adopted the Republican 'Southern strategy' to convince Southern whites that they could be comfortable in their racism in the Republican party. That racism continues today and PARTLY explains for the Republican success in the South. The other piece of intolerance is prejudice against gays AND minorities. That prejudice finds a home in the Republican party. It is fashionable for them to discriminate against gay people, including gay marriage (11 states banned gay marriage). Even gay 'Log Cabin Republicans' opposed Bush. The other bigotry tacitly condoned in the Republican party is against Muslims. We just saw a recent example of that on this forum two days ago. The so-called 'war on terror' which appeals to people's fears has become code for being anti-Muslim (this is why the majority of peace-loving Muslims feel uncomfortable with Bush). Yes, Bush's victory was a victory for fear, prejudice, bigotry. These are the 'moral values' of the Republican party (except for moderates like Arleen Specter who have been sidelined by the radical right). Intolerance won, but just barely. A landslide of dissent in favor of Kerry - 55 million (48%) said no to Bush and a hope for a better America. Regards, George > --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bush won in a landslide amoung the intolerant types - those > who use their religion to hate others and deny them civil rights. Yesterday, > gay marriage as banned in 10 (maybe 11) states. These from the same folks who have > a 50% > divorce rate and are concerned about preserving the "sanctity" of marriage. > The same folks who opposed the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Rights Amendment > and other equalities. > > --- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George, > You're misinformed. The CRA passed because of Republicans and in spite of the > Democrats.
