01-29-2019, 12:22 PM
(01-29-2019, 07:20 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote: This will always be a mystery for me: how can an alliance between political orientations that have almost nothing in common last so long?
Christian Republicans promote Rand, although she openly hated Christianity. She was praised by the famous Satanist Anton LaVey:
https://www.churchofsatan.com/satanism-and-objectivism/
On the other hand, Jesus made it clear that those who worship mammon are not his followers. I have pointed it out to some Republicans on Personality Cafe, but they typically come up with gimmicks like "glorifying personal achievement is not worship of mammon". In essence, they redefine this sin in such a way that it's almost impossible to commit.
As for racism, I don't agree that libertarianism is racist since it views the individual as most important, rather than a collective like race. But its outcomes ARE harmful for economically less powerful individuals, and those individuals are more likely to be non-White, so in practice you are almost right
The simple answer is cognitive dissonance. The more complete answer involves that in addition to fear of "the other" and total lack of imagination. I have friends who hold these opinions, are unshakable in their beliefs, but can't defend them even to themselves.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.