"American politics has always been a staging ground for moral and religious conflicts."
Stephen Prothero's latest book, "Why Liberal Win the Cultural Wars (Even When They Lose Elections" , presents a consistent historical record since the founding of the USA of bigotry, fear and resistance to positive change by conservatives. However, this is followed by liberals launching a counter-attack. Next comes accommodation and compromise. In the final stage, liberals win, and society becomes more inclusive of minorities and new positive ideas. Prothero also makes the point that one reason that liberals always win is that the conservatives were on the way to losing even before they protested against the change.
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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Sunday, March 6, 2016
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