06-30-2009
The Anti-American Oklahoma State Legislature
Perhaps you’ve had a chance to review the proclamation of the Oklahoma state legislature that the financial crisis can be chalked up to American debauchery. This kind of broad brush blame America first accusation is oddly familiar and reminds of the old Soviet bloc habit of blaming all that was wrong in the world on the decadence of American capitalism. Like we were saying, when do we get to call them the anti-American right?
Perhaps that’s unfair, the individuals behind this resolution seem to love America, they just hate the majority of people in it who don’t share their theocratic worldview. Here’s the money “whereas” quote:
WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion,
pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and . . .
Perhaps you are curious where Oklahoma falls among the states in rankings on divorce rates, on-line porn subscriptions, and teenage pregnancy? According to Charles Blow’s NY Times op-ed, 4th, 5th, and 10th respectively. 25 out of 28 states that voted for President Obama had better measures than Oklahoma on all three metrics. You would think that before imposing their theocratic worldview on the rest of the country they’d get it working better in Oklahoma.
Too bad they didn’t include in their resolution that quote from the Bible about casting the first stone . . .
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