This brings to mind something I wrote 20 years ago. The last entry on this list of American Values. Notice I put the last one in ALL CAPS because it was the craziest damn thing I could come up with. And now here we are.
The Ten Traditional American Values
1) Dueling
2) Injun killin’
3) Slavery
4) Apartheid
5) Woman ownin’
6) Leech Bleeding
7) Witch dunking
8) Public hangings
9) Child labor
10) GUNS IN BARS!
Oh and while I am at it, from the same old article. Kick Political Philosophy Pages.
The Five Basic Republican Values
1) Hating Liberals! (the nature of the Beast)
2) Caring about little other than themselves and their wallets. (taxes)
3) Demeaning minorities, immigrants and foreigners. (racism)
4) Promoting the discrimination against homosexuals. (religious intolerance)
5) Promoting the proliferation of handguns and assault rifles. (promoting violence)