THE CULTURE OF LIFE

by Malik Isasis
























Wikipedia defines the phrase “culture of life” as such: The phrase "culture of life" is a term used in moral theology. It is shorthand for a concept that human life, at all stages from conception through to natural death, is sacred. As such, a "culture of life" is opposed to practices seen by its proponents as destructive of human life, such as embryonic stem cell research, abortion, euthanasia, contraception, capital punishment, and war. “Culture of life” was hijacked by the Republican Party and its political operatives to be used as a weapon against the Democratic Party for its position on a woman’s right to choose on abortion.

There are large portions of the social conservative voting block that are single-issue voters, meaning a large swath of voters only vote on the abortion issue. So, when Republicans and their flying monkeys evoke “culture of life” or the “sanctity of life” the social conservative sheeple stop thinking and march in lock step to the slaughterhouse.

While the Middle East is afire and twin genocides consume parts of Africa, the Republican Party consistently refer to itself as the party of moral values; it is the party of life—*the culture of life better still they respect *the sanctity of life (while taking it).

*Culture of life or the sanctity of life is political rhetoric, but if the party were to take this slogan seriously, the culture of life would apply only to white, upper middle class people who live only in America…and in Israel, possibly Great Britain and depending on America's mood, maybe the other European countries. If you live in France, culture of life does not pertain to you. Countries located below the equator, the culture of life does not pertain to you either, the only exception to this clause is Australia and New Zealand

Cherry Pickers

Like with text in the bible, the Republicans purposely cherry pick what is useful for their political means while discarding the rest. Moral theologians clearly include all phases of life—from conception through natural death. This includes capital punishment, and war. As you may have already observed, the most ardent conservative politician and his sheeple supports capital punishment, the bloody occupation in Iraq, and turns a blind eye to the genocides in the Congo and Darfur without blinking. The contradiction is completely lost on them (see here).

The despotic Republicans blow their wad on one phase of life, the conception phase. Republicans are always working hard to cut welfare benefits from the poorest of the poor in the country, mainly children and the elderly. The Republicans are so into the “sanctity of life” that during their six year absolute rule, they allowed 47 million Americans to be without health insurance; under their purview the United States occupied two Arab countries resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians; they ignored the summer bombing campaign in Lebanon where thousands of civilians were killed; they allowed US citizens in New Orleans to languish in filth and die in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, and they ignored twin genocides in the Congo and Darfur.

Culture of life, right?

Pathology of power

Republicans have no interests in “the culture of life” their sloganeering is geared toward winning elections and maintaining power. They cater to the false sense of moral superiority of the sheeple who they’ve convinced to vote against their own interests.

They are political weevils that have bored their way into the political infrastructure and have laid waste to common sense, compassion and public service. Instead the federal government serves as the jump off for their larvae to develop into full fledge corporate lobbyists.

So Easy, Even A Caveman Can Do It

As I’ve watched the Republican presidential aspirants tripping over each other’s dicks to see who is the least thoughtful, and the most authoritarian it occurred to me that these knuckle-draggers don’t even try to hide their contempt for the government or the people who they would govern. Bush and his puppeteers have set the template: don’t hide your xenophobia wear that shit on your shoulders like a badge. Justify your bigotry with phrases like ‘political correctness’, it gets across the hatred and intolerance to the carnal base of your social conservative flock. National Security, National Security, National Security. It’s National Security stupid, you can kill as many people as you want, you can even bankrupt the country—as long as you call it National Security, don't fret the media will give you a great alibi and the Democrats are too afraid to do anything.

The Culture of Life refers only to the political life of the Republican politician. It is why Governor Mitt Romeny and Rudy Guiliani have decided to become part of the movement.

It is the sloganeering, despotic Republican Congress person or Senator who benefits from the empty slogan, "The Culture of Life." It is effective, which is why it works. And it's so easy to say. It’s so easy, a caveman has already done it.

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