Is it just me or is the Republican Party in America getting more... nutty?

[Cerb]

OK fair enough, I guess it's just because of the internet I hear about it am surprised by it, has religion always been so involved in politics in America?

Yes, it has been, but only in the last several decades have evangelicals come together for political power, retconning history in the process (evangelical 'scholars' will make you go D, creating the kind of divide, and vocal minority, we see today. That is, most protestant sects used to consider themselves much more different from other protestant sects than they do today, rather than as part of a religious family.

This is what I've been thinking it's bizarre. Particularly all this "Tea Party" stuff, which is what I'm really confused about.

Regular conservatives, not neocons, began getting together, for the purpose of protesting and changing our politics, which were leaving them disenfranchised and broke. They were very much like a right side of OWS, with a little religious nutbaggery sprinkled in. Politicians and businesses pretended to be on their side, and manipulated them. Now, regardless of what you may have thought of their politics earlier, they are a stagnant, lame, movement. At best, they got a handful of independent representatives elected.

 

[monovillage]

Judging from your monarchy thread i'd say that "nutty" Republicans are the least of your worries.
I found this youtube link at a Canadian site, i have no idea who the guy is, but i saw some humor in his
"A Voters Guide to Republicans"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXSjNH8aH4

 

[dmcowen674]

Judging from your monarchy thread i'd say that "nutty" Republicans are the least of your worries.
I found this youtube link at a Canadian site, i have no idea who the guy is, but i saw some humor in his
"A Voters Guide to Republicans"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXSjNH8aH4

Parkers mom is hot

 

[monovillage]

Parkers mom is hot

Who's Parker?

 

[randomrogue]

IMO the core of the Repulican party is fiscal conservatives and corporatists, they are quite screwd and intelegent, they support the wealthy and care little about the common man.

They long ago realized that they were vastly out numbered by the general population and to maintain control they have become adept at consolidating many diverse and less intelectual groups into the party by pandering to fringe issues. They have become masters at pandering to the elderly, the religeous fundies, anti-govt/anti-tax zealots, racists, gun nuts, states rights advocates, and about any other politically ill informed fringe group that will listen to them.

Although this tactic has worked to perfection for them as far as getting out the vote and winning elections, it has transformed the GOP into a virtual circus of misfits worthy of a carnival midway. It has backfired on them as the misfits have now overwelmed the base and driven away the true fiscal conservatives to the point where a moderate conservative like Romney is unexceptable to a majority of the party.

Nailed it.

 

[Anarchist420]

The Republican Party has pretty much always been the same--red from the start-- standing for high taxes, imperialism, and encroachment on civil liberties. The number of Republicans who have believed in eugenics, hyper-protectionism, imperialism, and the regulatory state is astounding. At least the Democrats didn't start out that way.
I recommend reading Dr. DiLorenzo's "Henry Clay, National Socialist". Lincoln was a national socialist, which makes Hitler a Lincolnite. Sometimes I wonder if Hitler was simply Lincoln reincarnated.

For a while there was a large, libertarian faction in the Republican Party called the Old Right, but it wasn't the dominant faction. It was more like 48% of it at its peak.