Presidential candidate Rick Santorum finally sounded the rallying cry, and the rallying cry of his Christian Dominionist (a small but vocal sect of Christianity) following last week. That cry, odd as it may be for someone who is trying to get people to go to the polls instead of to leave their country is: "GET OUT"! You can see it here. The list of grievances any enlightened (or tolerant, or thoughtful) person (be they Jew, Gentile, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, etc.) would or should have with this message is far too long to produce here.
The main problem with this speech, and with Santorum's overarching goal for the nation, is that it seeks to set the United States back millennia in every respect. Many countries on earth seek, as Santorum's rallying cry advocates, to ostracize, excommunicate, or slaughter those who do not share the strict views of its rulers. All of those countries, all of them, are incapable of feeding their people, sustaining growth, providing resources, judiciously adjudicating grievances, or contributing to the common good of their region, nation, continent, or planet. A short list of countries that tout the same message: Syria, Somalia, and Sudan.
Hopefully reason will win over barbarism. With each step this nation takes, however, towards basic equality for all, engendered mutual respect for its inhabitants, and fulfilling the true promise of its founders, it sits poised to take one million steps back.
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