What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has … - Jeff Sharlet

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Jeff Sharlet

What's interesting is the populace movement of fundamentalism is starting to mirror that approach that elite fundamentalism has long had of trying to have influence across the political spectrum.

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The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the essence of fundamentalism - paternalism, authority, and charity - and the messy imperatives of democracy, "the din of the vox populi" once derided by Abram Vereide. It's the difference between false unity, preached from above, and real solidarity, pledged between brothers and sisters - the kinds who are always bickering.

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The Family is the oldest and arguably most influential religious political organization in Washington.

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Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet. " Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil and quiet, I'm going to bang on the door. "

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My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of democracy. I like the sound of people in the streets making noise. "

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Liberalism doesn't speak to ideals. Radicalism does.

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