"They" is a certain subset of Protestants. It's not a good enough reason to affect foreign policy to that extent, for so long. Reminds me of the people who thought Russia would fight tooth and nail for Nagorno Karabakh because they are both christian orthodox vs muslims. Noooope.
Now take that and multiply it by a factor of 10 and make it about the entire country, not one party. That's the Orthodox church in Russia.
If that was a major factor, then it would only be the republicans doing that, but it's probably the most consistent position the US has in terms of foreign policy. This is really just an extension of colonialism. It is perpetuated and justified by racial and religious hatred but it's not the main engine behind it.
Eh this is one issue where the GOP is being led around by donors and the evangelical base to much worse positions than the Democratic party IMO. Not that the DNC is good on Israel, they're terrible of course. But evangelicals/GOP basically want Israel (a Palestinian-free Israel) to be the 51st state, and while that's hyperbole it's not that far off.
"They" is a certain subset of Protestants. It's not a good enough reason to affect foreign policy to that extent, for so long. Reminds me of the people who thought Russia would fight tooth and nail for Nagorno Karabakh because they are both christian orthodox vs muslims. Noooope.
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Now take that and multiply it by a factor of 10 and make it about the entire country, not one party. That's the Orthodox church in Russia.
If that was a major factor, then it would only be the republicans doing that, but it's probably the most consistent position the US has in terms of foreign policy. This is really just an extension of colonialism. It is perpetuated and justified by racial and religious hatred but it's not the main engine behind it.
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That’s true but both parties are the same when it comes to Israel
Eh this is one issue where the GOP is being led around by donors and the evangelical base to much worse positions than the Democratic party IMO. Not that the DNC is good on Israel, they're terrible of course. But evangelicals/GOP basically want Israel (a Palestinian-free Israel) to be the 51st state, and while that's hyperbole it's not that far off.
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