[–] wmp 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
"Young intellectuals" (read as: college kids) are some of the most brainwashed folks I've met. The lack of critical thinking and application of those reasoning skills is honestly quite shocking. Anything that's slightly unsavory is dismissed with an -ism.
[–] zippo 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Young intellectuals will eventually realize they don't like their money being taken by an incompetent government
You sure about that? What I see from young Americans - from what seems like a majority of them - is more along the lines of "I'm totally fine with my incompetent, corrupt and aggressive government taking a huge portion of my money, as long as they take even more from someone richer than I am". It's really sad.
[–] Wolph 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
It's easy to be borderline socialist when you're young and impressionable. Professors telling you to check your privilege, student rallies for equality, politicians promising you "hope' and 'change'. Then suddenly you have job, and the world you thought you knew so well, no longer matches that guise. You're cynical, you're unnoticed, and you hate that you are a part of something you once hated so much. Suddenly, you're not so okay with giving more money than you think you earned, suddenly your family is more important than a less fortunate criminals, suddenly you are mad as hell that anyone would threaten what you alone made for yourself, through hard work, hard times, and pure motivation.
[–] newoldwave [S] 0 points 26 points 26 points (+26|-0) ago
I think the only religion either knows is money.
[–] Vvswiftvv17 8 points 27 points 35 points (+35|-8) ago
That's not true at all. The left is just as religious. They have the church of feminism, global warming, and SJW. They defend it as fervently (or even more so) than any "traditional" religious movement.
[–] BangDingOw 6 points -1 points 5 points (+5|-6) ago
OK on all points except the religion of global warming.
That's no religion. It's a fact.
[–] deathcomesilent 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
Climate shift a proven fact. Human-influenced climate change is (somehow) still up for argument.
Still, I'd say its pretty obvious that the sheer number of fat humans and cows farting isn't good for the atmosphere. Fuck anyone who claims that cars and carbon emissions have ANY statistical relevance with a lasting greenhouse effect. Methane is the culprit.
[–] ILikeMyDogNotYours 1 point 9 points 10 points (+10|-1) ago
I would say their religion is government, and then they have their holy trinity you laid out.
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[–] Wolph 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Absolutely, but religion is on a steady decline. Don't underestimate what our Education system is doing, and who holds that power over future generations of Americans.