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Originally posted by pulque
Well, lets say you really want a policy change that reflects a patriarchal/constitutional approach. What do you think you need to do to get it?
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"Patriarchal?" Is that your anthropology background talking?
It is my impression that we still have a Constitutional Republic. I don't understand what you're getting at here.
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Originally posted by pulque
What creates the current cultural and political climate?
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Concisely, the intellectual leadership. Always has been. Look at who is ensconced in American academia today, and source of the great contradictions in our culture is obvious.
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Originally posted by pulque
He doesnt get to be the protector of all, because there are extremely different notions going around of what it means to be patriotic and american.
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No, he does get to be the protector of all so long as he fulfills the lawful obligations of his office - which are to protect the individual rights of all Americans. His mandate is to do so, irrespective of public opinion, or whether or not majority of the electorate agrees with him at a given point in time.