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Robinson: Is the tribe more important than morality in Alabama?
The Columbian ^ | November 24, 2017 | by Eugene Robinson

Posted on 11/25/2017 7:27:40 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Can the descent of American political culture into ugly tribalism be halted? Alabama voters will give their answer when they decide whether to send Roy Moore to the U.S. Senate.

Moore, 70, has built a long, disgraceful career out of smarmy religiosity spiked with tribal grievance. Having posed for years as the most pious of Christians, he now stands accused by nine women of un-Christian behavior: They claim convincingly that Moore, when he was in his 30s, aggressively pursued romantic or sexual relationships, including with teens barely half his age.

Successful demagogues can use tribal enmities to blind their followers to such moral and logical contradictions.

Moore uses his angry Christianity as a tool of self-aggrandizement. He uses the trust and passion of the Alabamians he defrauds to sully the reputations of women who bravely testify to his allegedly vile and creepy behavior.

Alabama’s three major newspapers ran rare front-page editorials Sunday imploring voters not to send this unworthy man to Washington. It is a sad sign of the times that I am not sure whether that hurt Moore’s prospects or helped them. The “mainstream media” is an enemy whose disapproval Moore cultivates to make his supporters love him more.

Moore is not invincible. He can be defeated — but only if Alabamians decide that honor, integrity and morality are more important than tribe.

(Excerpt) Read more at columbian.com ...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: alabama; barf; douchejones; dougjones; eugenerobinson; fakenews; gropesplaining; journalism; liberalpropaganda; lucille; media; negan; partisanmediashills; roymoore
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To: Uncle Miltie

How many articles has this clown written about the tribal aspects of the Black Congressional Caucus? Can’t get much more tribal than the CBC. If the race was between Roy Moore and Bill Clinton, I would bet the ranch that this idiot would vote for Bill. The end always justifies means with his ilk.


61 posted on 11/25/2017 8:07:22 AM PST by Saltmeat
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To: rrrod

“I would have voted for someone else in the primary....but there’s no honor in voting for a Democrat.”

I agree. I think Moore is innocent. But let’s pretend he is not. Let’s pretend he DID do something wrong 40 years ago - and hasn’t repeated any of it for 30+ years.

Would the wrong doing done 30+ years ago mean a person should vote for a pro-abortion, big government hater of religious belief?

Don’t see it. Even if Moore is guilty, and I don’t think he is.


62 posted on 11/25/2017 8:07:58 AM PST by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In Alabama, nothing is more important than who wins today’s Iron Bowl.


63 posted on 11/25/2017 8:10:30 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Robinson: Is the tribe more important than morality in Alabama?

It certainly seems to be in the black "community".

Moore, 70, Eugene Robinson has built a long, disgraceful career out of smarmy religiosity spiked with tribal grievance.

64 posted on 11/25/2017 8:10:44 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Morality matters in day-to-day life and in the big picture. If liberals win, freedom dies, the United States dies, and humanity dies. If Judge Moore really is guilty, and I have serious doubts on that, he’s a man who did tacky things 40 years ago with no scandal since then. If democrats win, they will do evil things today and for the rest of time, as they have as recently as every one of the past eight years.

In WW2, we sided with the evil soviet socialists to stop the evil national socialists. That was the moral option. Today we can easily side with the possibly once tacky Judge to stop the bigots, tyrants, baby killers, and other known liars who probably invented the charges against Judge Moore. Morality is the ultimate arbiter of right, and (as with most questions) in this case it is not on the side of democrats.


65 posted on 11/25/2017 8:15:43 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It takes three generations to get the dirt of the homeland out from under the fingernails.
Obama gave us so many immigrants that we are approaching a tipping point.... by the tribalists!

Why is it we can talk about tribalism in America???
(wtf)... to talk about “death to America”? The BHO/Hillary agenda?


66 posted on 11/25/2017 8:16:00 AM PST by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Commies always sound the same


67 posted on 11/25/2017 8:21:25 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Affirmative action hire Eugene Robinson.


68 posted on 11/25/2017 8:23:07 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Nifster

That’s because they all redistribute the same brain cell.


69 posted on 11/25/2017 8:23:22 AM PST by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Dutch Boy
"The left and GOPe don’t fight this hard against jihadists."
70 posted on 11/25/2017 8:24:22 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Electing democrats is immoral. Trial by media is immoral. Guilty until proven innocent is immoral.


71 posted on 11/25/2017 8:26:37 AM PST by samtheman (Liberalism is a mental disease.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Moore, 70, has built a long, disgraceful career out of smarmy religiosity spiked with tribal grievance.

No ... That's a good description of Black Supremacist Eugene Robinson, though.

72 posted on 11/25/2017 8:27:11 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

Is Kyle Whitmire homosexual?


73 posted on 11/25/2017 8:28:15 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Whose morality?

Who is more credible?


74 posted on 11/25/2017 8:33:00 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Bryanw92

‘unChristian behavior’
LOL
vote for keith ellison


75 posted on 11/25/2017 8:34:56 AM PST by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s comical to see how pathetic these nitwits have become now that conservatives start using Democrat standards for our elected officials. LOL.


76 posted on 11/25/2017 8:40:35 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This jack-wagon wouldn’t know morals if they slapped him upside the head.


77 posted on 11/25/2017 8:41:30 AM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: wgmalabama

>>Liberals moral code is much like muslims. It’s self serving, just like Islam is practiced.

The moral code for Progressives comes from the same source as that of Muslims. Both ideologies were formed in a time and place where the power of Christ was evident, but that offended the founders of each because it did not place man on the pedestal for determining his own fate. They both seek to elevate Natural Man (which Christianity identifies as degenerate and at war with God) so that their works will earn the debt of a diety. Islam elevated the Arabic moon god to that place and Progressivism elevates the state to that place.

So, with actual morals off the table, morality becomes whatever advances the ideology most.


78 posted on 11/25/2017 8:47:28 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
No, morality is more important. Which is why, I️ hope, Alabamans will elect the innocent victim of a slander campaign. And reject the baby killer. Morals indeed.
79 posted on 11/25/2017 8:48:17 AM PST by Persevero (Democrats haven't been this nutty since we freed their slaves.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For this guy to decry tribalism is a laugh.

Conservatives want PROOF of wrongdoing, not 40 year old unproven claims. And evidence of criminality. And, perhaps, if the action is immoral but not illegal, some notion that the individual is impenitent.

The opposite is true of liberals.


80 posted on 11/25/2017 9:02:29 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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