“But there are still a great many for whom those things are very real, “
Absolutely, and some of these are even in the leadership.
It’s the power-seekers, the ones that will reach down from the throne to flick a CEO out, that find duty, honor, pride, Constitution, fairness, and justice to be either tools or impediments.
I noticed that Pravda used sheeple, now where have I read that before (lol)? The whole article is cleverly crafted to poke the USA and spread anti-American memes.
As far as anti-protestantism, I must say that a whole boatload of pastors/leaders in the protestant church are WAY off, lining their own pockets; and goodness, how many church-goers are all up on American Idol, but have no clue that Obambi has taken over the car industry, etc.
I HIGHLY recommend reading John Taylor Gatto's new book, Weapons of Mass Instruction. The battle has been waging in schools (well, it's no longer a battle, seeing as we keep turning our kids over to the system) for decades....i.e., the battle has been LOST in schools...
Look, Sotomayer's trips through Princeton and Yale have made sure she comes out an avowed racist.