How many times have you heard some pompous politician use the term ‘traditional values’? The term is a dog whistle for the ignorant.
“Traditional values” is code for valuing whites above non-whites, men above women and children, and Christians above non-Christians. It goes still further, assuming that some people are inherently “better” or most deserving of privilege and the right even to dominate. It actually asserts that this way of being is mandated by God.
It appears that most people who adhere to “traditional values” also support an authoritarian style of governance, both in the family and in politics, business, and other spheres of life. People who have this worldview are considerably more likely to support Republican candidates than Democratic ones. It’s interesting to note that white male Christians are not the only people who support these “traditional” values.
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Does any of that sound familiar?
It is an policy to obfuscate ‘values’ to equate them with what politicians want this country’s people to believe….they usually have nothing to do with ‘making this country great’.
‘Traditional values’ is for those weak-minded and the ignorant…..it is easier than fleshing out policies and explaining them…..much easier to find a term and stick with it…..even if it is nonsensical.
It is a snake oil that the GOP pushes the more they talk the less coherent they become.
Let’s be honest with ourselves….the whole scam of ‘traditional values’ is nothing more than bigotry.
“Traditional values” is code for valuing whites above non-whites, men above women and children, and Christians above non-Christians. It goes still further, assuming that some people are inherently “better” or most deserving of privilege and the right even to dominate. It actually asserts that this way of being is mandated by God.
It appears that most people who adhere to “traditional values” also support an authoritarian style of governance, both in the family and in politics, business, and other spheres of life. People who have this worldview are considerably more likely to support Republican candidates than Democratic ones. It’s interesting to note that white male Christians are not the only people who support these “traditional” values.
Supporting “traditional values” means, by definition, upholding the status quo. It means attaching a higher value to “leaving things as they are and have been for a long time” than “trying something new” even when “the way things are” is bad. It means also believing that we can’t do better than what we’ve done before, even if that is more an unintended side effect than an explicit intention.
The whole ‘traditional values’ con fits perfectly with the issues and policies of Donny and his band of mental midgets.
It is time for Americans to start looking at the ‘human value’ of policies and issues and leave this cursed bullshit of ‘traditional values’ in a toilet where it belongs.
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