As a democratic Socialist I am a critical supporter of Catholic social
philosophy and an uncritical believer in Catholic " mysticism "( which
never rejects modern science ) Pope Francis is absolutely right to
condemn the social recklessness of free market capitalism. The Church
has always condemned the violent " politics " of terrorism. So how will
capitalist Donald Trump scare Pope Francis with ISIS ? Has nobody
noticed that none of these Islamic terrorist groups have a quarrel with
capitalism? I read that ISIS itself is nothing less than a terrorist
BUSINESS ( with the imagined blessing of Allah ).
I suspect that just a few decades ago before the collapse of the Soviet Union millions of " angry young men " in the Middle East would have been studying Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin or Chairman Mao.
" The Donald " does get a few things right. Both he and Bernie Sanders would agree that the American Dream is dead.
It is also refreshing that Trump insists that he is a believing Christian in a Republican Party poisoned by the militant atheism of Ayn Rand and her cultist " Virtue of Selfishness ".
By the way, what does " Catholic " Jeb Bush have in common with the Church's social philosophy ? He has no problem with stupid imperialist wars and the death penalty . He does have a strange RIGHT TO LIFE stand against national health care.
I like Bernie ! ( He is a Jew critical of Israel ).
ISIS GOOD FOR BUSINESS ?
[ For all the taxation, the emerging "Caliphate" remains a place that favors the rich.
I suspect that just a few decades ago before the collapse of the Soviet Union millions of " angry young men " in the Middle East would have been studying Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin or Chairman Mao.
" The Donald " does get a few things right. Both he and Bernie Sanders would agree that the American Dream is dead.
It is also refreshing that Trump insists that he is a believing Christian in a Republican Party poisoned by the militant atheism of Ayn Rand and her cultist " Virtue of Selfishness ".
By the way, what does " Catholic " Jeb Bush have in common with the Church's social philosophy ? He has no problem with stupid imperialist wars and the death penalty . He does have a strange RIGHT TO LIFE stand against national health care.
I like Bernie ! ( He is a Jew critical of Israel ).
ISIS GOOD FOR BUSINESS ?
[ For all the taxation, the emerging "Caliphate" remains a place that favors the rich.
The jihadists have mostly eschewed the
demand in Islamic law that the zakat be used to sustain the poor,
instead using the funds to buy weapons and inflate the salaries and
benefits of their own fighters.
A female resident of Minbij recounted to
The Telegraph how the restaurants and shops are frequented almost
exclusively by ISIS fighters, with most of the civilian population
unable to afford them. ]
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