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Sacred Cow

The Tea Party's Sacred Cows and the Privilege of Absurdity

Scott Atran | Posted 09.30.2011 | Politics
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Scott Atran

Because people hold sacred values to be absolute and inviolable, any symbolic "concession" must not appear to violate or weaken one's own sacred values. Doing so would likely be seen as forsaking core personal and social identity.

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Cut the Deficit -- Cut Military Spending

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Jim Wallis

To reduce a $1.6 trillion shortfall in the 2011 budget, we should cut the contracts of private defense contractors who serve their own profits.

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