: : Here in Canada, things are much the same, only we still have a little of our social fabric, and the collective right to live in peace takes precedence over the individual's right to bear weapons.: I'd add a fanatical protestantism to that list, I'm told anti-catholic intolerance ranks with a hatred of islam and juddhism in the US, sure the creation of "the american way" to try and create a universal culture was intrinsically protestant with it's preaching of work ethic and alcohol prohibition.
I agree with you entirely. A huge oversight on my part, because I tend to consciously minimize the importance of religion in my day to day life, because I perceive it to be the largest instrument, aside from capitalism, that perpetuates inequalities and hatred. The worst part of this is that it is accomplished behind a facade of brotherly love nad humanitarianism. The hipocrisy of it all!
