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Date Posted: 07:24:35 11/13/04 Sat
Author: Tony Lang
Subject: Re: German politics and culture part 2
In reply to: Shane 's message, "Re: German politics and culture part 2" on 15:46:39 11/12/04 Fri

Shane.
I have read your comments with interest, on this subject and the American election.
I would guess you are from the USA. I can see that you are very anti Democrat and very pro Republican.
A lot of us who read this web-site are not from the US, and people like me do not know the difference between Republicans, Democrats, Trotskytes, and members of The Flat Earth Society. So in your analysis of the two party's it is difficult for me to say that you are wrong, you may be right.
Chris says that you have a very black and white opinion of things.
Yes, you do and to the outsider your political opinions seem to lack the ring of truth because of this. This might not be the case, but that is the opinion they create with me.
When you asked Chris in one of your letters to have a more open view, I just had to laugh, it was so funny.
I think that you have not grasped the fact that you have become a very welcome contributer to a web site where not all the readers are from the USA, and these black and white opinions might be acceptable in Birmingham Alabama, but cause amusement inBirmingham England. We have big cultural differences.
In England we have three main political partys, and members of these just agree to differ in their opinions. In general they get on fine, apart from the few inevitable extremists and mis-fits.
Your opinions of the democrats makes me think that they come from a different planet, evil children of Satan, etc etc. I am sure that if I came to America I would come to the conclusion that this is not the case.
In Britain the church gains quite a lot of converts from what you would call the left. They seem to be impressed by the social gospel. I was one of this group, and came into the church partly through those dreadful left wing sociology lessons at university. ( Yes this is true)
The church over here has had some profitable pickings from the left of centre here, and has a lot of good relations with them. You might call them communists. We have noticed that right wing conservative Americans along with former Aparteid South Africans tend to call anyone who dissagrees with them communist.
I am not a commie.
I think what the religious right is doing in America is building a wall between the right wing and the left. I am worried that the religious right will make it very difficult to evangelize outside their own narrow political outlook, ie amongst Democrats. This is because of their self rightous exclusive attitude.
These opinions are not mine, I have to admit I copied them.
I took them from an article in a Christian magazine that I read this morning while I am back in England for the Ramadan holiday. This article was written by a visiting American Christian speaker commenting about the divisions that the religious right is causing over there.
Shane I dont want to appear antagonist towards you, I am glad that you are writing here. I think that you and I are at different ends of the political spectrum. That is not important, because I find people who always agree with me to be boring. Diversity of thought is what I need , want and enjoy, I just want you to be as effective as possible, because in Christ there is room for everybody, right and left. (I need people from time to time to tell me I'm crazy)
One final thought. Its not what you say , Its how you say it.

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Replies:

Re: German politics and culture part 2 -- Shane, 08:42:10 11/13/04 Sat
- Re: German politics and culture part 2 -- Tony Lang, 06:32:51 11/15/04 Mon
  - Re: German politics and culture part 2 -- SHane, 08:27:02 11/15/04 Mon