Polls are used for more than election campaigns. They can be used to take the pulse of the Nation, gauge the thinking of a group of people on a variety of issues and problems. Polls can spotlight what people believe to be true. A recent Harris Poll of Republicans had some fascinating insights. Among the Republicans polled:
57% Believe President Obama is a Muslim.
38% Believe that President Obama is doing things that Adolph Hitler had done.
24% Believe that President Obama is the Anti-Christ.
Wow! That last one knocked me for a loop. The Anti-Christ? Really? And George W. Bush is the second coming of Ronald Reagan! It would seem that based on this particular poll, the Republican Party has departed from reality. If these are truly what some Republicans believe, then I can better understand the fear and the vitriolic attacks against our President. But then I have to ask, how did we get to this point of insanity. If I were a moderate Republican with an open mind, I would be embarrassed by that poll. I would be insulted by that poll and I might be looking for another party.
When I was a kid, my parents may not have agreed with the President, but there was respect for the person holding the office. I can’t imagine my parents saying that the President of the United States was the Anti-Christ or hear them compare our President to Adolph Hitler. Something very fundamental is changing the face of American politics today. We have lost something very important. The times are frightening.
Will reason, sanity, civility and respect return to America or will we sink to the depths of depravity and chaos?
Food for THOUGHT…
