GOP Smashes Head-On Into Its Own Contradictions in Indiana

Finally! A collision of interests among the reactionary factions of the Republican Party.

The GOP (Gang Of Plunderers) represents broadly two groups: business, especially big business (as do the Democrats) and so-called “social conservatives.” “Social conservatives” consist of reactionaries, fanatical religious fundamentalists of various Christian varieties, jingoists, racists, homophobes, sexists, anti-abortion terrorists and so on.

In Indiana, the GOP-controlled state legislature passed a law legalizing discrimination against gays by businesses. Governor Mike Pence insists that this so-called “Freedom of Religion” law is all about protecting poor oppressed Christians, the overwhelming majority in the U.S. who have great power.

But lots of people aren't buying. And in a sign of the times, various large corporations, associations, and even Governors of other states have announced quasi-boycotts of the state. Their business and political interests mandate that they be “inclusive” of gay people.

Thus the business side of the GOP is finally colliding with the “traditionalist” side, that is, the socially oppressive bigots and yahoos.

Pence is rushing to undo the damage with new legislation to “clarify” the Freedom To Discriminate law in Indiana.

Meanwhile Arkansas, home of Bill Clinton, one of the most incredibly backward and reactionary states in the U.S., is rushing to pass its own “Religious Freedom Protection” law.

The U.S. is already a semi-theocracy, yet the religious fundamentalists carry on like they're being nailed to crosses. Typical of all reactionaries, who have deep-seated persecution complexes. (The Nazis did too. They imagined the Jews were doing horrible things to them.)