tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post8105422502148447658..comments2023-09-24T08:05:04.868-04:00Comments on The Pilgrim Underground: On the Death of Sydney SchanbergProtoprotestanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217567607160768261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319172106392132510.post-34327264912545056672016-07-18T06:10:36.565-04:002016-07-18T06:10:36.565-04:00While I realize this comes off as a sweeping gener...While I realize this comes off as a sweeping generalization, those who identify as non-religious tend to be on what's considered the "left" of the political spectrum. While I disagree with them on theological matters, my observation has been that they nevertheless come across as thoughtful and compassionate, since their political convictions ally them with marginalized and vulnerable social strata.<br /><br />By contrast, those who are right-wing, such as the individual to whom you responded, tend to be overbearing, rude and condescending. They also generally lack empathy and pharisaically ascribe all social ills to "lack of personal responsibility", considering themselves above and beyond making any mistakes. While most of them are religious, there are a small minority, like this gentleman, who aren't. While I don't know this person individually, I do know that many of them grew up Christians and have since jettisoned the faith. However, since most of them come from evangelical or fundamentalist churches (the vast majority of which are sacralist), they retain certain modes of thinking in vestigial form, the "America good, everyone else bad" being one such glaring example.<br /><br />Whatever the case, it looks like an anti-war veteran responded positively to your comment. In fact, most responses accorded with yours in some way shape or form. A.P.noreply@blogger.com