In the Orthodox areas the monasteries became the bankers as the Jewish population wasn’t really allowed to make money and the monasteries had extra cash from donations of the “faithful”. Money and religion have very old and close ties.
The Shrubbery was always trying to “best” his father, and never took any advice from him. Essentially the whole point of the Hedgemony was to prove he was better than his Daddy.
]]>Funny thing about shrub’s daddy issues… Daddy really didn’t *appear* to like Jews much (and *his* daddy tried to help Hitler wipe them out). The two often seemed to be at odds over the 8 years the busmoron ruled. I often wondered about that… Of course, appearances can be deceiving! 😉
I don’t think the fundies really believe in anything other than power and money. (Of course, the fleeced flocks will believe whatever their master’s tell them).
]]>The Shrubbery had “Daddy issues” and the world paid the price.
]]>I don’t think the Bushmoron really believed in anything. I think he was basically a coward who was only interested in his own skin.
Howard was once a *true believer*, but when he became PM, he was just in it for whatever he could get out of it for himself and his *friends* (which was pretty much anyone who would kiss his ass constantly). I think the main differences between Bushmoron And Howard are that Shrub really, really wanted to be admired for *something* (and to ensure a lifetime of comfort for himself), and Howard was just a clever, but ultimately an unimaginative, bastard. 🙂
Blair would bend over for anyone who threw him a bone and said he was a *good boy*! 😈 (OK… There was more to Blair than that, but I’m not in a very kind mood right now) 😛
]]>*shrug*
]]>Good thing I wasn’t the target audience, Lady Min, because I know about Guy Fawkes, but was not familiar with the movie. Based on the Wikipedia article I’m not sure that their base would understand why anyone would oppose a government that threw non-whites and non-straight people in prison. Actually the government sounds a lot like the US under the Hedgemony, but then irony rusts in Republican hands.
]]>I seriously doubt their target audience knows who the real Guy Fawkes was or what he stood for. They probably watched that move though.
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