The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the essence of fundamentalism - paternalism, authority, and charity - and the messy imperatives of democracy,… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever even took a drink, much less a bribe.) The days of “honest graft” were over, at least for a while. But seen from another perspective—that of ordinary citizens without access to Langlie and Abram’s elite network—Langlie didn’t so… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
Elite fundamentalism has always been on the corporate side of things. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
There are real radical Muslim groups out there that really are pretty villainous. You don't have to make them up. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“It's a familiar moment to students of history: the late stage of empire, hairline fractures shooting through the foundations of society. They're like cracks… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
What the Cold War did was provide a fairly clearly defined enemy and it's easy to organize around that. — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
The Family in particular, but also other really **** conservatives come to call what is "Biblical Capitalism." The idea that capitalism is ordained in… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“Like Jerry Falwell and [Tim] LaHaye, [Pat] Robertson is a minister who advocates a Bible-based, pro-family agenda. Robertson, a faith healer, also claims to… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet." Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
“American fundamentalism’s original sentiments were as radically democratic in theory as they have become repressive in practice, its dream not that of Christian theocracy but of a return to the first century of Christ worship, before there was a thing called Christianity. The “age of miracles,” when church was no more than a word for the great fellowship—the profound friendship—of… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share
“To him, homosexuality is only a symbol for what he learned from the Family is a greater plague: government by people, not by God.” — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
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