This editorial examines the "fantasy nation" for American Republicans. Kristof explains,
It has among the lowest tax burdens of any major country: fewer than 2 percent of the people pay any taxes. Government is limited, so that burdensome regulations never kill jobs.
This society embraces traditional religious values and a conservative sensibility. Nobody minds school prayer, same-sex marriage isn’t imaginable, and criminals are never coddled.
The budget priority is a strong military, the nation’s most respected institution. When generals decide on a policy for, say, Afghanistan, politicians defer to them. Citizens are deeply patriotic, and nobody burns flags.
The country that he's talking about in this editorial? Pakistan. He admits that it is very unlikely that Republicans are attempting to recreate the government of Pakistan here in America, his editorial seeks to explain how the policies which Republicans want to enact are harmful. Everyone should read it. :)
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