# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 221
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4401 "2026-05-15T18:56:54Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Sometimes you support people for a cause; sometimes you support them out of solidarity. Ether is admirable. Yep, when you see people do a good thing, it’s best to support them. MAGA will never, ever understand that. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4402 "2026-05-15T19:13:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Sometimes you support people for a cause; sometimes you support them out of solidarity. Ether is admirable. Totally understand. I just worry about the backlash when a right wing group hears that there were kids protesting without even know what they were protesting about. Solidarity and empathy seem to be foreign to them. They stand firmly on the ‘fuck you, I got mine’ side of things. Besides, if that were to become a talking point, there’s no shortage of people at Trump rallies and RW protests that have no idea why they’re there either, and they’ll happily stand in front of a camera and make sure the whole world knows how clueless they are. OTOH, I like that a lot of people are emphasizing that the song doesn’t even have words. If you’re not familiar with it, as I’m guessing most people, myself included, aren’t, you’d have no reason to know what it’s about. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4403 "2026-05-15T19:49:39Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > OTOH, I like that a lot of people are emphasizing that the song doesn’t even have words. If you’re not familiar with it, as I’m guessing most people, myself included, aren’t, you’d have no reason to know what it’s about. I know what it’s about now. But It’s just nice music. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4404 "2026-05-15T20:03:16Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Solidarity and empathy seem to be foreign to them. And therefore, it scares the shit out of them. So, pour it on. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4405 "2026-05-15T20:09:55Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I know what it’s about now. But It’s just nice music. WTF? Yes, but it was written by one of _Them_. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4406 "2026-05-15T20:20:26Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Yes, but it was written by one of _Them_. How do they even know? Oh, I got it, they are looking for people to persecute. So they search for them. Not that ‘they/them’ ever caused a tiny fraction of distrubance in their miserable lives. But losers MUST beat down on _somebody._ to make them feel superior. It’s the only way losers, like Donald and his supporters can feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4407 "2026-05-15T20:20:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > Play it, but call it by a different name. What are the odds any of the outage mongers would actually recognize the piece? They could simply translate the title into Arabic: Mother of Revolution = أم الانقلاب _Umm al-Inqilāb_. Or Persian: مادر انقلاب _Mādar-e Enqelāb_. Has a nice ring to it. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4408 "2026-05-15T20:59:15Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Yes, but it was written by one of _Them_. Wait till the MAGA crowd learns about “Switched-On Bach.” ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4409 "2026-05-15T22:52:41Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > … If you’re not familiar with it, as I’m guessing most people, myself included, aren’t, you’d have no reason to know what it’s about. How many of the people whose knickers got knotted over _The Passion of the Christ_ or _The Satanic Verses_ (to name only two) saw the movie / touched, let alone opened, the book? All they needed to know was that their spiritual leaders condemned the work in question; beyond that, the less they knew the better for their souls. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4410 "2026-05-15T23:00:18Z")
If the school board is going to check the music intended for a school concert, how about bad music, like God Bless the U.S.A. or This Is My Country? Really horrible patriotic stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4411 "2026-05-15T23:20:04Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > How many of the people whose knickers got knotted over _The Passion of the Christ_ A lot of folks of the typically twisted knicker variety liked that one, actually. Old fashioned passion play with lots of gore? They’ll watch that all day long and encourage the kids to do the same. An actual questioning and examination of faith like _The Last Temptation of Christ_ or just a comedy like _Dogma_? Oh, Lawd no, you’re going to hell just for thinking of watching anything like that ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4412 "2026-05-15T23:52:02Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > But only after they ‘escaped’ because the principal had the school locked down and requested extra police to be in the area. Have criminal charges been filed against the principal yet? > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > If the school board is going to check the music intended for a school concert, how about bad music, like God Bless the U.S.A. or This Is My Country? Really horrible patriotic stuff. Has anyone who thinks “God Bless the USA” ever actually paid attention to the lyrics? Patriotic is the opposite of what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4413 "2026-05-15T23:54:30Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > An actual questioning and examination of faith like _The Last Temptation of Christ_ or just a comedy like _Dogma_? Oh, Lawd no, you’re going to hell just for thinking of watching anything like that Also _Life of Brian_. > [@Chronos](#): > > Has anyone who thinks “God Bless the USA” ever actually paid attention to the lyrics? Patriotic is the opposite of what it is. You may be thinking of _Born in the U.S.A._ ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4414 "2026-05-16T00:23:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Has anyone who thinks “God Bless the USA” ever actually paid attention to the lyrics? The lyrics actually seem appropriate for a “No Kings” rally to me. > **[Lee Greenwood – God Bless The U.S.A.](https://genius.com/Lee-greenwood-god-bless-the-usa-lyrics)** > > This song was a fairly big hit in 1984 and was even played at the Republican National Convention that same year when Reagan sought re-election. That song seemed to play nonstop for a while after 9/11 though, I’d be happy to never hear it again. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4415 "2026-05-16T00:26:14Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Has anyone who thinks “God Bless the USA” ever actually paid attention to the lyrics? Patriotic is the opposite of what it is. How many _decades_ now have they been playing “Born in the USA” at rallys FFS? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4416 "2026-05-16T01:25:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > You may be thinking of _Born in the U.S.A._ No, I’m thinking of “God Bless the USA”: > [@](#): > > If tomorrow all the things were gone I’d fought for all my life > And I had to start all over with my children and my wife > Still I’d thank my lucky stars to be living here today > 'Cause the flag still stands for freedom, and they can’t take that away In other words, his children, his wife, and the flag standing for freedom are none of them among the “things he’s fought for all his life”. Dude, really, if your family and your freedom are so unimportant to you, maybe just don’t sing about them at all? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4417 "2026-05-16T05:00:14Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > In other words, his children, his wife, and the flag standing for freedom are none of them among the “things he’s fought for all his life”. He’s referring to his _new_ children and wife. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4418 "2026-05-16T06:39:28Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > … An actual questioning and examination of faith like _The Last Temptation of Christ_ … Not enough 🤦 🤦 🤦 🤦 🤦. Of course _LToC_ is what I meant. (No wonder I’ve felt lightheaded lately, with all the farting going on in there.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4419 "2026-05-16T06:52:38Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > How many of the people whose knickers got knotted over _The Passion of the Christ_ I’ve never read _Mein Kampf,_ either. Gee, maybe that Hitler was an OK guy after all! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4420 "2026-05-16T09:22:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Have criminal charges been filed against the principal yet? For what? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=222)