re: #77 Shiplord Kirel

Demogogues like Dobson are not interested in a theocracy or any other kind of real power; they are interested in a reliable market for their videos, books, nutritional supplements, and high-priced speeches. They have created this new counterculture largely for that purpose.

As I have said here many times, they could not care less if the GOP never wins another election so long as it continues to provide the reliable market the Dobsons, Robertsons, and thousands of lesser charlatans seek. The sooner the Republican leadership realizes this and throws them overboard, the better.

Marketing is definitely a big part of it, but I think you’re missing the point if you don’t acknowledge that people like James Dobson and Pat Robertson really believe what they say. It’s not just cynical capitalist exploitation - their audience buys the products and listens to the radio shows because they see that sincerity.