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Today on Meet Nation State This Basilica Fox, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran nuclear deal “absolutely” threatens his country’s survival and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) invoked the Better Deal Fairy. But Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said the deal was far better than anyone expected and Netanyahu offered no alternative, while Pope Francis said the deal may be “a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world” And Rick Santorum wished Indiana’s religious freedom law protected bigotry. Did America have a good week?
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Yes, I think America had a pretty good week. The Indiana Legislature revised their RFRA to exclude discrimination complaints and add LGBTs to the list of protected classes (within the RFRA). The Arkansas governor sent a similar bill back to the legislature without signing it, and a couple of other governors told their legislatures not to bother because they would veto such bills.
And then came the Iran deal. No deal is perfect, but as Sen. Feinstein said, this deal is far better than anyone predicted. Yes, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the neoconservatives are outraged, because they won’t get their war. But that’s a good thing for this country, and for Iran, and for the region.
So yeah, I think we had a pretty good week.
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Any week where Netanyahu refrains from demonstrating why Iran shuld not have nuclear weapons is a good week.
Overall, yes we did have a good week. 🙂 I figured Netanyahu and various Republicans would moan and whine, since they seem to feel there is no international problem that can’t be solved by bombing someone.
I think if the Indiana debacle showed anything, it showed a lot of these conservative governors that the money is on “don’t bother with these laws.” Given the reaction of many major businesses (campaign donors) against these laws, it was a case of “pander to the idiots, or lose money.”
I think we had a good week and thanks for celebrating it. If we are waiting for a ‘perfect week’ it is hopeless. As soon as we get to hopeless, our (my at least) motivation to keep working for a more progressive country goes flat.
I hope the RFRA stuff is gone for awhile. I am hopeful that the deal with Iran can get the details ironed out to the satisfaction of the P5+1. I don’t really care what Netanyahu thinks about it. He is doing more to reduce my sympathies for Israel than almost anything else.