Creationism: Best Issue Ever!

On the list of 'issues that are fantastic for the right wing' Creationism in all it's many forms is the clear cut winner. Global Warming made a strong run at the title, and even now might be the more popular issue, but the fact is that if not dealt with, it may cause problems to people, problems that will become noticeable and force the deniers to start spinning "Well we're not causing this" kinds of horse-hockey. People may at some point be forced to take note.

Which is where Creationism, and the newly spawned "Intelligent Design" come in. This is the best stuff ever! You get to pander to people's biggoted natured, you get to lie to them in a way that is very pleasing to them, and then you get to lose, which leaves them bitter and angry at the evil forces of 'liberalism' that defeated them, and the best part is, they can never win! They will always be stuck at square 1, railing against an enemy that will always be the winner.

Losing is vital, losing builds anger, losing makes a person do more to try to win. And losing while being insulted and degraded just makes you want to try harder.

Here is the cycle of the typical excellent loss for the ID'ers.

Step 1: Get a bunch of people elected to a school board.

Step 2: Pass ID agenda, talk about the 'controversal theory of evolution' which brutally misuses two words in that sentence, it is 'controversal' because people who don't understand the science fight against it, making it a 'controversy' and 'theory' is not a theory in the sense of the word in common useage, it's what science calls everything. Nobody attacks the 'theory of gravity' for being a 'theory'

Step 3: The ACLU and the evil egghead liberal scientists come into the mix, things go to the courts, ID gets thrown out for being religion trying to sneak it's way into the classroom. The late night talk shows make fun of the state in question who's bringing us back to the scopes trial.

Step 4: The people of the town vote out the people who brought this all about, and are thankful to be 'back to normal'

Thusly defeated, shamed, disgraced and angry, the Creationists return back to their homes for the next round, they get more friends, work more phone lines, do what they can until they can in a few years, sneak more of their own onto another school board and continue the good fight against the Godless Liberals who seek to poison the minds of our children with their sick lies about man being related to apes. Some day they will have final victory, some day they will finally get ID into the classroom, until then they will work tirelessly for Republicans in the fight against the Godless, evil, Anti-America Democrats.