Exploring the paradox of the American Christian Right emphasizing "character" in political leaders while enthusiastically supporting characters like Trump.
I'm beginning to think the entire world is upside down, especially if relates to Trump * Religion * Christian Nationalists. (And I grew up hearing those Evangelical Extremists shouting on television as they stomped around the stage of their million dollar church concert, declaring you aren't worth a damn if you're not donating your entire paycheck to "God".) The fact that everyone has hitched their horse to Trump (aka Messiah Trump/Savior Trump/Jesus Reincarnated Trump), and they don't care whether that horse drives off of a high cliff, so long as they feel great on the way down.
I enjoyed this piece. I saw it on the internet & had to come tell you. I was a young teen when Clinton was in office and remember everything so vividly about his presidency and the scandal that never ended. I never really understood the sheer amount of hate frankly, but I understood the reason. When you shared those quotes, I could've SWORN it was about Trump!! How uncanny. It paralled perfect. I kind of want to print it out and tape it to all of the Maga members of my family's windshields. Add a little sticky note with the question, "Remember when you stood for this?'.
Omg I want off this timeline and out of my red extremist state. Being a blue dot here makes me feel like I'm losing my mind.
This is my extended family in a nut...uh, shell. Those relatives who live largely in Central California, with a strong Baptist background speak of Hillary as though she was the antichrist, and Biden gets, somehow, credit for being an evil mastermind and a sadly senile puppet...
which is psychological projection at a cultural level.
They cannot debate, because there is always an "out" - such as "trust in God with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding" - accompanied by a simpering and childlike facial expression of obedience: "I'm good. Give me a cookie."
Thinking of them as blind, as having a permanent (and psychologically necessary) blind spot is actually kind of helpful to me.
I'm beginning to think the entire world is upside down, especially if relates to Trump * Religion * Christian Nationalists. (And I grew up hearing those Evangelical Extremists shouting on television as they stomped around the stage of their million dollar church concert, declaring you aren't worth a damn if you're not donating your entire paycheck to "God".) The fact that everyone has hitched their horse to Trump (aka Messiah Trump/Savior Trump/Jesus Reincarnated Trump), and they don't care whether that horse drives off of a high cliff, so long as they feel great on the way down.
I enjoyed this piece. I saw it on the internet & had to come tell you. I was a young teen when Clinton was in office and remember everything so vividly about his presidency and the scandal that never ended. I never really understood the sheer amount of hate frankly, but I understood the reason. When you shared those quotes, I could've SWORN it was about Trump!! How uncanny. It paralled perfect. I kind of want to print it out and tape it to all of the Maga members of my family's windshields. Add a little sticky note with the question, "Remember when you stood for this?'.
Omg I want off this timeline and out of my red extremist state. Being a blue dot here makes me feel like I'm losing my mind.
This is my extended family in a nut...uh, shell. Those relatives who live largely in Central California, with a strong Baptist background speak of Hillary as though she was the antichrist, and Biden gets, somehow, credit for being an evil mastermind and a sadly senile puppet...
which is psychological projection at a cultural level.
They cannot debate, because there is always an "out" - such as "trust in God with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding" - accompanied by a simpering and childlike facial expression of obedience: "I'm good. Give me a cookie."
Thinking of them as blind, as having a permanent (and psychologically necessary) blind spot is actually kind of helpful to me.
The other question is this: How do you confront Christian Nationalism? See this link for strategies: https://www.thewaywesee.com/confrontchristiannationalism/strategies/
The question is this: How to encourage voters to vote for candidates with character? See this link for strategies: https://makeworldbetter.substack.com/publish/posts/published