Still I live in the land of Trumpeteers.
In the midst of all the horrible news, surrounded by images of his bad behavior, by the Republican policies that, if passed, will dismantle the middle class and crush the working poor, flooded with news of his atrocious tweets and his complete ignorance of any issue, the increasing weight of their criminal collusion and conspiracy with Russia (a hostile foreign power), the whole family enriching themselves at the expense of taxpayers and the government,,,,,
STILL I LIVE IN THE LAND OF TRUMPETEERS.
Even as I hear more talk of sites that accumulate Trump Voter Regrets, as more and more conservative pundits speak out against the Trumps, as he slips ever so slightly in the polls.....
STILL I LIVE IN THE LAND OF TRUMPETEERS.
Still I have local friends who are afraid to speak out at their work or church. I live in a county that voted well over 80% for Trump. Some did it not out of affection for Trump, but for hatred of Clinton. After everything that's happened, virtually all of them still suffer the same delusion that Clinton would have been worse.
This is not possible. Trump is a horrible person and an even worse President. He is an insult to American History, and to the world.
He is the least Christian President ever, and yet he is adored and propped up by white evangelicals. How is the willingness to allow discrimination against the LGBT community, and the desire to eliminate Planned Parenthood, sex education, and access to birth control (thereby INCREASING the number of abortions) - how is THAT what defines you as a Christian?
Christ did not tell you in specific language what to do about gays or abortion. He was very specific about taking care of the poor and disadvantaged, abundantly and repetitively clear. He was clear about loving everyone, not excluding and condemning. He was clear that it was the poor that were blessed, that being rich and exploitative was NOT a demonstration of God's favor.
And yet, in this plethora of Americhristians....
STILL I LIVE IN THE LAND OF TRUMPETEERS
What will it take to wake them up?
I know they live in a protected news bubble.
I can't even get in. Many have unfollowed me, or worse, just ignore anything I or any anti-Trumper has to say.
They say they're tired of talking about politics. Sad in a country that depends upon an informed populace engaged in current affairs and issues. They can't defend anymore so best just to not talk about him.
This administration did not bring Jesus to the White House. Jesus does not sit upon thrones of gold. Jesus is not interested in benefiting Trump's billionaire buddies at the expense of the rest of us.
Jesus is on the broken streets of our urban centers. He is in the rural communities that are suffering from job loss and opioid addictions. He is with the family with the desperately ill child, the family without access to health care coverage. He is with the troubled and the persecuted, the disadvantaged and exploited.
He is even here, in the land of Trumpeteers, reaching out, trying to get you to listen, trying to get you to care about your fellow man.
He knows, that deep down, there is much goodness in you. He sees the charitable and kind things you do. You just need to remove the log in your eye that blinds you to the truth about Trump and his kind.
Like the Prodigal Son, if we are to survive, one day you will return.
You will be welcomed with open arms, and there will be celebration and joy.
And then, hopefully, universal health care.
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