I was having a discussion with one of my “allies” in the pro Trump movement and I felt called upon to explain why I support Trump.
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I’m a libertarian. Commonly referred to in politics these days as “independent” – I really don’t care what people do as long as they pay their bills and it ain’t on my dime.
You should become more conversant with the genre. You will need those kind of people if you want to win elections.
And ya know – I don’t care what your God told you to do. Do it. Leave me alone. I have similar complaints with the other party. My problem with them is that they are stupider. But not by a lot.
In any case Trump is unmasking the oligarchs. And their friends the Saudis. So that makes us allies. For at least 4 years and maybe 8.
Let me add that I am not so active in TEA Party politics these days. Ever since it was co-opted by the “God told me to make you do it” fascists of the right. I put that on the same level as the “Marx told me to make you do it” fascists of the left.
Well OK. Now that I got that off my chest – where do you stand on the $trillion a year NWO slush fund known as Drug Prohibition? Opposing that is why I sometimes join in with the left. The left is more straight forward about things these days. They plan to straight up steal the money instead of extremely persecuting a few unfortunates for fun and profit. I could never understand why the “Christian” right has such a need to persecute those unfortunates using a policy started by the left.
The oligarchs rule by fear. What are you afraid of?
Trump 2016 Because the oligarchs deserve it.
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15 responses to “Why I Support Trump – This Week’s Version”
“I could never understand why the “Christian” right has such a need to persecute those unfortunates using a policy started by the left.”
Because they’re CHRISTIAN, not right or left. The same sake handlers were William Jennings Bryan supporters.
I mean really, guys, a religion based on a dead Jew nailed to a board?
I am for bernie. I have never voted for a clinton I proudly voted for ralph nader 1996 2000 2004. obama 2008 2012. a grate many bernie supporters plan to vote for trump as both agree on trade policy. I will probably will vote green ;but I am thing about it to be a puma.
MMM,
How about “a dead Jew nailed to a dead tree”
That’s “snake handlers” _Sake_ handlers are something else entirely.
Yeah, He coulda at least resurrected the tree on His way out.
The 24 books of the Hebrew Bible are the same as the 39 books of the Protestant Old Testament, only divided and ordered differently: the books of the Minor Prophets are in Christian Bibles twelve different books, and in Hebrew Bibles, one book called “The Twelve”
And you were saying about the basis of Christianity?
It seems to me that the Christian right gets all its inspiration for prohibitions right out of the Jewish bible, not from the teachings of Christ. But blame where it belongs guys.
Frank,
First – the Jews have lawyered themselves out of most of the Old Testament prohibitions. i.e. They more or less follow the teaching of Jesus. “Change the rules that no longer make sense.”
Second – then there are the Old Testament Christians. What has been called lately – with some justification – “The American Taliban”. They don’t much follow Jesus.
It is a hell of a world where the Jews are more Christian than the “Christians”.
[…] my ongoing conversation with my ally, he […]
I’m not religious, Simon, even though I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic schools. You could say I’m a lapsed Christian, but that wouldn’t be quite right. I’m simply non-religious. However, there are many good and enduring things about religious belief, especially the Judeo-Christian heritage. During this time of Passover it struck me as over the top, in fact blasphemous, the remarks you and MMM made about the central figure in the Christian faith. I’ll leave you with this short video from Places In The Heart which captures the essence of what is good about Christianity. To get the full jolt of the final scene you have to watch the entire movie and know that both figures are dead, the black boy and the man sitting next to him, and how they died. It is the only movie I’ve even watched and openly cried as I sat there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK_JuaX7SKY
Have a happy Passover and goodbye. I don’t belong here anymore.
The Jewish injunction is against getting so drunk your clothes fall off, not just drinking in general.
Certain Christians have told me that the two unforgivable sins are mocking the holy ghost and claiming Jesus performs satanic miracles. OK, here goes:
The Holy Ghost wears army boots.
Jesus performs satanic miracles.
So there, no hope for me.
Frank,
Any god that can’t withstand blasphemy is a very weak god. My God is very strong. You can curse him all you want. It will not move the Stars in their courses.
Organized religion is a scam. Jesus did not officially become God until the council of Nicea in 298 IIRC. You have to wonder why it took them so long to notice.
Making Jesus God was a political act. Not a religious one.
Well, I’m beginning to see why you got booted from The Conservative Treehouse; and it has nothing to do with “drug prohibition.”
You might have told me that for you, Christianity is “a dead Jew nailed to a dead tree.”
It would have saved me the trouble of trying to get you reinstated where you will not be welcome, and I would have appreciated your honesty.
Each to his own; I’ll leave you now.
Eskyman,
Organized religion is a political game. I’m sorry you don’t like hearing that.
You are aware that the KJV had some passages altered for political reasons.
“Making Jesus God was a political act. Not a religious one.” Impossible for it to be anything else, no such thing as a “god”.
I don’t really care what people believe in private, it’s when they make it public and a basis for policy that’s it’s a problem.
There are perfectly reasonable Christians out there, just not the ones who want to stone me or put me in jail. And the ones who do deserve all the ridicule I can heap on them.