I'm more cynical than you. Her "forgiveness" felt performative and calculated. But I am open to be proved wrong. Let's see what her ACTIONS are in the months to come.
Sadly, no hope for the US until/unless tens of millions of Republican voters recognise that they have made an evil choice to support evil rulers. Zero evidence that this is happening, rather they are becoming more evil with every day that passes.
Of course, Trump also had to poison the whole thing further by bringing up his eugenics pledge again.
And the antisemitism should be no surprise; American evangelical Protestantism especially has always been suffused with antisemitism, especially evident in their reasons for supporting Israel (noted in the above thread).
I'm not a Christian of any description. But it's sad to watch self-professed Christians fail to live the moral teachings of their own religion:
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
As you intimate, this may not be the last word. I won't judge the deep conflict his wife might feel right now, especially in view of the audience reaction -- it was not fertile ground for her offering. The Big Ugly is going down; the trial is yet to commence, with revelations we may not expect (we can hope that Utah doesn't screw it up, as DoJ likely would).
This has the earmarks of an odd diversion or even inflection point in the grand scheme of things, and we need to keep our eyes on the prize: this convulsion of revulsion (MAGA) needs to be remedied, and the deepest correction we can make is to remove the power of wealth to corrupt absolutely everything but our souls (only we can agree to that). Democratize the economy! We can prove Charlie Kirk wrong. About everything.
I'm more cynical than you. Her "forgiveness" felt performative and calculated. But I am open to be proved wrong. Let's see what her ACTIONS are in the months to come.
Cargo cult Christians.
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Turning a funeral into a political rally. Disgusting.
I applaud you for trying to find anything good in that grotesque spectacle.
Sadly, no hope for the US until/unless tens of millions of Republican voters recognise that they have made an evil choice to support evil rulers. Zero evidence that this is happening, rather they are becoming more evil with every day that passes.
Tucker Carlsons speech was grotesque.
Their “golden calf” is an orange dictator
Sounds like it was the American Heresy on full display after seeing a sample of genuine Christianity: https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3loqsfhswjk2r
Of course, Trump also had to poison the whole thing further by bringing up his eugenics pledge again.
And the antisemitism should be no surprise; American evangelical Protestantism especially has always been suffused with antisemitism, especially evident in their reasons for supporting Israel (noted in the above thread).
(Edwin Montagu argued over a century ago that Zionism was an inherently antisemitic ideology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Montagu#Anti-Zionism Sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between a Zionist and a Nazi: https://zionism.wtf/#zionist-or-nazi )
I'm not a Christian of any description. But it's sad to watch self-professed Christians fail to live the moral teachings of their own religion:
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
(Luke 6:27-36, NIV)
It was a Gilead "Praise-be" moment for a fallen hero. Those of us victimized by that fallen hero’s ideology saw the 2025 edition of the 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/23/nazi-german-american-bund-rally-madison-square-garden-215522/
Ahhh yes their manufactured consent.
Civilization is having a global tsunami of moral accountability.
As you intimate, this may not be the last word. I won't judge the deep conflict his wife might feel right now, especially in view of the audience reaction -- it was not fertile ground for her offering. The Big Ugly is going down; the trial is yet to commence, with revelations we may not expect (we can hope that Utah doesn't screw it up, as DoJ likely would).
This has the earmarks of an odd diversion or even inflection point in the grand scheme of things, and we need to keep our eyes on the prize: this convulsion of revulsion (MAGA) needs to be remedied, and the deepest correction we can make is to remove the power of wealth to corrupt absolutely everything but our souls (only we can agree to that). Democratize the economy! We can prove Charlie Kirk wrong. About everything.
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Sound bites to sound bites, bits to bits.