Current Republican Hypocrisy

So, take a gander at the tweet that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent out to cyberworld on Thursday, July 31, 2019.

Was this a reply to The Miami Herald's publicly denouncing him for his "pathetic response" to Trump's "latest racist outrages"?  Was this a general condemnation of the "socialist" Democrats that the Republican party has been trashing lately?  Or was it his finally turning against the amoral monster who is our President and that carries an 'R' next to his name?  I mean, the shoe fits pretty snugly, as they say.

(BTW, for the record, I don't believe it's the last one there; I'm pretty sure it would be one of the first two possibilities.)

However, that's not really my point because, let's face it, the 'R' side could say that the 'D' side's politicians do the same thing.  Sure, Trump seems to be a pathological expert at several of those 7, but, yes, to a large extent, all politicians (at least the ones that have made it a lengthy career) are particularly adept at many on that list.  Sad.

So, really, my point is that here is another pathetic, transparent example of the political right's weaponizing the Bible to attack political enemies, making them out to be spiritual enemies to all good Christians.  Rubio doesn't give context; he doesn't give specific examples; he doesn't even give a clear picture as to his target.  In fact, I would argue that his purposeful vagueness on a social media platform works in his favor.  He, self-sanctimoniously, quotes the Christian sacred text, thereby allowing his Twitter followers--mostly evangelical right Republicans--to interpret wildly as they will, all while shaking their holier-than-thou fists at whoever would dare assail them, for any opposition would certainly come from the Devil himself.  Within the current political milieu, if you can simply quote scripture, then you automatically have Biblical authority, which is automatically godly authority, which should never be questioned or opposed.

And, once again, the typical American Christian is led blindly and easily down a dark path by self-serving, amoral politicians.

Allow me, then, to give a Bible verse in response to Rubio's scripture choice:

Matthew 7:5--"You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."