Definition of "Republicanity"

Republicanity: the calculated melding of the American political right with poorly constructed, spiritually empty Christian theology so that the blind adherent loses track of where one ends and the other begins, thereby (1) fallaciously allowing Republicanism to claim the moral high ground above the Democratic party in all things political and (2) socially demonizing Democratic party members in the process

Sunday, January 5, 2020

"Trump's a Man Who Keeps His Promises."

At least that's what I continue to hear from friends and acquaintances who voted for this man and who plan to vote for him again this year.  Many will begrudgingly acknowledge that he is not a man of the highest moral fiber (an understatement to be sure, but at least there is an acknowledgement), but these Trumpists are able to thoroughly ignore such a flaw because during the campaign, "he made promises, and he's keeping them, by God!"

So, willfully ignorant evangelical Trumpists, because keeping campaign promises is your guiding light in the midst of the dark chaos of this presidency (and it should be), allow me to ask a few questions of you:

  • First and foremost, have you forgotten about this little tidbit? According to Fact Checker, this man has vomited out approximately 15,500 lies since taking office, which is an average of approximately 15 per day for everysingleday he has been this country's president.  If keeping a promise is so important (and, again, it should be), then we shouldn't ignore the FACT that this man is a habitual liar.
  • Second, how about that campaign promise that he was going to be so busy working for the American people that he was "not going to have time to play golf"?  Update: this man has averaged a visit to one of his golf courses 1 out of every 5 days he's been in office.  Maybe he hasn't been so very busy working for us after all.
  • And how about that campaign promise (repeated ad nauseum) that he was going to "build the wall" and that he was going to make Mexico pay for it?  Update: it's not being built (thankfully), and Mexico (of course) is refusing to pay for it.
  • And how about that campaign promise that he would cut the national debt "very quickly"?  Update: that national debt has ballooned by 68% in only his three years of office.
  • And how about that campaign promise that Obamacare would be repealed and replaced with something "much, much better" so that there would be insurance for everybody and it would be "a lot less expensive"?  Update: since Trump took office, more than 3 million Americans now do not have healthcare, and costs have skyrocketed (See insulin prices.).  
  • And how about the campaign promise that he would get us out of the "endless wars in the Middle East"  Update: Trump has sent 14,000 more American troops to the Middle East just since May, ANNNNNNND he just assassinated the main general in Iran with no explicit provocation, thereby assuring more American military involvement in the area for years to come.

This is a man with absolutely no personal concerns about lying, about saying one thing and doing the complete opposite, about filling his gullible followers' minds with soundbites that have no substance.  Certainly, we can all agree that such a trait is FAR, FAR removed from the teachings of the Christ.  So, let's just all stop pretending that he is a moral man of integrity who "keeps his promises."  He hasn't; he doesn't; and he won't.

Period.

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