Friday, January 24, 2025

Apparently So

 Apparently, I pushed a few buttons among the readers of the blog. I am happy about that for it means that people have the patience to read my rather lengthy postings. (LOL) But I do believe that some of what I said was misunderstood or misplaced. It is my personal thoughts and beliefs and if offended, accept my apologies, but do not take it personally, or as meant to harm. 

One of the primary misunderstandings is a supposed declaration that if one is a Trump fan, then one is not a person of faith. Wrong. Very wrong. Donald Trump or King Donald has no connection to faith whatsoever. However, one does not vote for him as a man of faith and a man of a practicing and observed religion. One voted for him because one felt that his power and policies were what America, and the world, needed. Or, because they simply did not like his opponent for whatever reason. Or for sheer stubborn intransigence, and/or for lack of. understanding of the import of this election and the policies endorsed by them.

Let me take one of the topics. Personally, I do not like Donald Trump. I dislike him intensely. I believe he's demented, cruel man with very few positive attributes. I believe he is a danger to democracy. To all that is good and caring. He cares for naught other than his own family members - if they obey him and for his own aggrandizement. For the exercise of his power, and his ability to instill fear. preventing any defiance of his statements and actions. 

The apparent king to be of this nation, well, I refuse to cede that point to him. I do not like his policies. I do not like his personality. In fact, they don't like anything about him. He is a convicted felon, a social pervert, a misogynist par excellence. Yes,   I have said so often. However, I have not spoken to, nor do I mean to talk re his personal faith. I have no idea what it is or what it is not. I know he did not place his hands on the Bible when he swore the oath, which he promptly proceeded to violate anyway. At one time during his first period of rule he held the Bible upside down. Furthermore, he has done yet another of his crass actions by having a golden Bible enhanced with gold trim, with his name in order to raise money. Putting it on the same level as say the Crypto coin which he has embossed with his own image. Or the sneakers of gold he has sold for the same purpose. Quite crass, even blasphemous. Well on his way to being a proper king, is he not? He certainly is not a regular churchgoer. and there is no one spoken of as his pastor or Reverend or fellow companion on a journey of faith. He chooses to be his own 'religious guide', certainly not, in my opinion, is one of true faith.  To practice a good faith, it must be well enmeshed with humanity and dignity and honor and honesty and justice and peace and kindness and caring. I see none of that here.

Personally, I believe that Donald Trump's faith is the faith in the religion of Donald. He has set a virtual crown upon his head, elevated his children as members of the royal family. His faith in his power and expertise in the use of fear, finding a home within the chicken hearts of the Republicans and the techie masses of billionaire masses and all the little people out there and fly over America who think that he is going to better their lives Even as he destroys them with his tariffs. His tax cuts for the rich, for the Uber wealthy. The slashing of programs which helped these very same people to gain medical care. to get farm subsidies to get food subsidies. This is not a man of true faith. I see no god figure here other than his own self elevation to god. Not mine, should not be yours. Should not be anyone's.

So we covered Donald's faith or lack of it, or a false presentation as such. it. We have covered the fact that it makes no never mind if one is a person of faith or a denial of faith if one pulled the lever for Trump. I am simply saying or reiterating now that I do not see a recognizable true faith which should be clearly seen by people of faith to recognize and approve of.

January 27th. International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There is to be a ceremony at Auschwitz commemorating the 80th anniversary of its liberation. I personally know of one survivor of Auschwitz, as a young girl, who is returning with her daughter. to proudly and defiantly stand there. To defy the Nazis. Those who created their own false faith. She is going to walk in as she did all those many, many years ago. And she is going to walk out as she did many, many years ago. She is one of the bravest pieces people I have ever encountered, and it has been my privilege to know her since I was a child. Her daughter is one of my closest friends. These are people of faith. These are people who, against the whole odds, crushed by the grief and the horror of Nazism, the brutality of the guards, were able to retain their faith. and trust in the Lord above. I am in awe.

Where is this kind of faith and inspiration in Trump and his coterie of followers, in the Proud boys. in the Oath Keepers, in any of the other pathetic white power groups. Perhaps we ought to find it in the Latinos, those of the non-thinking cadre who   chose camaraderie with a wealthy man. over Brotherhood and Sisterhood. Latinos. People of Hispanic origin. People of Spanish speaking countries. Those who have come here seeking a life or a dream or relief from gangs and violence, and dictators, or a chance of a future for their children. Relief from the horror of their lives back in the old lands. Just as so many have done over the course of this nation's existence. The hundreds of thousands. of Jews who spilled into this country, shaky with relief, fleeing lands of horror death and horror. Of poverty beyond belief. Russia and its Pale of Settlement. The Eastern European countries with    a strong tradition and supply of antisemitism of brutality and violence. Or the Arab lands where they were treated as second class, 3rd class citizens. They had their own immigrants and their own limitations, and did they all enter legally? I have no idea. Nor do I care. They and the people who fled from other countries, be it from Italy where poverty was endemic and severe, or from Ireland where so many died of starvation and the cruelty of the English overlords, or Scotland where the people were chased from homes. and crule tule,alvation. and that the Baco with the potatoes and the heart heartedness of the English.

They all came. for a future, for their children, for themselves. for their ancestors. They came for life just. as these people do. Are there some criminals among the immigrants legal and not? Of course. Were their Irish criminals or they know Italian criminals? Were there no British criminals? Were there no Jewish criminals? Or from other immigrant groups? The answer is of course there were. That is part and parcel of being a collection of human beings, including a plethora of criminals to be found in the native-born Americans No matter the origin, no matter their professed faiths.

 So why in the name of all that's holy, literally, why do we swallow whole this trash that every single one of these immigrants are criminals of violence, of greed, of nefarious sexual misdeeds and desires/ hell. they are rampant in our new administration from the president on down right through his appointed officials. Nor are they all drug dealers and addicts nor disease ridden. Again, check your local precincts for native born and might as well check out the plans of RFK Jr., for his 'drug farms', i.e. slave labor camps for drug addiction.   It is disgusting and even more disgusting is the fact that otherwise thinking people have swallowed this whole hog. have bought it lock, stock, and barrel and worse, spout it openly.

Why is it that people do not understand what this man is doing? He has violated his oath to protect the Constitution, to defend his nation, immediately upon inauguration. We knew that was going to happen. He made no secret about it. We now have armed members of the Standing Army of this nation, not the National Guard, roaming our streets, bursting into schools, into hospitals, into homes, on the street, kidnapping people, yes, kidnapping. And why? For the crime of being illegal immigrant. or legal immigrant not fitting the. rules that he has now set in place, grandfathering all into his parameters. What are we doing? We are now going to throw people out of this country, out of this nation, who have families, homes, businesses, jobs. Thoroughly a part of our economy. Who pay taxes and social security, which they cannot collect on - but we benefit from their input of funds. They are manual workers. They are doctors. They are policemen. They are engineers. They are shop owners. They are the builders of factories. And yes, there are some who are not. Well, golly gee, how about that? They are, as we are, as you and I are -    human.   

Do we all have to love each other? No, but we cannot hate all who are not us, for whatever reason. Differences are not automatically bad. We must behave decently. There is no decency in Trump, not even in his current support of Israel - until it displeases him. His apparent support of Israel earned him votes.  A true belief? Never. He does support a strong nation in the Middle East that is always, always and forever a strong and true ally to the USA.  It serves him well. Great. if it helps Israel. But as of this very minute writing this blog, I see no hell breaking loose. All the hostages were not returned before his inauguration, Hell? Where?

Loyalty to no one other than himself and his children and his obedient miscreants. We are all in for a rough time. I do not know how we are going to come out at the end of this dark tunnel in 4 year's time. In fact, in fact, that we even come out of that dark tunnel. Perhaps he will be the leader for life as this demented man, this narcissistic creep desires. Will we accept a line of inheritance from him directly down into his children. Yes, a monarchy within the United States of America and George Washington is convulsing in his grave.

More on the morrow of the morrow. This posting is incomplete.

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