I went to bed last night after hearing that our former POTUS, the guy with at one time 91 felony indictments…now literally convicted of rape, fraud and paying exorbitant fines…literally said that the black vote will be his because he now has a mug shot?

How are we still here? How are we even considering that it would be a relatively reasonable thing to consider choosing to put someone with that vile coming from his being into a place of such responsibility?

This was spoken where the MAGA faithful have gathered this week. They might as well call themselves the party of vile fools pretending to be the religious faithful. It’s so vile that most don’t even hear what is it coming from their own lips anymore. These creepers have convinced the average and unaware largely rural and white Christian voters that they are holy and anointed, that HE is holy and anointed. As he babbles and wanders with word trains that barely make sense, they convince themselves that he actually got things done FOR this country. When you ask them to tell you what they go to the SCOTUS nominees – the border – and avoid the really great stuff like, January 6th…paying off a porn star…raping women (there is a long list)…not paying off contractors who did actual work for him…it’s just surreal that this is what it means to be Conservative, Christian and American to so many people. I’ve been mulling it over this morning and it reminded me of something I’ve been hearing spoken out loud more and more of late. The idea that white Republican Americans need to have more babies. I.Kid.You.Not.

A couple of months ago a young dad I was talking to told me that he really had to have several kids because it was important to keep his genetics going. I have lived 63 years on this earth and never been told that by anyone. I have heard Christian leaders say similar things but never have I heard it from someone like that. It was one thing to quote a verse about a full quiver from the Bible – maybe it is one and the same, I’m not sure but it felt like an entirely other thing to determine to breed extra children exclusively to protect one’s genetic line in the world. Isn’t that whole paradigm what led to destroying millions during WWII? But this has made me think about what is really at the core of all of this MAGA stuff and how a pathological narcissist reprobate can become POTUS, try to overthrow the government and yet still remain a serious contender for another try at it. Think about it with me.

I have some Christian friends who have told me that they don’t like Trump and might consider a vote for Biden but if he would die and Kamala Harris would become POTUS the country would be finished. Seriously?! All I could think of was that she is more capable of managing her personal checking account than the likes of the 45th POTUS. It begs the question why would she be a greater threat? I can only concur that with Trump’s proven character now being crystal clear, the issue cannot possibly be concern about policy.

I have come to the conclusion that is this. Our 45th POTUS is still here for one reason and one reason only, because he is the descendent of a white industrialist patriarch who is perceived to have made America great. That is all there is left. The average church goer will pacify themselves with nonsense about God anointing him, that he’s supposedly pro-life, yada, yada, yada but they know that the real threat is that anyone who isn’t white, male and devoted to industry and agriculture the way that early industrialists and farmers were will only bring ruin to our country.

Trump is white.

Trump is male.

Trump claims to be Christian.

No where is this more obvious than here in Texas where every big oil baron is white, male and Evangelical. There is a guy in West Texas pouring money into the GOP bank account and will literally threaten with harm any Republican who tries to hold his chosen politicians accountable. It seems very clear that the MAGA Republicans left supporting 45 are still here whether they know it or not, for white supremacy in wealth and control. Full Stop. All of the other issues? Smoke and mirrors.