The Apocalyptic Argument for Trump

[DonViejo]

By Ed Kilgore

September 13, 2016
2:05 p.m.

So, let’s say you are a conservative Republican of a decidedly evangelical bent, and are struggling a bit with misgivings about the presidential nominee of your political party, Donald Trump. He does not, after all, fit most definitions of a “godly man,” and beyond that he does not seem to have any sort of well-articulated plan for what he’s going to do if he’s elected, other than to gloat over the despair of his many enemies and detractors like a heathen warlord at the Sack of Rome.

The simplest way to buck oneself up for the unpleasant task of supporting this philistine is to make it a matter of religious and civilizational necessity. Thus it is not surprising to see an apocalyptic note begin to creep into the rhetoric of Trump’s Christian-right supporters.

The most notable example of this tendency flows from an unlikely, wonky source: an essay in the Claremont Review of Books that has gone viral. The pseudonymous author compares America to 9/11’s Flight 93, and Trump supporters to the heroic passengers on that flight who had to take action not knowing what they’d do if they did get control of the plane:

2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or you die. You may die anyway. You—or the leader of your party—may make it into the cockpit and not know how to fly or land the plane. There are no guarantees.

Except one: if you don’t try, death is certain. To compound the metaphor: a Hillary Clinton presidency is Russian Roulette with a semi-auto. With Trump, at least you can spin the cylinder and take your chances.

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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/the-apocalyptic-argument-for-trump.html

[Jerry442]

1. I rode a tank...

...Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah

[Jason1961]

2. It's sad this will get certain people to vote Trump

I really wish that low income, uneducated whites would wake up to what Trump is. While there certainly are exceptions I wish we'd stop letting them vote as they never have been reliable when it comes to picking the best course for our Country.

These are the same white people that voted for Reagan because he was going to make them rich, then the first Bush, then the second Bush (twice) and they're still poor, low income, and uneducated (just like Republicans like them to be).

They're the same people that are standing in the way of Universal Healthcare even though it would benefit them the most.

They're the same people who wanted to see Obama's birth certificate BECAUSE HE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN.

We'd be better off as a country without them.