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In reply to the discussion: I spoke with a client this morning who is a Trump supporter [View all]KPN
(15,637 posts)how we'll ever "wake these people up".
My brother got to tRump via his cHristian religion ... which in itself boggles my mind. Understanding how and why he found his way to evangelical cHristianity by talking with him about that has, in itself, helped me understand his fealty to tRump. He believes in something that I see as a humanly fabricated explanation of some greater power, dimension and energy that we are simply unable to comprehend in our 4-dimensional construct. That belief is what gives him his security and overall sense of well being. His religion is a cult -- there is no questioning that Jesus is the only way to redemption and "everlasting life".
In listening to his rationalization of belief in Jesus he speaks of truths/facts for which I know of no real basis except somebody long ago said so. He uses classical philosophical arguments to defend his beliefs, (e.g., if it is not this then it is something else, and if that something else is not this which we know because science says this, then it is something else, and so on -- really, a quite in depth and erudite rationalization). He is convinced that his belief is ironclad in its justification, making faith a relatively minor step or no step at all.
One, with that kind of rationalization, how can he not believe and support tRump when tRump is doing everything the evangelical cHristians want; and two, with the powers of rationalization he already possesses.
In a word ... delusional. My greatest fear is how he and all the other right wingers will react when we finally do boot tRump and his GOP goons out of DC. Will they start a civil war? They have the guns and ammo, that's for sure. My second biggest fear is we will continue to placate them when we have power by continuing to compromise on issues that ultimately hurt the middle and lower classes -- just to avoid a civil war. Is "the cure worse than the problem?"