As you may remember, I thought the sight of Donald Trump praying with thousands of evangelicals one day after ordering the killing of Qassim Suleimani absolutely disgusting.
Especially his claim that God is "on our side."
But what makes that even more disturbing is that the inspiration to assassinate Suleimani may indeed have come from above.
Or more precisely from Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Who has been obsessed with attacking Iran for about ten years.
And is himself a religious fanatic.
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down for an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network in a hotel in Jerusalem earlier this month, he made a remark that was perhaps the most revelatory of any in his nearly one year in office.
The interviewer posed a question around a biblical tale about a queen who saved Jews from slaughter by a Persian official: Did Mr. Pompeo think President Trump had been “raised for such a time as this, just like Queen Esther, to help save the Jewish people from the Iranian menace?” “As a Christian, I certainly believe that’s possible,” Mr. Pompeo said.
A fanatic who believes that every inch of Israel must be defended to enable "the rapture."
Studies show that white evangelicals are much more likely than other Americans to believe that Israel fulfills a biblical prophecy. Known as Christian Zionists, they believe God promised the land to the Jews, and that the gathering of Jews in Israel is foretold in the prophecy of the rapture — the ascent of Christians into the kingdom of God.
Mr. Pompeo talks about the rapture. “We will continue to fight these battles,” he said at a “God and Country Rally” in 2015, because there is a “never-ending struggle” until “the rapture.”
Which explains why Pompeo and other members of the God Squad in the Trump Regime, like Mike Pence and others, couldn't care less about blowing up the world.
Because they believe that should that happen all the "good Christians" will be raised up to be with their Godzilla...
Which also explains why they don't do anything to save our precious planet from climate change.
Does anyone still believe that the fact the do nothing Con prime minister of Australia Scott Morrison is both a climate change denier, and a religious fanatic, is just a coincidence?
They just don't care. In the immortal words of Scott Morrison, "I don't hold a hose mate."
It's a depressing situation, and it will take a secular crusade to defeat those fanatics.
But for those of us in Canada there is some good news: Andrew Scheer is NOT our prime minister.
For had he been in power the Ugly American would have been pushing Canadians to support Trump's madness with every bone in his body.
Unless of course due to his particular situation...
He was drafted by the U.S. military...
Whereupon he would duck and cover like any other cowardly Con clown.
So thank goodness for a real Canadian leader like Justin Trudeau.
Who is doing his best to protect our soldiers and de-escalate the situation.
And the moral of the story, or the parable of this nightmare?
If you vote for a Con, they will torch the planet.
And you'll get what you deserve...
The media is dumb. So, so dumb. Besides the fact one of Murdoch's rags was trashing Trudeau to stick up for the indefensible Morrison, instead of paying attention to the substantive meat of what Trudeau was actually discussing with his advisors, the chattering class back home chose to focus on his vacation beard. I mean, I think he looks great either way, but in terms of priorities, shouldn't superficial fashion items like hair and socks and now, chin whiskers, be of significantly less importance than religious fanatics starting World War 3?
ReplyDeleteIt really does reveal a lot about the Cons and their pet pundits. I honestly think they belittle and demean Justin Trudeau as an unserious leader who is unfit for office because they're jealous or all have crushes on him and they can't stand it. But who's being unserious? Not him, the Hollywood gossips at CBC and Vice Canada. Hey, if we're all going to die anyway, at least give me a photogenic diplomat to look at to take away some of the pain. Cherish him in these cursed end times, for the man is human morphine.
Hi Jackie....I refuse to even acknowledge the Trudeau beard story, it's that stupid. But the way I see it, the meme is just the latest manifestation of the Con's existential despair. They were soooo sure they were going to win, and when they lost it made them crazy, or crazier. And it only shows why decent people could never vote for them...
DeleteMy first thought as I saw your first photo there was -- once again as it has been for five years now -- how can his followers not see on that face the telling look of stunningly insincere posturing.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I looked at the saintly elect crowding into the rest of the picture and realized that they've been surrounded by such posturing so long they probably think it is normal.
I saw Trump thinking What bunch of assholes and the rest thinking about the donations they would get by putting this image about. Grifters all.
DeleteHi Sixth Estate....It really is quite a photo isn't it? But all of them in the shot are equally fraudulent. The low life Trump is posing as a Christian because he needs their support and their money. And the religious fanatics are prepared to ignore his depravity because they see him as a useful idiot or useful pervert. This grotesque hypocrisy might work in the short term, but it will eventually destroy them both...
DeleteHi rumleyfips.....Yes, they are both grifters caught up in a marriage of convenience. But some real Christians are finally starting to abandon Trump, and he depends on the evangelical vote so much he must be panicking. The way I see it both Trumpmand the evangelicals are only digging their own grave...
DeleteIt was likely the evangelists played a role in influencing the decision to kill Suleimani. Trump is an empty vessel and regurgitates those thoughts with the most influence at the time. His comment about destroying Iranian cultural sites are telling as they are likely evangelical inspired rather than military or anyone with a thread of decency for that matter. Even his pal Netty has distanced himself from the killing as he is smart enough to realize that short of total war the US influence and his influence by proxy in the middle east has been greatly diminished. What a small mind... destroy culture by destroying cultural history ... destroy immigrants by confiscating their children... win a war with a limited nuclear strike!
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Those in a rush to claim their free pass to heaven had better ensure they are not actually supporting a disciple of the Antichrist as they will be huuugely disappointed on judgement day.
DeleteAnd the Devil took Jesus to a high mountain, and they looked down and saw all the kingdoms of the world. The devil said to Jesus, "Look out on those kingdoms. All you have to do is acknowledge me as your master, and I will let you over all of them."
DeleteAnd Jesus responded, "Seriously, man? Done! I would have settled for two Supreme Court picks!"
Hi RT....I am still not clear where that depraved idea of destroying cultural sites came from, but I'm glad to see the U.S. military seems to have ruled it out. But what is clear is that because Trump has come to depend so much on the evangelical vote, he is now the prisoner of people like Mike Pompeo. And judging by what I have read in the American media, that will cost him...
DeleteHi anon @5:06 PM...No decent Christians could support the low pervert Trump, and the ones who still do are either really dumb or really evil....
DeleteHi Sixth Estate....Good one. Although I am an atheist it offends me to see someone like Trump trying to make monkeys out of the faithful. But luckily I know quite a few good Christians, including my mother and my sister, and they all think that Trump is the lowest of creatures....
DeleteTrump has only one GOD, Trump. As I have said many times, he is the Mule predicted by Issac Asimov. He is not stupid, he is calculating, and does not give a fuck about the outcome.
ReplyDeleteYes there are some interesting parallels but unlike the Mule, Trump seems to have the ability to repulse more people than those that succumb to his spell but the wail of the patriotic siren has the potential to change that in the empire of the USA. An interesting comparison between Trump and the mule especially the part about his voice that I find so irritating https://mashable.com/2017/03/15/foundation-mule/
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Hi Steve....I am not familiar with Asimov's Mule, but what I do know is that Trump is a horse's ass. He is calculating in a feral way, but he's rapidly losing his marbles to dementia or tertiary syphilis, so he will end up in a mental hospital or a prison. And you should stop seeing in him qualities that he does not have....
DeleteHI Asimov fan....Thank you for the Mashable link, I found it quite fascinating. And it's optimistic conclusion was most reassuring. I feel the same way. The colossal Con man Trump has fooled a lot of people, but when he eventually comes crashing down to earth most of them will disown him, or pretend they hardly knew him. That's why the Simon Foundation keeps a list of names so none will go unpunished....😉
DeleteI love the picture of the clown Andrew Scheer. But Scheer would never go anywhere near a battlefield. he is a wimp and a coward and his only weapon is his big mouth.
ReplyDeleteHi anon....I'm glad you liked my photo shop of the bitter clown Andrew Scheer. But you're right, the Ugly American would never go anywhere near a battlefield. Like his failed master Harper he would rather hide in a closet. Thei Con brand is slowly but surely being debased, and I'm proud to do my part...😎
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