Here’s a clever meme from Christian pastor John Pavlovitz.
In truth, there is a huge number of people, myself included, who refuse to travel to Florida. I don’t want the hateful, ignorant vibe, and I don’t want to spend a nickel in that state.
I signed up to receive this newsletter, because I’m anxious to see what a Christian viewpoint on current events might be, and, in particular, how it can be “politically neutral.”
Think of what’s current in our news cycle: banning abortion, LGBTQ rights, the criminal prosecution of Trump and his prospects for re-election, the buoys in the Rio Grande wrapped in razor wire designed to lacerate the bodies of would-be immigrants, and the phasing out of our fossil fuels so as to avert climate catastrophe.
Perhaps the perspective here might be “What Would Jesus Do?”
It’s said that nearly 70% of Americans don’t want a 2020 rematch, and that’s not too difficult to believe.
First of all, most Americans, not to mention most people living elsewhere around the globe, are terrified of a scenario in which Trump is the Republican nominee, and the outcome of a single election that could put him back in the White House.
We’re still dealing with the Big Lie; we really don’t want a reprise of the “stolen election” narrative, and live for the coming four years with Trump’s continuing attempt to overthrow the United States government.
There is less drama on the Democratic side. Yes, Biden is old. We all understand that.
Of course, correlation does not imply causation, but common sense suggests that affluence, education, and acceptance of science contribute to longevity. Conversely, ignorance, poor diet and poverty are silent killers.
Other minor points:
Stay away from Sin City (Las Vegas). Too much drugs, prostitution and gunfire?
And what’s up with northern Maine? Too many charging caribou?
I would argue that all this is a function of the average age of the population at the time the map was made. Does living in southern Florida extend one’s life, or were these people old when they got there? My mom will be 97 soon, and I might guess that her life expectancy is somewhere near 105. When she was born in 1926, it was probably about 70.
When Trump says, “It would be very dangerous to put me in jail,” he’s referring to the wrath of his armed supporters, and the civil war that would ensue.
The photo here, however, might give these folks pause. “She cuts trees.” Just imagine what “she” does to a few thousand fat slobs roaming around firing guns.
Many baby-boomers, if given the chance to go back in time and rethink what type of lawns would surround our houses, might have made the choice our ancestors made.
The meme here is just another, and equally clever way of saying, “A person who is good because he’s worrying about being sent to hell for all eternity is just a bad person on a leash.”
I didn’t write either of them, but I respect them both the same.
There’s not too much chance of that.
These are insane times in terms of hated and ignorance, but still, the vast majority of Americans are decent, kind, and reasonably intelligent human beings.
Our nation’s appetite is very, very low for things like abortion bans, the proliferation of assault weapons, allowing our impoverished veterans to die of treatable diseases, re-electing a criminal conman to be the most powerful person in the world, and watching while the planet bakes in extreme heat.
From this:
Concord, North Carolina – A shocking and disturbing revelation has emerged in the case of 51-year-old Trump supporter Marian Hudak, who stands accused of engaging in a racist and xenophobic intimidation campaign against his neighbors. According to an FBI search warrant application obtained by The Daily Beast, Hudak had amassed a disquieting collection of Nazi and Ku Klux Klan memorabilia at his North Carolina home, shedding light on the dark undercurrent of hatred that marred his interactions with people of color in the area.
Sorry to say, but this is anything but shocking. If fact, it would be more shocking if the hate that Trump has unleashed were somehow not resonating with his base.
The world stands in astonishment at America’s moral and intellectual nosedive.
Until 2016, the U.S. was the world’s most powerful proof-point for the stability of democracy and trust in the concept of self-government.
Just a few years later, more than 40% of our nation’s voters support the world’s most flagrant criminal conman. His lead over his Republican competitors is nothing short of commanding.
