I wrote this thought back in August of 2020...."I have never given up hope that Donald Trump would for the first time in his life show some personal humility. I thought that God might have him eat grass on the White House lawn....(figuratively speaking)....because of his blasphemous arrogance....as did Nebuchadnezzar graze in the fields. I don't wish him ill at all....I just wish him to be a one-term president....primarily because his psychological disorders are so many and so serious....that dealing with our enemies is more than problematic....it is a recipe for disaster." Daniel records what happened to Nebuchadnezzar in the fourth chapter...."The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty? While the word was in the king's mouth there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee....the same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen...." Within two hours yesterday Donald Trump went from glorying on the ellipse....to eating the grass
I rearranged the following post to one of chronological order. The post itself...."Let Trump Be Trump"....was from three days after the November election. We at first....years ago....cautioned that Donald Trump and talk radio were using rhetoric that could lead to trouble....then we warned of it more strongly.....and now that it comes to fruition these talk show hosts are aghast....how dare us actually insinuate that Donald Trump incites violence and mayhem! The first preface below was from the evening before the catastrophe at the United States Capitol....as it should have been obvious by then that certain men and women had unwisely followed President Trump on a reckless march to the sea. The second preface shows how I was so unnerved by that which the president was attempting to build in his speech on the ellipse that I had to turn the television off....and the third preface was as the situation began to unfold....and the viewing audience did not know much of what was happening.
"Let Trump Be Trump"......November 6, 2020
We begged them time and again in those early days.....hold this man accountable.....for there is a big problem here.....but their response increasingly became...."Let Trump be Trump." Well....that we did....and his actions tore America apart as quickly and savagely as would a Yellowstone bear a box of Honey Nut Cheerios. He ripped apart the Republican Party....dragged the conservative movement into a house of ill repute....and replaced the cross in our churches with a bully pulpit. Today we continue to follow him around the country....(really only to swing states)....as faithfully as would hardcore Deadhead fans.....perpetuating the myth of a smart man that has done a lot....because he cares for us so much.
Conservative talk radio had every opportunity to hold the newly inaugurated President Trump to account....as a matter of fact it would have been their responsibility....but they blew it. There was Ivanka & Jared....and the fake Obamacare repeal & replace....and there was Luther Strange....this just in the first few months....and dozens of instances after that....and literally thousands of lies....and each time we just sat there....afraid to say anything.....as he got worse and worse and worse over time....until now as we are nothing but captives to his whims.....with no voice to even question his antics....where we find ourselves forced to defend the most grotesque incumbent president nominee for reelection that America has ever witnessed.
It's become so surreal that evangelicals now....in order to get a false prophet and wolf in sheep's clothing reelected....seem to care very little for older people....and those with a higher health risk....'for they're going to die anyway'....and as for the poor....and minorities....he said this last night in a community not far from me..."So can I ask you to do me a favor, suburban women, will you please like me? Please, Please. I saved your damn neighborhood, Okay?"
We were deceived by a most extraordinary con man....with a lifetime of evidence of such right before our eyes....but we utterly refused to read....the fake news and the hoaxes that he labeled them to be. There were some good candidates the first time around....that would have ushered in an economic turnaround....without the recklessness.....and the constant incitement of hatred and anger....but we chose the loudest voice on the planet. Now we have no choice of a responsible and honest president to take us through the turmoil that surely lies ahead....but we have Christ....to return to as prodigal sons....seeking His mercy....and all for His glory....not ours.
Preface....the evening before the Capitol protest: I remember well where I was when President Lyndon Johnson went to the airwaves and said these words...."With America's sons in the fields far away, with America's future under challenge right here at home, with our hopes and the world's hopes for peace in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote and hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office-the presidency of this country.....Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president." It March 31, 1968 and I was 18 years old. I posted these words of LBJ at least a dozen times over the past two years as I had hoped that we conservatives would tell President Trump...."thank you....but four years is enough"....and that for the good of the country he should step aside.....but I knew at the time that he could never do anything like this.....so it was more of a hope that we would....persuade.....him to leave.....but as we see now....that would not even have worked. I voted for him.....and I celebrated....but being someone who has intensely researched cults for four decades....and knew the telltale signs of psychological manipulation....I knew very early on that there was a big problem here. Even so....had we not been pushovers we could have made it clear to him that he either acts like a decent human being....and a sane individual....and quits the lying and the threatening....or we're done with him....but we didn't....and now he leads his sizable army on his own....March To The Sea....which also seems to have begun in Atlanta.
Preface to the Preface....Wednesday morning at 11:30....The melody is beautiful.....there's no denying that....and it gives me chills....but the wrong kind of chills. I'm talking about Leonard Cohen's....Hallelujah. The word 'hallelujah' is special......for in essence it means....'praise Yahweh'.....or....'praise Yah.' I cringe when I hear in used other than where it should be used....and that includes Neil Diamond's.....Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show. So I booted up the computer a few minutes ago to hear what President Trump was going to say in his appearance at the Washington protest/rally.....and Cohen's song was playing. The chills were there.....and I didn't like it....but to make matters worse.....as the video feed showed from the rear of the first twenty or so rows of people....I saw a few raised hands....swaying back and forth to the song.....as if in a charismatic church. What were they praising...for it's hopefully not the object of the Cohen song? Trump eventually came on.....he is speaking now....and I had to turn him off....because folks it is unnerving....the sway he has....as this very large crowd chanted.....fight for Trump....fight for Trump....fight for Trump!
Preface to the Preface to the Preface....I sat in front of the television with the intent of watching the proceedings in the Capitol....from both Houses of Congress....and as I turned on the TV....Gunsmoke was playing....I watching the last three or four minutes....and heard the theme song.....followed by the theme song for the next show which was Bonanza....and emotionally I wasn't close to breaking down....but my spirit was brought down considerably as I remembered the days of my youth....and the America that existed....imperfect though it was....and in the beginnings stages of rebellion to God that has culminated in what we have today. I tuned into the Senate floor....and two minutes into that security people were running around....and a temporary recess was called as the building was put into lockdown....after demonstrators had breached the building....this after I watched the President inflame the people in his speech on the ellipse.....and then lead them onwards towards the Capitol Building.
Addendum: There are numerous videos out there where you can see for yourself what transpired inside the capitol....and what the attitude was....and there are a number of articles out there on the many symbols and flags that were displayed by those involved....that you should read at least to get a more complete picture. The vast majority of the mass of people that showed up in Washington were and are just wonderful people who love their country....but they had been taken down the wrong path. Others of us could see this years ago....and we warned as best that we could. Donald Trump's relentless agitation expanded the fringe element....and that fringe was on display. the other day....not so much on the ellipse.....but in the capitol building itself.
