Though the Democrats have not said it, my belief is that what underlies their message is love and compassion in the way they want to govern. This means not backing off from injustice and social problems.
The message of the Republicans is power and control in the way they want to govern. Their message is fear of losing privilege.
Donald Trump has recently been called the savior of the Western world, a moniker as ludicrous as it sounds and fraught with delusions of power. Of course, my choice of savior would be Jesus—the model of love and compassion.
John Dean, an operative of Richard Nixon, recently pointed out that Trump fully knows how to use fear to manipulate and control people. It’s an age old strategy employed by every dictator in history.
Supporting Donald Trump is accepting this delusion of some unreal America, stoking the fears of his followers and locking up their minds and hearts.
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