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Greatest Generational Talent (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trump-generational-talent-just-like-our-most-gifted-athletes

Populism in America is cyclical. President Andrew Jackson fought banks; politician William Jennings Bryan fought barons; Louisiana Gov. and then Sen. Huey Long fought inequality; Trump fights systems of every stripe. His crusade is part grievance and part gospel, speaking to a republic that distrusts its own elite institutions and their caretakers. Trump excels at stretching politics into follow-through performance. After all, who else would dare prepend his name to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and the U.S. Institute of Peace in real time.

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Trump's evangelical supporters remind us that the great men of old were seldom polished and never perfect. Moses killed, yet led his people to freedom. David sinned, yet ruled with vision. Paul persecuted, yet became the greatest apostle. Scripture teaches that imperfection often precedes purpose, and greatness is rarely graceful. The Christian faithful rely on these proverbial lessons when explaining their loyal and unapologetic allegiance to such a coarse Christian. Unlike Elijah, it will be impossible to take up his mantle.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is not a real person.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I sincerely wish you were right. But after living in a deep red state for a decade, I can tell you her might very well be real.

People who call themselves Christians literally worship this dude. This monument to spite and hate! "They're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats." And he still got a solid third of the country to vote for him.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I meant the author. "Adonis Hoffman" sounds like something Homer Simpson would come up with.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's so strange I'm only getting this notification a day later.

I'll leave that up to admins.