Musings:
•The John Birch Society is back in town! These zombies first crawled out of their graves in the 1960s, preaching what is now called “Christian nationalism.” They believe the time is right to crawl out again and add their two cents’ worth to what the Trumpites – particularly Ms Motormouth, the congressperson from Georgia – are bandying about. They insist that the U. S. of A. is a Christian nation and that Americans should follow “God’s Laws” [by which they mean their interpretation of of the Judeo-Christian bible (sic)] instead of man’s laws, e.g. the U.S. Constitution.
The Founding Fathers unanimously refuted both notions. Following the example of the 18-Century European philosophers, i.e. the “Enlightenment,” they declared themselves to be Deists; that is to say, they accepted the concept of a Supreme Being, but rejected any and all parochial religions, especially Christianity. Hence, the separation clause in the First Amendment to the Constitution – which the Christian nationalists would do away with the first chance they get, thereby turning the country into a theocracy (their version, of course).
•“Black” people aren’t black. They’re various shades of brown. “White” people aren’t white. They’re pink. Native Americans aren’t “redskins.” They’re copper-colored. Just saying.
The predominant skin color on Planet Earth is brown in all of their shadings. “White” people are definitely in the minority. Are you listening, white suprematists? And, tell me, why do you judge people by the color of their skin? Aren’t we all human beings? Don’t we all bleed red blood? As Shylock in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice says, “If you prick us, do we not bleed?”
•Furthermore, why do the news media add a person’s age when they mention anyone in their reporting? Does a person’s age make a difference in his/her moral character or intelligence? This is age-ism, pure and simple, and should be tossed out.
•It’s official now: T. Rump owns the Republican Party, lock, stock, and barrel. The final step was when he “persuaded” the Republican National Committee to select his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump (wife of Eric), as co-chair of the RNC. And how did Little Miss Liar react to this promotion? Why, she pledged to devote “every single penny” the RNC owns to her father-in-law’s campaign — nothing for any other GOP candidate, don’t you know? You can bet the farm that T. Rump will use those extra millions to pay his legal fees, which keep piling up because he can’t keep his mouth shut.
If there are any Republicans reading this essay – and that would be a blast! – take heed. Your donations will end up in E. Jean Carroll’s bank account. LOL.
I’d like to discuss T. Rump’s psychological state, but that would take up a whole page of this publication. Next time, maybe.
Just a thought.