He's no less of a pawn than the next guy.
Republicans through the Evangelical Right have been working on getting to this exact place for over forty years. Have you seen the streaming show called "Bad Faith"? It will scare the living hell out of you because it shows just how long this point of power has been in play. They have been working aggressively to get to this point for over forty years, including getting the churches behind their agendas and their voting bents, getting a Conservative Supreme Court, having majorities in the House and in the Senate, and having someone in the executive branch who is capable of conning a majority of people in the country.Yes, they have been getting to this exact point for many years and now, here we are. MAGA
The documentary mentioned above is fully titled: Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy. Please, inform yourself; watch the show.
Why do I begin this post with the statement that he is no less of a pawn than the next guy?
Because he was chosen by the Republican elite for his star power and for his ability to con followers into sycophantic, slavering fans. That's all. He did not come up with the policies or far right Project 2025. Others did. He's merely their pawn. He's the pawn of the Heritage Foundation.
I know it sounds sickening to say that, but the truth is that he's nothing without their backing and their agenda. He's no more Christian than...I am.
And who is THEY?
According to a Politico article, it goes back before Roe, though most people assume and claim that it started with Roe vs Wade and the Christian backlash to that case. Yes, Folks, it was Brown vs. the Board of Education of 1954. The Evangelical Right is racist in origin. Read the link. Always inform yourself more!
And how did the Evangelicals create such a powerful voting bloc? This incredibly formidable and difficult-to-outvote wave? Read more about Paul Weyrich and his "moral majority" movement. It is far too complicated and long-reaching for me to do justice to the growth of the Right.
But it should frighten you. Because what they did right was to politicize their religious fervor starting way back in the 1970's, and to continue that groundswell for decades. That is why the movement is gargantuan now in 2024, this marriage of religion and politics and business.
It will take years to dismantle the brainwashing and political power of the "moral majority".
What do you think?
Want to learn more along with me?
HOMEWORK: Watch Bad Faith.
Read up on Paul Weyrich and Jerry Falwell
Read up on Heritage Foundation, founded 1973