Thread by @Patbagley

If you see the end goal is to create a Christian "Republic", the amorality of Trumpers makes a little sense. Anything to advance that goal—lie, cheat, decieve—is OK because they're engaged in "unseen warfare" against the enemies of God, and who is honest with an enemy? 1/

My Mormon ancestors made no bones about being at war with "Babylon" (understood as the wicked/depraved, i.e. anybody not Mormon). Played game of cat and mouse with Federal authority until crackdown on polygamy threatened Church w insolvency. Church caved in 1890. Kind of. 2/

Polygamy was still secretly practiced w approval of leaders for another 20 years, but repeatedly lied about it, even after another "Manifesto" in 1904. Why? Because it's OK to lie to the wicked. You don't give away God's battle plans to the enemy (Satan) 3/

Some of my LDS tribe still think it's okay to treat government as an enemy in league with the Devil (calling Cliven Bundy!) That's why good government types like myself are treated by The Godly as an enemy. Govt=evil. In their more charitable moments I'm deemed "misled" 4/

Getting back to Trumpers lying all the time...

Democrats, Libs, greens, Greta, you, me—anybody who thinks gvmt can be a tool for good—are the enemy. Being the devil's spawn we "of course" lie and cheat; science being our devilishly clever tool to deceive the Godly 5/

So, those on the right lie/cheat/deceive with abandon because—this is important—to them this is war and they are the defenders of God's kingdom which is under assault by forces of darkness. You can't argue/compromise w people under this delusion 6/

GOP is now a bastion of white, RW Christian grievance and delusion. Mixing RW politics w religion has debased both. Rather than work for a better future, they work for a "pure" one. This should frighten you. Voltaire said "Those who can be made to believe absurdities ... 7/

can be made to commit atrocities". The left wants access to health care, education, end to economic injustice. The right wants access to guns.

What to do? Hold fast to principles and to each other. Our "war" cry should be "We're all in this together!" even RWers 8/

Let's give our children, and those arrayed against progress, a better world despite dishonest efforts to stop us.

#WereAllInThisTogether

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