RE: Do you think there is something mentally wrong with those who support Trump
June 2, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Mental illness is, to me, something that touches every part of a life, not just political or social issues. Calling a Trump supporter mentally ill is a bit like claiming that someone who likes to ski must have the flu. Moral issues, however, are different.
Which is why I don't have a lot of difficultly understanding the American Christian support for Trump. The moral claims for Christianity, with its blood sacrifices, a judgmental god and hell, deeply inscribed misogyny, and brutal lust for Armageddon and the Second Coming; seems a pretty good reflection of the abysmal morality, authoritarianism, and violence of the Republican Right and Trump.
Which is why I don't have a lot of difficultly understanding the American Christian support for Trump. The moral claims for Christianity, with its blood sacrifices, a judgmental god and hell, deeply inscribed misogyny, and brutal lust for Armageddon and the Second Coming; seems a pretty good reflection of the abysmal morality, authoritarianism, and violence of the Republican Right and Trump.
