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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
14. I'm walking right beside you in disbelief.
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 09:23 AM
Dec 2016

No matter how I try to justify their thoughts and actions, they are totally divorced from my own. I grew up a Methodist...kind of a laid back, live and let live type teaching and never had any problem with it until the Bush and Trump elections. Looking back, Bush was a saint, but this one is beyond my comprehension. I'm watching old friends and relatives change their values right before my eyes.

I know that part of the problem was that the Christians I know who supported Trump read/follow the likes of Drudge, Beck, Hannity, Breitbart and Rush. I watched as family members tried to explain how wrong they were, but they wouldn't budge. They have been programmed for the last 16 years via Republican lies and propaganda. This process has been like a second religion for them and they believe they are on the right track. Even though these people are intelligent, they can no longer think for themselves...they have to be told how to think and act. I've never seen anything like it in my nearly 80 years on earth.

I regret that I have lost friends over this election. It isn't because they voted for someone I did not vote for, it is because they voted for someone I knew was bad for the country and the world. Why couldn't they see this? Unfortunately, some day they will, but it will be too late.

Think for yourself, damn it! Why would you take the word of Drudge, Beck, Hannity, Breitbart and Rush vs. the advice of a long time friend who has only your interests in mind? Republicans aren't members of a party, they are members of a cult. My parents were always Republican, but they would be shocked to see what that party/cult is today.

May God protect us from ourselves.

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These sorts are not truly "religious" CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #1
But it bugs me like crazy that I don't have answers. complain jane Dec 2016 #3
Wrong. They are very religious and extremely Xian. stopbush Dec 2016 #29
Thank you Earthican Dec 2016 #38
this!!!! Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #39
It's not about religion. Dulcinea Dec 2016 #30
So true True_Blue Dec 2016 #37
because he reflects those people's true family values like lie cheat steal etc nt msongs Dec 2016 #2
For the one guy, I think he can't handle a woman in charge. complain jane Dec 2016 #4
very true. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #34
Here's the problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #5
Thank you for this. complain jane Dec 2016 #6
I appreciate your support. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #7
being religious doesn't make someone a good person. religious people can be evil JI7 Dec 2016 #8
Yes just pick up a history book lunasun Dec 2016 #17
For some people it is because they are single-issue voters. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #9
Ah! I see a fellow traveler clothed in the seamless garment of life, welcome. TexasProgresive Dec 2016 #11
Thanks for the link! Willie Pep Dec 2016 #31
Choice, hey rights, women's rights get the red out Dec 2016 #10
This Is What Happens When Church and State Merge SDJay Dec 2016 #12
They didn't vote for Trump, they voted for Pence. Lars39 Dec 2016 #13
I'm walking right beside you in disbelief. Frustratedlady Dec 2016 #14
They may never see it . All those talking heads will give them scapegoats and more excuses . They lunasun Dec 2016 #18
Probablybecause his prolifestance? AllenJordan Dec 2016 #15
His politically expedient change to anti-choice. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #27
A lot of religious people are single issue voters. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #16
I agree with what a lot of other people have said, particularly about Single Issue Voting and el_bryanto Dec 2016 #19
I'm old fashioned atreides1 Dec 2016 #28
He promised to appoint judges like Scalia NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #20
I'm a Christian myself. dawg Dec 2016 #21
Two words: Political power. YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #22
Let them know the number of abortions is getting ready to climb LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #23
I was told by a religious nut-job I know OriginalGeek Dec 2016 #24
From all the religous people I have known, most become the "One-issue" type, with abortions being... dmosh42 Dec 2016 #25
It is one of my biggest issues with the support he received. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #26
I would suggest that it could be abortion and/or gay marriage karynnj Dec 2016 #32
Phallocentric religions are like that. Orsino Dec 2016 #33
Obviously Trump is Satan and has fooled them into voting for him, hence their confusion. Rex Dec 2016 #35
For many of these people, being Christian is more a tribal identity thing QC Dec 2016 #36
Tribalism is one of the most corrosive forces on the planet. Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #40
According to exit poll percentages, it's the white evangelicals who gave Trump... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #41
Answer: Because they are hypocrites RonniePudding Dec 2016 #42
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