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ForsakenHermit posted...

I don't recall referring to him as a number. I've called him Caretaker Trump, Prime Lunatic Trump, Slug Virus, Darth Avarice, an argument for abortion, a threat to America but I don't think I've ever called him a number.

My bad, I guess I got you confused with another poster. I know you don't consider his presidency legitimately and I know you never just use "Trump", so easy mistake.

ForsakenHermit posted...

I agree with your second paragraph which is why I don't think he has put any thought towards firmly agreeing with any ideology other than power for power's sake. Nazis are a bit more complicated than that.

But he knows the Nazis are dedicated to him and the Republican party. I don't think he's an actual card-carrying Nazi, however I also think it's a distinction without a difference. He will use Hitler's words and worshippers the same he'll use right-wing Jews.

ForsakenHermit posted...

As for Trump and Christianity or the Christian right the Evangelicals are slowly becoming more of a political force than religious. Evangelical church attendance has declined yet Evangelicalism is on the rise. On top of that some are starting to openly denounce the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. The Christian right is slowly losing any religious trimmings beyond some vague belief in God/the afterlife and their view of Jesus being some contradictory mess I can't put my finger on. I think Trump is some kind of low key theist who sees himself as God's chosen person who is always right because he is that much of a megalomaniac.

Which is blasphemous and I'd like to say no real Christian would believe, however then we have Mike Johnson declaring himself Moses to a bunch of evangelicals when he thought nobody was recording. He has spoken himself as the Chosen One, literally, however I think he only does that to appease the evangelicals who see him as their messiah for turning this nation into a Christo-fascist state. Also, they've also been a political force, they're the ones who have been pushing the "pro-life" agenda and trying to change our law to fit their views.

Ultimately, putting believe in a higher power means Trump not viewing himself as a god, which I don't think his narcissism gels with.

ForsakenHermit posted...

Like I alluded to earlier I'm afraid we can still sink lower than Trump and I do believe that someone far more Gung ho about Nazi politics would be even more dangerous than Trump who is a fascist but has yet not committed to their racial policies with full gusto. If Providence forbid Slug Virus gets another term and does that I will be the first to admit how wrong I was about him. Right now I see him as a fascist who sees the Nazis way to power as a useful model but doesn't commit to the worst of their racial policies.

We already know he plans to enact Project 2025 and seeks to persecute and incarcerate his critics and people he sees as enemies. I don't doubt there are people in the party worse than him waiting for him to pass the torch, however that does not mitigate the damage he will cause. He will open the door for the people you're referring to ascendancy to power under a faux democracy similar to Hungary's as best, Putin's at worst, or maybe he'll just scrap democracy altogether.