Saturday, March 1, 2025

Where is the GOP's Courage?

If you haven't heard about the meeting between Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, then you must not have been on the planet Earth on February 28, 2025. The shock waves are still being felt after what many observers of the meeting call an ambush and berating of Zelenskyy by Trump and Vance.

News outlets report the sudden blowup between the presidents was the most heated public exchange of words between world leaders in the Oval Office in memory and the encounter left the future of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship, and Kyiv’s ability to defend itself in the brutal conflict with Russia, in mortal jeopardy. Social media was a-twitter with comments of being embarrassed by the exchange to utter shock and disgust. Oh, Yeah, there was also SUPPORT for Trump reaming President Zelenskyy and asking him to leave the White House.

I happen to be of the view that the meeting has destroyed America's standing with other nations. If the president will treat a dignitary from another country in such a humiliating way, he will possibly treat other dignitaries the same. No matter what the meeting was about, how a president treats a person matters. The WORLD is watching and there are others who believe they are just a BIG of a to-do as Trump believes he is and WON'T be bullied by him or talked down to.

America is holding their breath waiting for the GOP to speak out against Trump's behavior. Are you blue in the face yet? You will be waiting for the Right to speak out against Trump because he will do to them what he did to Zelenskyy. Your wait will be a long one because the GOP lacks ONE certain thing to be able to speak up about Trump's destructive antics. What they lack is COURAGE.

The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. A simple definition and not the words I would have guessed. But it sums up why not everyone has it. You have to DO something even when you are shaking with fear. Republicans have one part of this two-part solution. They are frightened. Now they need to be able to do SOMETHING. Not just ANYTHING but the RIGHT thing and stop supporting President Trump and his alignment with Putin, gutting federal jobs, turning against allies, and IGNORING the outcry of the public. Courage is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.

Most philosophers and psychologists agree that courage involves persistence in danger or hardship. However, some argue that courage is synonymous with fearlessness, while others suggest that the presence or the absence of fear has nothing to do with courage. Trump's few days in office, under 100, have proven to be a persistent danger or hardship for a majority of Americans. Republicans face a barrage of frustration and anger from constituents questioning Mr. Trump's agenda and his tactics at town hall meetings. Their answer to the outrage is Democrats use plants to disrupt the meetings. They dismiss what their voters are saying and refuse to acknowledge dissatisfaction with Trump exists. Why? Because it would take COURAGE for them to take the message of dissatisfaction with Trump back to Trump. They LACK that courage.

Republicans have been known to wear their Christianity like a badge of honor and go as far to say Democrats are anti-God. Their religion and God have something to say about courage. In the Bible, God commands people to "fear not", "be of good cheer", and to "have courage." Having courage is part of the long history of Christianity. Jesus demonstrated courage in the face of death his ENTIRE life. He taught what was unpopular such as not to want material wealth, do not mistreat the poor, widow, or orphan, treat your neighbor as yourself, love everyone including your enemy, don't treat people differently based on status, and to beware of religious HYPOCRITS. There are seven woes or stark warnings and repercussions for hypocrites in the Bible found in Matthew 23.

The GOP feigns that Trump is doing everything correctly. They stand firmly one hundred percent behind his actions and decisions. Even if that was true, (there are rumors of their discontent behind closed doors) it is not what the majority of Americans are voicing right now. They are supposed to work for the PEOPLE and not for Trump.

After watching the encounter between President Trump and President Zelenskyy, it seems it would be difficult for anyone to say that is how Americans want to be represented. But the Right believed President Trump showed strength and power. When you have strength and power you don't have to display it. They turned an ally seeking help for his country at war into a beggar for assistance. Even if Americans don't want to support Ukraine's war financially, no one should want to humiliate someone asking for help. Kindness and dignity towards others on the world stage is what America has been known for regardless of what we are doing. Our reputation has been shattered.

America has been known as a superpower for decades. Trump is not MAKING us into a superpower all of a sudden as his followers believe. Nations have revered and feared us for the longest time. Now they fear us but for a different reason. They fear us because we can no longer be TRUSTED. Heck, we don't trust ourselves. We don't trust ourselves because a large swatch of us don't have the COURAGE to do what is right when needed anymore. Americans once had the courage to do what was right even when the rest of the world was doing wrong like we did with Hitler. Remember him and his rise to power? Many believe we are headed that way with our OWN Hitler. Just saying.

What I do know is that Christianity and courage go hand-in-hand. If Republicans wear Christianity with pride, they should also have the courage that comes along with it. I'm not saying all Republicans are bad or wrong. What I am saying is they are ignoring the concerns of the voters during the mass firings adding to unemployment, and the possibly newly created need for financial federal assistance of those fired, while there are cutting federal assistance. Calling people lazy for needing help then firing them so they need help makes no sense. The Trump administration seems to have a problem with PEOPLE IN NEED and the GOP remains silent. The poor or those in need have never been so publicly SCORNED before.

As always, I will leave you with what the Bible says about courage. It is what Christians should strive for in their daily lives. To be able to stand for what's right even when it's unpopular or can lead to less than desired outcomes. Doing what is right takes courage. I hope the GOP will be like the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz and realize his courage was always there and once he knew that - he was confident to USE it.

Examples of spiritual courage: 
Standing up for what you believe, even if it means being rejected or facing harm
Making sacrifices
Being "dangerously unselfish"
Doing what's necessary despite difficulty or danger.
Bible verses about courage
  • Joshua 1:9"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you"
  • Deuteronomy 31:6"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you" 
  • Isaiah 41:10"Fear not, for I am with you" 
  • 1 Corinthians 16:13"Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go" 
  • 1 Chronicles 28:20"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong" 
Seven Woes



Friday, February 28, 2025

Greed Is Good?

With the cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps, those in favor of the cuts say they are TIRED of PAYING for LAZY people to have a free ride on their tax dollars. Voices on the other side who are against the cuts say it is a lifeline for those who are struggling financially. Two sides to every story, right? Who is right? The intentions of the cuts are to STOP the waste, fraud, and abuse of the system, or is it? Is there a way to know? The other side of stopping the waste, fraud, and abuse is good old GREED. Can this be a possibility?

Who could forget the catchphrase “Greed is good” from the 1987 movie Wall StreetIn the movie, Gordon Gekko says, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good”. The phrase has become a symbol of unrestrained greed in popular culture. In the movie two handsome men, Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas, do whatever it takes to make money in the illegal and lucrative world of the stock market. The image of power and obtaining money, even if it outside of the law looks glamorous sparking a culture of people wanting to do the same in their lives. Entertainment became a goal.

The definition of greed is simple. It is the intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. Can you identify with the definition. In today's culture the young people often say they are "getting their bag,' or "getting those coins." They have their mind on the money and money on their minds.

The 1980s saw a significant rise in this mentality, especially within the financial sector, leading to the "decade of greed" label. While the phrase "greed is good" is modern, some argue that the idea of using self-interest to drive economic progress can be traced back to earlier philosophers like Bernard Mandeville. 

Bernard Mandeville, born November 15, 1670 - January 21, 1733, was an Anglo-Dutch philosopher, political economist, satirist, writer and physician. Essentially, Mandeville called for politicians to ensure that the passions of man would result in a public benefit. It was his stated belief in the Fable of the Bees that "Private Vices by the dexterous Management of a skillful Politician may be turned into Publick Benefits". The Fable of the Bees, as a satire, the poem and commentary point out the hypocrisy of men who promulgate ideas about virtue while their private acts are vices.

In the poem, Mandeville describes a bee community thriving until the bees are suddenly made honest and virtuous. Without their desire for personal gain their economy collapses, and the remaining bees go to live simple lives in a hollow tree, thus implying that without private vices there exists no public benefit.

Mandeville presented a real-life situation in nature where to survive you must at all costs put yourself and self-gain first or you will suffer demise. This is contrary to what Christians are taught in the Bible. In Christianity, selfish desires are considered a sin. The saying there is two sides to everything holds true for every situation it seems. The deciding factor is CHOICE and CHARACTER. What will a person choose when presented two options and why.

The Bible has many verses that warn against greed, including the dangers of being obsessed with money and power.

       Ecclesiastes 5:10 "Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never                   satisfied with their income." 

       1 Timothy 6:10" For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." 

       Proverbs 28:25 "The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper." 

       Mark 8:36 "What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" 

  • Luke 12:15 "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
  • Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." 
The Bible teaches greed is a selfish desire to have more of something, often money or power. Greed is a gateway to every kind of evilGenerosity is a sign of a lack of greed, while stinginess and withholding are a sign of its presence. The Bible encourages contentment with what one has.

In fact, greed is one of the seven deadly sinsAccording to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic Church are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth, all excessives. Some economists and evolutionary theorists, however, suggest that greed is a good thing for stimulating the economy, and greed may give people an evolutionary advantage (more resources = better chances of survival).

Research has also connected greed with lower emotional stability and self-esteem, with less trust in others. As mentioned, greedier people have reported shorter romantic relationships and smaller families, and having good social relationships is crucial to wellbeing – even more so than having a good income.

Far too often, greed comes with stress, exhaustion, anxiety, depression and despair. In addition, it can lead to maladaptive behavior patterns such as gambling, hoarding, trickery, and even theft. In the corporate world, as John Grant wrote, “fraud is the daughter of greed". Research also shows that both greed and self-interest are related to more materialism, more psychological entitlement, more psychopathy, less perspective taking, and less emphatic concern, which also makes sense theoretically because both greedy and self-interested people focus on the fulfillment of their own needs.
How does it feel to be greedy?
Constant Desire for More: If you find yourself always wanting more--whether it's money, possessions, or attention--this could be a sign of greed.
Difficulty Sharing: If you struggle to share resources, time, or attention with others, it might indicate a greedy mindset.
Feeling Unfulfilled.
Prioritizing Self-Interest.
Having dreams or goals of being financially stable or even having an abundance of wealth is different from greed. Greed is intense and at ALL costs. Yes, setting goals can be good because it can help you be more focused, motivated, and successfulGoals can help you visualize your future, plan actions, and track your progress. We are limitless in the goals we may have and achieve but when they come at the expense of others is when the goals become sinful and evil in nature, and not Christian.
The Bible teaches we are to care about the welfare of others. In the Bible, "brother's keeper" is a command and a blessing. It appears in the Bible when Cain asks God, "Am I my brother's keeper?" after Cain kills his brother Abel in the book of Genesis. "Brother's keeper" is an expression that means to be responsible for helping and caring for others, even if they are not blood relatives. It can also mean to be compassionate and empathetic towards others. 

If a person works hard and achieves monetary success, they are not a greedy person. Money in itself does not make a person greedy. It is the unsatiable need for more and more even if it hurts others that defines greed. Right now, people are not able to wrap their heads around all of the cuts that are impacting them negatively. The answer as to WHY the Trump administration (Elon Musk) is slashing jobs and federal programs, to them, indiscriminately, is not satisfying. Many are holding their suspicion of GREED as the underlying answer hoping the cuts WILL benefit America and Americans. Time will definitely tell.  Fingers are crossed the administration IS its brother's keeper.


Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Donald Trump)

A question on people's mind as they watch the chaos of the current administration is, "How can evil be accepted as good by so many?" They also wonder, "How can lies be seen as truth?" When trying to answer a question we tend to dig deep and try to come up with some kind of profound answer. In reality, we can look to the simplicity of childhood to answer the seemingly unanswerable. 

A majority of people are familiar with the children's story about the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, an Aesop's fable. In the story, a wolf disguises himself as a sheep and the shepherd kills him. The story is an example of a fable, which is a story with a hidden lesson. The idiom "wolf in sheep's clothing" is used to describe someone who seems friendly but may be harmful. In the Bible, Matthew 7:15, Jesus warns against "false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves".

The phrase "Wolf in sheep's clothing" is an idiom that refers to someone who appears friendly or harmless on the surface, but in reality, they have a sinister or malicious nature. They hide their true intent from others. With Donald Trump entering the third week of his presidency, many are coming to the conclusion that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. But that is not true for everyone who voted for him. At a first look, Trump's proverbial "sheep's clothing" was Christianity, and he wore it amongst the Evangelicals. Those outside of the Evangelical faith seemed to notice his wolf tendencies.

Donald Trump has lived his entire life in the headlines. He has been known as a mover and shaker in the business world. There is very little about his life that has not been written about and expounded on by Trump himself in hundreds of interviews. Donald Trump loves to talk about Donald Trump. If you comb through all of the magazine and tabloid articles, you will not read about Trump as a Christian, that is, until he wanted to become president.

Donald Trump was raised in his mother's Presbyterian faith; his father was a Lutheran. He attended Sunday school and was confirmed in 1959 at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica. He said in 2015 that he attends Marble Collegiate Church, a Reformed Christian congregation in Manhattan; the church said in a statement to CNN that he "is not an active member". He said that he was a Presbyterian and a Protestant in 2016. Trump has officially run as a candidate for president four times, in 2000, 2016, 2020, and 2024; he also unofficially campaigned in 2012 and mulled a run in 2004.

A survey during Trump's first presidency showed that 63% of Americans did not believe he was religious, despite his professed Christian affiliation, and that only 44% of Americans believed that Trump was a Christian. But according to research data on the 2024 election, Trump's victory was largely due to the Christian vote. According to exit polling data from NBC, Trump expanded his margins for Christians identifying as “Protestant or other Christian” and Catholic. Of voters identifying as “Protestant or other Christian,” 63% went for Trump and 36% went for Harris. Trump made a bigger jump with Catholic voters against Harris, who is a Baptist. Exit polling shows Catholic voters broke for Trump by 58% to 40% for Harris. 

A majority of white Christians supported Trump in 2024, just as they did in 2020. White Christians identifying as “Protestant and other Christian” went for Trump 72% to 26%; in 2020 they supported Trump by 72% to 27%. White Catholics supported the Republican ticket 61% to 35% in 2024. In 2024, white born-again and evangelical Christians made up 27% of the electorate and voted for Trump 82% to 17% for Harris. A presidential candidate, identifying as a Christian, would have a large voting base. How easy is it for someone to IDENTIFY as a Christian and BLEND in and become like a Christian?

Evangelicals say they support Trump because of his stance against abortion and Transgender Rights. They believe his political platform aligns with their Christian faith. They fully embrace Trump's slogan of Make America Great Again, a time when the family unit mattered, and society's morals were more palatable. Or at least, this is what they say publicly. But many researchers say the same thing that motivates secular people motivate religious people and that is POWER. White Evangelicals are fearful their power is slipping away. How you may ask. The answer is right before your eyes.

Public Religion Research Institute found that America is not only becoming less white, but also less Christian. As we came to the end of the 2010s, Robert P. Jones, CEO of PRRI, reported that only 42% of Americans identify as white and Christian. Such demographic shifts have produced great trepidation on the part of many white evangelicals. Trump has capitalized on white evangelicals’ fear of losing power and prominence in an increasingly diverse society.

The sheep's clothing Trump put on was NOT Christianity to win the Evangelical vote. Trump clothed himself in the skin of FEAR. He walked among them expressing the same fears the Evangelicals speak about. Let's use ABORTION as an example. The stance against abortion has more to do with halting the LOW birthrate of white babies, than the Bible. If Republicans cared about babies, they would not be slashing Medicaid many mothers and newborns rely on.

Abortion rates have been declining in the United States for decades. In 1981, the abortion rate was 29.3 per 1,000 women aged 15–44. In 2005, it was 19.4 and was at an historic low. A survey of women who obtained an abortion in the United States between June 2021 and July 2022 found that 26 percent were Hispanic, while 33% were white. This statistic shows the distribution of women in the U.S. But this will not increase the number of white babies born. If abortions across the board are illegal, then the Hispanic and Black population will also increase in births. This is significant since in 2022, 39.5% of abortions were performed on non-Hispanic Black women, compared to 31.9% for non-Hispanic White women.

Donald Trump's embrace of the Pro-Life cause is a win for Evangelicals, but their fear of being obsolete remains. So, what else allows the WOLF to walk among the SHEEP. The answer is RACISM.

On the public stage Trump has not hidden his racism towards almost every ethnic group except White people. His desire to mass deport immigrants are sweeping up people who just look Hispanic. His revocation of DEI laws closes the door to many Black people having an opportunity to have high paying jobs. Attacking DEI also affect women who work outside of the home as caregiver, something traditional Christians would like see women returned to. If White Christians don't have the NUMBER to remain relevant, then they must have the POWER at all costs, hence Donald Trump 47th president.

But you may say Trump didn't deceive them, he just gave them what they wanted. But he PRETENDED to be like them, Godly. What or who is a person willing to pretend to be Godly? What kind of person would have no FEAR misrepresenting themselves as Godly knowing it was a lie? The answer to this question is what the REST of us have to FEAR. A person who has no boundaries to what they are willing to do to achieve their OWN power is a major THREAT. I know you're saying I can't say Donald Trump is not a Christian. Are you sure about that because the Bible says differently.

"Ye shall know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit" (Matthew 7:16-20). Fruits, which are a common metaphor in both the Old and New Testaments, represent the outward manifestation of a person's faith, thus their behavior and their works. Evangelicals tell us to OVERLOOK Trump's character and his offensive behavior. Not biblical at all.

Romans 16:17-19, "I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their OWN appetites. By smooth TALK and FLATTERY, they deceive the MINDS of NAIVE people. Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

Trump is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and I do not believe he has revealed his TRUE nature yet. We don't know who is under the sheep's skin. With the U.S. no longer siding with the UN and being the leader of the free world, Trump's deception on the American people has not been exposed yet. 

For those who did not vote for Trump, they believe they have not been deceived. They are not as shocked by Trump's actions since being in the White House. But in a sense, we were all fooled. We believed no one would DEFILE the highest office of one of the greatest countries. Yet, here we are. We let our guard down on our freedom and supremacy on the world stage. We didn't believe a WOLF would walk among us without SOMEONE protecting the sheep. We believed, at least, one of the sheep would sound the ALARM for all of the other sheep to protect themselves.

Well, we had sheep sounding the alarm, but other sheep stepped up to PROTECT the wolf. Let's look at another little story, The Scorpion and the Frog, so simple even a child can understand it. It will be my final thoughts about Donald Trump.

  • The fable is about a frog who carries a scorpion across a river. The scorpion stings the frog, even though it's against the scorpion's own interests.
  • The scorpion explains that he couldn't resist because it was in his nature. 
  • The fable teaches us to know someone at their core and make judgments based on that. 
  • It also teaches us to be cautious of those who have a history of harmful behavior, as they may be likely to repeat it.

Friday, February 21, 2025

The Big Pay Back: REVENGE

Since Donald Trump has taken office, it seems we live in an atmosphere of hoping people get what they deserve and not in a good way. Retribution and vengeance, or the BIG PAY BACK, is awaited. Promises of ending government overspending of taxpayer's money are in full affect with thousands of people being fired from federal jobs. As people are being fired without discretion, there is a deep hope those doing the firing meet a horrible fate. For Trump that would be impeachment and for Elon Musk, deportation.

Take Luigi Mangioni, a young man people have found handsome, is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare allegedly because of how insurance companies deny people much needed health insurance. He is experiencing an enormous amount of public support with people advocating for his release. People are on the side of the accused murderer because they believe the CEO and other CEO's are mistreating people in the name of greed. They believe the CEO deserved what he got. During Mangione's court appearance, there were large groups of people outside chanting "Free Luigi!" A fundraiser for legal expenses for Mr. Mangione - an Ivy League-educated member of a prominent Baltimore family - has raised over half a million dollars since his arrest.

An enormous image of Luigi Mangioni covered a building in Manhattan ahead of his upcoming court hearing Friday. The image reads “Free Luigi” and depicts Mangione as a saintly or Christ-like figure touching a heart at the center of his chest with a halo around his head.


As a Christian who is engaged in politics, I have advocated for a more Christian attitude towards the political madness. I often quote the Bible verse, "be angry and sin not" which appears in Ephesians 4:26, and continues, "do not let the sun go down on your anger". Anger is okay but what ACTIONS you put WITH your anger can get you into trouble (do I sound like a broken record?). The Bible advocates for the Christian to DEAL with what is making them angry and to have it reconciled before they go to sleep at the end of the day. 

Can public support for what is viewed as a crime be accepted in the case of Mangioni? Good luck with that in this political chaos where wrong is right, right? Things are so backwards nowadays who can say.

People's emotions want pay back but there are no exceptions to the rule of law and where the Bible is concerned. If you are angry about something, anything, you MUST not let it make you sin. Unresolved anger LEADS to sin. It OPENS the door to un-Christian behavior. Then I thought, wait a minute, what about the large book of Psalms in the Bible, is this the exception? It is nothing but prayers for bad things to happen to David's enemies. David was hand selected by God to be the second king of Israel, something the first king, Saul, was not on board with and pretty much hunted David to kill him.

Psalms is a book of praise but the prayers for harm to an enemy are vicious. It is a book about "an eye for an eye". "An eye for an eye" in Hebrew which the Old Testament is written in, is translated as "עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן" (pronounced as "ayin tahat ayin" or as I say, THE BIG PAY BACK. No words or imagery is spared in how painful David wants the pay back to be. When Christians are mad, they WANT to be a David in their prayers.

In the Bible, David prays for his enemies to die in Psalms 3, 55, 35, 59, and 71. He asks God to defeat, humble, and judge his enemies because they are evil. 

  • Psalm 55:15David asks God to defeat his enemies and take them to the land of death. 
  • Psalm 3:7David asks God to strike his enemies on the cheek and break their teeth. 
  • Psalm 35:8David asks God to destroy his enemies by making them suffer the same fate they tried to bring to him. 
  • Psalm 71David asks God to confound, consume, and cover his enemies with reproach. 
  • Psalm 59: David asks God to consume his enemies in wrath until they are no more.
In the New Testament we see this same idea of "an eye for an eye" as the law of exact retaliation. The law of exact retaliation (Latinlex talionis), or reciprocal justice, bears the same principle that a person who has injured another person is to be penalized to a similar degree by the injured party. In softer interpretations, it means the victim receives the [estimated] value of the injury in compensation. The intent behind the principle was to restrict compensation to the value of the loss.

It is human nature for a person to want justice when they have been wronged, but it is not lawful to take matters of retribution into our own hands in most cases. Well, what about David you say? David did NOT do any of the "eye for an eye." he prayed to God and left it in God's hands because he knew ALL of God's word. When David had a chance to kill King Saul, he didn't do it (1 Samuel 24). In Proverbs 20:22 (the book of wisdom) it says, "Do not say, 'I’ll pay you back for this wrong!' Wait for the LORD, and he will avenge you." VENGENCE BELONGS to the Lord.

In the New Testament, which is the guide for the modern-day Christian, Romans 2:6 says, God “will repay each person according to what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." Romans 12:19-21, "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good."

I know I've ruined being angry for you. I'm sorry. But it had to be done because the consequences of anger can cause you more harm than what someone else is doing to you. Anger can lead to stealing to get what was taken from you back which is against the law. Anger can lead to murder which is against the law. Anger, when left unmanaged, can lead to a variety of health issues including high blood pressure, increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, headaches, digestive problems, weakened immune system, anxiety, depression, insomnia, skin conditions like eczema, and potential aggravation of existing conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal disease (GERD), of which I have all. Am I dealing with my anger? Anger is not a friend.

Social media seems to be a dumping ground for anger. People who have never met have WORDS with each other. Letting off 'angry' steam may feel good every now and then but there are people who camp out on social media spending every minute of free time engaging in angry back and forth. It is not healthy, and it is not biblical.

The Bible tells us the HEALTHY way to deal with anger which keeps us from sinning. Praying for those who wrong you to be well and even have THEIR needs met is the instruction. Praying for the wellbeing of others DISSIPATES anger INSIDE of you. WHAT is going on inside of you is what concerns God because he only wants GOOD for YOU which may LOOK different to you. In the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11 states, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

The phrase "God will see completion of good for you" is essentially referencing the Bible verse Philippians 1:6, which states "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.". This means that God will not only start good things in your life but will also ensure they are brought to fruition and fully completed."

Knowing the Bible and the nature of God allows you to release anger with peaceful faith that God sees and knows all and will handle things and people as he sees fit. This is not to say we let lawlessness and injustice have free reign. No. It is to say to know your part in the equation. We are not to support evil, and we are not to MATCH evil with EVIL. In the Old Testament David prayed for God to be ruthless when dealing with his enemies. In the New Testament, the Christian is shown another way. It's all about OUR OWN actions and our actions can be far reaching.

Waiting with bated breath for the BIG PAY BACK and becoming frustrated when it doesn't come in the way you want nor as soon as you want is living in an unhealthy space. Living in an angry state most times is done without the person you are angry with even being aware of your anger towards them or at least how deep it is. YOU are suffering and not them. Even if they do know, your anger can cause you to go down in flames with them. Don't live like that people. Have righteous anger against evil. Handle things within the law. Follow biblical principles of living. Get rid of anger daily. Trust in the Lord.  






Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The "Find Out" Stage of the Election (Voter Remorse)


How many of you are hearing people say, "I didn't know Trump was going to do _________ (fill in the blank)?

How many of you are not surprised by people saying they didn't BELIEVE Trump would do what he SAID he would do?

There is an anagram going around FAFO. I was today years old when I learned what it meant. (My apologies) but it means F*** around and find out and a lot of that is going on with 

Welcome to the FIND OUT PHASE of the election, we entered it on day one. Trump meant what he said out loud and you probably can't even imagine the things he means that he DIDN'T say out loud. You're about to find out it includes YOU even though you VOTED for him.

VOTER REGRET is being voiced and there is little sympathy being had for those who voted to elect Donald Trump. MAGA farmers and teachers are regretting casting their ballot for Trump as he strips federal funding and shuts down aid programs. 

While Trump and Musk claim they ordered a 90-day freeze on USAID’s foreign aid spending to rein in wasteful spending, in actuality they’re hurting American farmers and other business owners who sell goods and services to USAID. American Farmers supply around 41% of the food aid that USAID and the U.S. Department of Agriculture send around the world, which amounted to $2.1 billion in food aid from American farms in 2020, the Washington Post reports. Other farmers who voted for Trump are angry about the president’s tariff plans that could lead to retaliation from China that could impact soybean and corn farmers’ ability to sell their crops — something that happened during the first Trump administration. Voter remorse.

In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies have had their roles eliminated. There are attempts from Republican officials in states like Alaska, Virginia, Iowa and Florida to either acquire exemptions for certain government workers in their states or build aid packages for those already laid off. They got caught up in what they believe would only happen to others. 

Everyday people are going on record with their regrets. “Emily Anderson from Duluth, Minnesota, categorizes her vote for Trump this year as the ‘biggest mistake of my life, as she was appalled by his implementation of Guantanamo Bay as a holding facility in his immigration crackdown.

“When we said safer borders, I thought he was thinking ‘let’s stop the drugs from coming into the country,’” Trump voter Staci White said. “I didn’t know he was going to start raiding places. Now I’m like: ‘Dang, why didn’t I just pick Kamala?’”

Our allies are in being swept up in the FIND OUT stage of Trump's presidency. The tipping point came when Trump decided to upend years of U.S. policy by holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Then, Trump special envoy for Ukraine and Russia on Saturday all but ruled out the inclusion of other Europeans in any Ukraine peace talks. This caused leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark and the European Union to meet at the Elysee Palace for talks on Europe’s security quandary. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was also there.

LGBTQ voters were among the only demographic groups that did not move more toward Trump in the 2024 election. President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order requiring federal agencies to discriminate against transgender people by denying who they are.

Trump was able to make slight inroads with Black voters nationally, who made up about 1 in 10 voters across the country. Trump about doubled his share of young Black men – which helped him among key Democratic voting group. About 3 in 10 Black men under the age of 45 went for Trump, roughly double the number he got in 2020. Donald Trump won more Black voters than any Republican candidate was able to do in nearly fifty years, an analyst said Friday. Trump, once elected, launched an unprecedented attack on Black federal employees. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), workers received emails that threatened consequences if they did not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity and inclusion positions that may have gone undetected by the federal government. 

Hispanic voters were more open to Trump than they were in 2020. Roughly half of Latino men voted for Harris, down from about 6 in 10 who went for Biden. Donald Trump won the vote of Hispanic men by one point (49 percent Harris – 50 percent Trump), a 35-point difference from 2020, when Joe Biden won the vote of Hispanic men by a 34-point margin. The starkest increase may have been the 14-percentage-point swing in Trump's share of Hispanic voters, according to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research. Some 46% of self-identified Hispanic voters picked Trump, up from 32% in the 2020 election when Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Mr. Trump instructed his administration to dramatically expand detention space inside the naval base to detain as many as 30,000 "high priority" unauthorized immigrants with criminal records. Since then, officials from across the government, including the Departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security, have scrambled to implement the president's directive. His ICE raids go beyond the criminal element. The Hispanic community is in hiding.

Poor people voted for Trump. According to exit polling in ten key states of the 2024 presidential election in the United States, 46 percent of voters with a 2023 household income of 30,000 U.S. dollars or less reported voting for Donald Trump. In comparison, 51 percent of voters with a total family income of 100,000 to 199,999 U.S. dollars reported voting for Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump endorsed a House Republican budget plan that would impose hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, a healthcare program jointly funded by federal and state money, which helps provide coverage for Americans with lower incomes, including pregnant women, children and people with disabilities, among others. The rich don't have poor people problems.

“We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated,” Trump has been quoted as saying. In an analysis of voters by education in states where exit or entrance polling is available, nearly half of those with high school diplomas or less schooling said they supported the billionaire. 56% of voters without degrees voted for President-elect Trump. Who cares about education anyway?

Dozens of "probationary employees" were let go from the Department of Education last Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the firings. Dismantling the Department of Education was one of Trump's key campaign promises. He has slammed the department as a "con job" that should be "closed immediately," and has directed Musk to investigate the agency. The Department of Education is the smallest cabinet-level agency with 4,400 employees. Another 1,400 employees work in the agency's office of Federal Student Aid.

About six-in-ten registered voters who say they have served in the U.S. military or military reserves (61%) support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, while 37% back Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a Pew Research Center survey. 63% of veteran voters identify with or lean toward the Republican Party, while 35% are Democrats or Democratic leaning. Loyalty matters to vets? More than 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been dismissed from their roles, the agency said Thursday.

According to Social Security data, approximately 45% of beneficiaries aged 60 and older are identified as White Americans, meaning a significant portion of Social Security recipients are white individual. The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits,” contradicting claims that tens of millions of dead people over the age of 100 are getting payments from the agency made by Elon Musk. Who wants to live to a ripe old age anyway?

About 37% of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Food Stamps participants are white, according to a USDA report. Other SNAP participant demographics: 26% African American, 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Native American, and 16% "race unknown. Using research from the Urban Institute (gathering data from 59 million people), the graph below presents the largest percentage of welfare recipients in 2019. The majority of recipients were white (43 percent), followed by Hispanic (26 percent), and Black (23 percent). During the 119th Congress, the Subcommittee will work with the Trump Administration to cut back on unnecessary government spending and empower American workers and families through reforms to the deficient welfare state.

Is there more? Can there be more? You bet.


White women have been the biggest beneficiaries of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, though DEI programs benefit many groups of people. Trump issued an executive order terminating "illegal DEI and 'diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility' (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear." You mean I can't check female anymore on a job application Mr. President?

Although women as a whole have historically voted for Democrats, white women have not. Instead, over the last 72 years, a plurality of white women has voted for the Democratic candidate only twice, in 1964 and 1996. On Tuesday, they once again went for Trump – just as they did in 2016 and 2020. Women are mothers who care for and nurture families. You wouldn't mess with families in any way would you Mr. President? The Department of Health and Human Services has also lost thousands of employees, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the Associated Press. About 700 workers were fired from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), multiple sources told ABC News. At least 16 of the CDC cuts were to members of the World Trade Center Health Program, which critics said could put the health of 9/11 first responders at risk.

The Trump campaign leaned into targeting young men, as the former president publicly palled around with male YouTubers and podcasters, such as Joe Rogan, who make little space for women. This effort paid off. Exit polling indicated that there was a canyon-wide 16-point gender gap between young men and women, which is an increase from 2020. While women between the ages of 18 and 29 preferred Harris 58% to 40%, their male peers chose Trump 56% to 42%. However, compared to his last run, Trump did better with both young men (41% of them voted for him four years ago) and young women (33% in 2020). During Trump's campaign he told women he would protect them. He sided with anti-women men's groups to win votes people!

There is a lot to regret for the Trump supporter (even though he still has a large group of supporters, for now). Those who DID NOT VOTE for Trump are not taken by surprise. They believed the words that came out of his mouth and his actions they witnessed. They sounded the alarm and said, "DON'T VOTE FOR TRUMP!" They are not feeling voter's remorse but something akin to anger at those who were willingly ignorant of his plans for his presidency. Many are saying, "You get what you voted for," and keep it moving. Some are even delighting in the possibility of Trump supporters suffering for their choice. I'm just wondering how long will the FIND OUT STAGE last and how much more can it encompass. Never one to disappoint, Trump has told us once again who he is.

Donald Trump is receiving widespread backlash after he likened himself to a “king” on social media (Feb. 19, 2025) following his administration’s decision to rescind New York City’s congestion pricing program. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” This is the photo Trump uploaded with his tweet. FAFO!!!!



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