“…and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8.32- ESV – Jesus
The Truth/Facts about @realDonaldTrump and where he is taking America
- are clear but the implications are
- so great, so dangerous, and so catastrophic,
- that most of us (including a good number of his followers)
- simply do not want to confront or accept it.
- that most of us (including a good number of his followers)
- so great, so dangerous, and so catastrophic,
WHAT IS THE TRUTH???!!!!
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TRUTH/FACT: Donald Trump is a deeply flawed man.
- He is a pathological liar
- He lies incessantly, impulsively and
- in all things small and great.
- He lies incessantly, impulsively and
- He is a narcissist
- (i.e. extremely self-centered, and selfish)
- far more than the usual politician.
- He is mean
- He attacks and seeks to hurt people personally
- and not always because he is ‘fighting back’,
- he often responds to disagreements
- with personal attacks.
- He attacks and seeks to hurt people personally
- He is amoral
- He appears to have no sense or commitment
- to the difference between right and wrong.
- He will attack other people of wrongdoing
- that he himself is guilty of
- without the slightest hint of self-awareness.
- that he himself is guilty of
- All his choices and actions boil down to
- what is best for him:
- not his wife, not his children, not the Republican party, not his team, not his staff, not his (now ‘close’) friends, not America’s allies, not America’s interests,
- just what is best for him in the moment!!!!
- what is best for him:
- He appears to have no sense or commitment
- He appears to lack empathy
- He is not (easily?) moved
- by the feelings and experiences of others.
- He is not (easily?) moved
- He appears unwilling to personally exert himself
- (when he is not speaking before adoring crowds).
- He is not a student of history.
- He spends a lot of time watching TV.
- He has a significant amount of ‘executive time’ each day.
- He spends a lot of time golfing.
- He is impulsive
- He often acts without forethought and deliberation.
- He may not always be tethered to reality
- He appears to believe some of his own lies.
- He refuses to believe facts contrary to his own narrative/interpretation.
- He is a pathological liar
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The TRUTH: Donald Trump is not going to and will not change
- There will be no ‘pivot’
- to a nicer or another version
- of @realDonaldTrump
- He has not ‘lied’ to us about who he is
- Old clips of his younger days show that
- he has always thought he has the answer to every problem, and
- he must always have the last word.
- Old clips of his younger days show that
- “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time [Maya Angelou]
- to a nicer or another version
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Truth/Fact: Every Tree Bears Fruit that is natural to it!
“Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine (i.e. teaching) and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets]. [Matthew 7.15-20 AMP: Jesus]
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Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com
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TRUTH/FACT: THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD ARE THEREFORE NOT IN GOOD HANDS!!!
- The US and the world economy are not in good hands
- Exhibits:
- Trade wars without appropriate forethought and planning:
- “trade wars are easy to win” – Donald Trump
- Lack of preparation for the looming downturn in the economy
- Monetary policy by tweets, personal attacks, and ‘gut’ feeling.
- “They’re making a mistake because I have a gut, and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.” Donald Trump (November 2018)
- Stock Market volatility week of August 19-23, 2019
- linked to Trump tweets.
- Trade wars without appropriate forethought and planning:
- Exhibits:
- International Peace and Stability are not in good hands.
- Exhibits:
- Trump conducts extremely crucial geopolitical relationships
- on the basis of his personal ‘interactions’ (relationship?)
- with adversaries and allies:
- Vladimir Putin, Kim Jung Un, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau etc.
- with adversaries and allies:
- on the basis of his personal ‘interactions’ (relationship?)
- North Korea is still firing missiles off
- Russia and the US are entering a new nuclear arms race
- Trump has dictatorial tendencies
- he appears to want to skip the ‘rule of law’ if he can:
- “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” Donald Trump 08/23/2019
- he appears to want to skip the ‘rule of law’ if he can:
- Trump conducts extremely crucial geopolitical relationships
- Exhibits:
- America as a Beacon of Light (‘the city on a hill‘) is not in good hands
- When an organization/country changes its values,
- does it continue to be the same organization/country?
- Exhibit
- Will Trump willingly leave office or be forced out if/when he looses in 2020?
- Will he sow discord in society to avoid accepting defeat?
- Will America welcome fleeing refugees anymore?
- “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
…Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” [Statue of Liberty Poem]
- “Give me your tired, your poor,
- Will the rights of a free press continue unchallenged
- in the era of so called ‘fake news’ claims?
- Will the body politic aspire towards a national, political, economic, and Judeo-Christian ethos characterized by
- individual freedoms, integrity in public office, rule of law, ‘United’ States, fully representative democracy, or will it
- devolve into moral relativism, factionalism, regionalism, and division?
- Will Trump willingly leave office or be forced out if/when he looses in 2020?
- When an organization/country changes its values,
- The US and the world economy are not in good hands
- We are in for a rough ride
- Exhibits
- Walking in on young pageant contestants in their dressing rooms; “Grab them [women] by their ….”:
- More corruption of morals by a sitting President
- Trump University scandal and subsequent court settlement:
- More Deceit, more corruption
- 4 (5?) Bankruptcies:
- Wreck the American Economy
- Thousands of Lawsuits:
- Tying up the American system of checks and balances in knots
- with fights between the different branches of government, i.e.
- the courts, congress, and the executive branch.
- with fights between the different branches of government, i.e.
- Tying up the American system of checks and balances in knots
- Two divorces, plus cheating on spouses:
- Broken promises to the people of America
- Paying off Stormy Daniels and other Scandals in order to win:
- More corruption of the American Democracy like you have never seen before.
- Walking in on young pageant contestants in their dressing rooms; “Grab them [women] by their ….”:
- All powerful, corrupt and (perhaps evil) political leaders
- have periods of ‘good results’
- when the majority of people appear to love them,
- when it seems they had success after success,
- when it seems they survived again and again,
- going from one potential disaster to another, that is,
- until their eventual and certain downfall.
- have periods of ‘good results’
- Exhibits
WE ARE IN FOR A ROUGH RIDE FOLKS!!!!
BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!
Reach!! 
