I want to focus on Noem's "standing in the gap" phrase which because I am a secular person did not understand and needed to look up. Mary intimated it had a religious meaning and oh boy, yes it does. It is where the king stands, between god and the lowlifes on earth; the man who stands in the gap is speaking directly to god.
My point is that this language is creeping into and oozing through our government's mouths. Mary, could you please do a focus on this? One of the biggest, baddest enemies to a democratic republic is religion. This is as dangerous as any way of creating an alternative narrative, remaking a present day event or revising historical record. Bring god in and all bets of reality are off the table. Now, magical thinking moves in.
I'm wondering if by killing Gonzalez they're not only sending a warning, they're also trying to eliminate future Abrego Garcias. They don't want to be seen having to obey laws and judges
"What the order really does is grant federal agencies license to treat dissent as terrorism." I keep thinking of Nazi films from their occupation of France, where French people were too terrified to salute, but had tears streaming down their faces.
As for Stephanopolous pulling the plug on Vance - yep, watched that a few times myself. 😉
Many of us as school kids were taught the whitewashed version of American history - and that version is on course to get even whiter. I only remember the innocuous ditty "in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." And slavery? Merely a footnote. The current Christian Nationalist cult is sliding into every facet of our lives.
Be aware. Be vigilant.
From Indivisible: "Find a No Kings protest to join this Saturday -- and help make October 18 the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history. We have even more events planned on Saturday than we did for the first No Kings Day in June, putting us on track for a truly historic day of defiance! Make your plan to join today, and then invite a few people to join you."
I want to focus on Noem's "standing in the gap" phrase which because I am a secular person did not understand and needed to look up. Mary intimated it had a religious meaning and oh boy, yes it does. It is where the king stands, between god and the lowlifes on earth; the man who stands in the gap is speaking directly to god.
My point is that this language is creeping into and oozing through our government's mouths. Mary, could you please do a focus on this? One of the biggest, baddest enemies to a democratic republic is religion. This is as dangerous as any way of creating an alternative narrative, remaking a present day event or revising historical record. Bring god in and all bets of reality are off the table. Now, magical thinking moves in.
Kristi is confusing “the gap” with the gravel pit!
I'm wondering if by killing Gonzalez they're not only sending a warning, they're also trying to eliminate future Abrego Garcias. They don't want to be seen having to obey laws and judges
"What the order really does is grant federal agencies license to treat dissent as terrorism." I keep thinking of Nazi films from their occupation of France, where French people were too terrified to salute, but had tears streaming down their faces.
As for Stephanopolous pulling the plug on Vance - yep, watched that a few times myself. 😉
Many of us as school kids were taught the whitewashed version of American history - and that version is on course to get even whiter. I only remember the innocuous ditty "in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." And slavery? Merely a footnote. The current Christian Nationalist cult is sliding into every facet of our lives.
Be aware. Be vigilant.
From Indivisible: "Find a No Kings protest to join this Saturday -- and help make October 18 the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history. We have even more events planned on Saturday than we did for the first No Kings Day in June, putting us on track for a truly historic day of defiance! Make your plan to join today, and then invite a few people to join you."