I have an American friend who is a middle-aged white guy, just like me. He is worried about the future, just like I am. He is a Christian, just like me. He is worried about immigration and so am I. He dislikes lying politicians and so do I. He thinks the American political system is rigged and so do I. He has a degree in psychology and I in auditing. Basically, he and I share similar opinions.
There is a one big difference between us. He is a Trump fan which I once was as well. Actually, I feel that my friend is more of a Trump believer. He didn’t like my “lesser of 2 evils” blog as he felt that I compared Donald Trump to Evil and Hillary Clinton to evil. For a long time, I have given Donald Trump the benefit of my doubt, and especially given his view on Main Street, USA.
Trump’s extreme positions on many issues (eg, disabled, immigrants, Islam/muslims, NATO, race, Vietnam veterans, women) finally removed my doubts. I finally saw him for what he really is: a false prophet. My eternal (self) doubt is why I stay in the middle of my 7 Belief systems and do not choose for any extreme position with respect to Love, Money, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science or the Truth. Even in music, I stay away from any extreme sounds.
Any prophet is deemed to be a prophet by his believers and a false prophet by his opponents. Even Jesus was once considered a false prophet amongst the many – more famous – prophets of his time (eg, John the Baptist). After Jesus’ death the Roman-Jew scholar and historian Flavius Josephus (Jerusalem, 37 AD – c. 100 AD) wrote: “About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Christ.” (Wiki). Note: bold and Italic markings are mine.
Flavius Josephus‘ words are still relevant today. Trump’s believers accept his truth gladly and he has won over the hearts and minds of many of his believers and followers. Donald Trump is indeed a prophet in the eyes of his believers.
So what then makes Trump a false prophet? Essentially, his messages of doubt and fear. These doubts and fears always relate to other people. There is nothing wrong with self doubt or fear. Genuine prophets preach messages of faith, hope and love. They would also preach not to doubt and not to fear other people. Doubt and Fear are usually on the Dark Side of our life.
Abstinence of any addiction is usually a guarantee for becoming an adversary of that addiction. I suppose that there is indeed some remorse inside me for trusting Trump with the benefit of my doubt. And yes, I do feel let down by him. Donald Trump could have been the guy I once saw in him: a uniter and a bridge between two political parties in an increasingly divided and segregated country.
I was wrong. mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
Mea Culpa (1991) by Enigma
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Note: all markings (bold, italic, underlining) by LO unless stated otherwise.
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