Is funny to see Christian supporting Donald Trump
This how I realize most Christian-protestants and some Catholics are full of shit.
31-35, M
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Xuan12 · 31-35, M
It does seem strange at first blush, doesn't it? He's about the most irreligious guy you could think of. Multiple marriages, cheater, says he never asks for forgiveness, steals, covets, arguably makes graven images and worships himself before God, but they love him. Or at least they're pretending, either pretending to love him, or pretending they're Christian.
It makes slightly more sense when you look at it with some game theory. For people to whom religious motivations compel their vote, they're in a tight spot. Clinton is unlikely to cede much of anything to them politically. Trump, as distasteful as he is, might. It's also possible he may not, but there's a better chance in him than in Clinton. From the point of view of the theocrats, this chance with Trump is better than almost no chance with Clinton, even if Trump himself is irreligious. But since it's a hard pill to swallow for the devout, they probably prop him up with some mental gymnastics on their own part.
It helps to accept that for most humans morals, ideals, and values are fluid concepts. They'll bend the rules and standards if it helps them get what they want. There are few absolutes in the human psyche, so if voting for a sleazy, irreligious con artist is what they have to do to have a chance to win, it's what they'll do.
It makes slightly more sense when you look at it with some game theory. For people to whom religious motivations compel their vote, they're in a tight spot. Clinton is unlikely to cede much of anything to them politically. Trump, as distasteful as he is, might. It's also possible he may not, but there's a better chance in him than in Clinton. From the point of view of the theocrats, this chance with Trump is better than almost no chance with Clinton, even if Trump himself is irreligious. But since it's a hard pill to swallow for the devout, they probably prop him up with some mental gymnastics on their own part.
It helps to accept that for most humans morals, ideals, and values are fluid concepts. They'll bend the rules and standards if it helps them get what they want. There are few absolutes in the human psyche, so if voting for a sleazy, irreligious con artist is what they have to do to have a chance to win, it's what they'll do.