re: "The Politics of Persecution" (The New York Times, August 11, 2022)
Religion rejects reason because it already has the immutable, infallible truths its ideology preaches all must bow before. Naturally, the faith-based are the Trump base, and immune to reality as much as to reason. They lust for final, absolute answers to all questions, simple, easy answers. Trump provides as reliably as an Old Testament prophet glorying in his persecution.
The FBI raid on Trump's palatial bolthole in Florida might well allow him to play the persecuted rather than the justly prosecuted. That might in turn strengthen his position with the faith-lapping Republican Party zealots, allowing him to again run for president.
It will then be interesting to see what percentage of the American people again buy into theocratic ideology trumping reason, honesty and moral decency. Hopefully, such an ascendancy of Trump as American saviour trailing clouds of self-glory will inspire more Americans to vote in favour of clearing the biblical clouds looming over their darkening nation.
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The above comment was submitted by Felix Qui to The New York Times article.
It is published there at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/trump-republicans-persecution.html#commentsContainer&permid=119786810:119786810
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