I have lived under several
governments in 3 continents and am sad to say that the present U.S. one already
reminds me of a third world dictatorship.
Am I being overly dramatic? Probably. However, when I hear things like
Kellyanne Conway’s defence of White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer’s bold-faced lie, I can’t help but draw strong comparisons
in my head to what I've seen before. Think about everything we’ve heard through the campaign, on inauguration day and now: bombastic rhetoric, over
blown promises, overt and covert bullying (allegedly), brazen untruths that not
only insult the viewer’s intelligence but takes said intelligence round the
back shed and gives it a solid beating …
I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone.
Is this the United States of America? Is this real? It all sounds disturbingly similar to what we’re
accustomed to seeing from African and Middle-Eastern despots (among others.)
Kellyanne Conway is a bad
liar. She visibly flinched as she talked
about “alternative facts” and clearly didn’t believe what she was saying. Even Sean Spicer looked unconvincing in his
speech. Why can’t any of these folks
positively influence the President when he sets off on one of his tours of
alternate reality? His loose relationship with the truth was on full display
during the elections, and didn’t seem to stop him from ultimately winning the
race. Perhaps that’s why he thinks he
can keep going in the same direction.
Arguably, all politicians
lie. Certainly, all politicians present
the facts in a way that favors them most.
However, most credible politicians do not make bold-faced lies which are
easily controverted by a simple google search, a publicly available video
recording or listening to an audio archive.
As a man of faith, I believe God
can use anyone to fulfill His purposes on the earth. And yes, God can use Donald Trump. Some days however, it’s easier to believe than
others.
May God continue to bless the United States of America.
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