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Norton Lovold's avatar

You must never sleep to cover that much ground in your last post. As a person who was raised in a white Christian cult, but because I read books, I broke away early, I can state that they are a far cry from what Christ wanted in humanity. Christian nationalism goes against anything that is holy.

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Clifford's avatar

Right now we don't have a functional government that is very scary to see and watch today. We all should be afraid and want to do everything we can to stop this destruction of our once great country the United States of America and because of Donald Trump ,Elon Musk and congress MAGA Republicans.

They are destorying everything we the people have fought for centuries and for this reason any more there need to be a accountability and price for them to pay.

Save our country is should be everyone priority. I care so much and want to help anyway I can. I hope everyone feels the way . You are so right Joy. Thank you.

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Bancroft Williams's avatar

Spot on.

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Bob Lewis's avatar

Thanks Joy, good to see you here on Substack. The poll numbers, while improving a bit, are still concerning to me. We are not living in the same country as we. were 10 years-ago.

If we ever get to vote again, and they actually count the votes properly, I hope enough people will have wised up to the con-man in chief.

If the republicans actually cut social programs like SNAP, Medicare and Medicaid—which is a vastly unpopular plan—it will only be after they have ensured we can't vote them out.

All of this pisses me off. I spent almost half of my life in service to this country, 4.5 years active duty in the Marines and a 29-year career teaching mathematics at El Camino College in California’s 43rd congressional district—representative Maxine Waters. All of which may be rendered for naught as Trump destroys our government.

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Julie Cochrane's avatar

Good article. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into it. More, please.

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Einstein's avatar

You wrote: "... by the time there’s another election ..." Please indulge my cynicism, but 1. I believe the 2024 election (amongst others) was rigged somehow. 2. Repubs and Christian Nationalists are too intoxicated by their "power" trip to relinquish "control" through free and fair elections in the future. I think they'd rather blow up the planet than step down from their golden throne.

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Mike Harkreader's avatar

Thanks Joy, you are a wonderful fact based writer. The corruption of white Christians is disgusting.

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Bettye Briscoe's avatar

Thank you, Joy!

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William's avatar

Vintage Joy.

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Kimberly Montgomery (CA)'s avatar

The Christofascist Nationalist Movement KKKlub is not a majority, but a extremist minority who believe they are entitled to rule over the majority. The resistance is making progress slowly but surely.

We cannot allow the minority to destroy our country. We must unite as Americans. The divisions that have been wedged between us have been perpetrated by the minority propaganda machine.

We The People are Americans first and foremost. We shouldn't care about what others do in their personal lives unless it causes PROVABLE harm to others like murder, rape, Domestic Violence, Trafficking drugs or humans, theft or scamming others, and undeserved hatred based on lies.

Treating others the way we want to be treated ourselves - The Golden Rule covers it all.

#BeGolden

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Cidney Daily's avatar

I enJOYed this very much!

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Rosemary's avatar

These people are so damn tacky.

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