At last! Something honest from the man who cannot tell a lie.

“We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise, yet, if you read the Failing New York Times, you would incorrectly think that we are not winning. Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth. We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time – Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today. They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116219996530067941

“I…am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”

This was posted March 12, at 10:33 p.m., and by 7:00 a.m. the next day it had already gained over 17, 000 likes.

“Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.” —  Jean Rostand

I suppose I should not be shocked at anything Trump says anymore, but this statement has hit a new low. I simply cannot countenance anything like this and wonder at the control which evil exercises over his mind and mouth. Not only does he brag about killing people who have done him no harm (little schoolgirls, etc.) but he considers it an honor. No, no, it is a great honor, as if the act itself ought to be applauded vigorously by a “civil” society. What makes this even worse, however, is the fact that in 8-1/2 hours, in the space of one night, more than 17, 000 followers, presumably Americans, hit the Like button to show their support for his efforts. Presumably, they are also of the mindset that it is honorable to kill others whenever you can.

How low can you go?

“One man must not kill. If he does it is murder. Two, ten, one hundred men, acting on their own responsibility, must not kill. If they do, it is still murder. But a state or nation may kill as many as they please, and it is no murder. It is just, necessary, commendable and right. Only get people enough to agree to it, and the butchery of myriads of human beings is perfectly innocent.” Adin Ballou (1803–1890) American minister

Kill one person, you are a murderer. Kill one hundred persons, you are a sick, perverted psychopath. Kill one million persons, you are esteemed and held up for great honor. I suppose this is the reason why so many people worship the ground that George W. Bush walks on. Probably right-wing Christians, for the most part, who really ought to know better considering the clear message in Scripture about killing and idol worship. More than likely, many of these also give Trump the adulation he seeks.

But, then, this has been the pattern of America for a long, long time. From the very beginning, America’s MOD (Mode of Operation) has been to kill anyone who stands in its path or who makes life inconvenient. From native Americans (Indians) who were only trying to defend their property and way of life to unborn children in the womb, the prevailing attitude has been to kill them because they are inconvenient and causing trouble. Magnified manifold, this is exactly why America, The State, has been so successful at killing populations worldwide…and, seemingly, gotten away with it. In reality, the State is nothing more than the individual writ large and, since the individual is bent on murder, so also the State.

Today, however, we are captive of (or captivated by) a man who openly celebrates and exalts the murder of those less fortunate…and we are extremely uncomfortable with the idea. Is this because his words and actions mimic the temptations within our own souls? The temptations which we (presumably) control but which we allow to fester because they fit the worldview we have adopted and embraced? The idea, which is completely contrary to the teachings of Jesus the Christ, that it is perfectly acceptable to murder those you consider to be your enemies while claiming love for them? The cognitive dissonance which we experience because we know this is wrong, yet make excuses for it anyway?

How low can you go?

If…if God gives us what we deserve, then we deserve Donald Trump. What, me worry?

My God! We should be terrified!

John Maynard Keynes, the father of inflationary financial politics said that, “In the long run, we are all dead.”, yet in the short run, we are still here and still subject to the vicissitudes of life, including those imposed on us by our “Dear Leaders”, chief of whom acts exactly as we would if we were sitting in his chair in the Oval Office, surrounded by sycophants, groupies, and ass-kissers who only tell us what we want to hear.

We have no one to blame except ourselves.