DiabloWags said:
Remember how bear2034 and movielover clobbered Biden day after day for drawing down our SPR and how it was a security risk?
Yet, not a single "peep" out of them about the SPR being at a 40-year low and not being replenished.
Shocker.
I believe most republicans do NOT stand behind most policies, statements, attitudes of Donald Trump.
But they ARE psychologically engaged in the idea that "THEY" are evil and must be defeated. Donald Trump did not start this mindset. Neither did Rush Limbaugh or Newt Gingrich or Ronald Reagan.
But Trump IS the most exaggerated practitioner of the tactic.
So, they don't post often about policies with conviction or consistency.
The DO post often memes, rips, and cranks that denigrate their imagined opponents, whether they go by names of
Democrats
Liberals
Socialists
LGBTQ
Trans
Immigrants
Muslims
Mexicans
Foreigners
Nonchristians
Non-English-speakers
….
Perhaps we should go all the way back to the Bible where talk of diving people between Good and Bad:
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Here's a breakdown of how these "us vs them" dynamics appear in Scripture, along with key verses that illustrate both the divisions and the reconciliations:
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1. Jews as the Chosen People
The idea of being "chosen" is foundational to Jewish identity in the Old Testament. God selects Israel to be His covenant peoplenot because of superiority, but as a vessel for His purposes.
Deuteronomy 7:6 "For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth."
Exodus 19:5 "If you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession among all the peoples."
This "chosenness" often led to a sense of separation from other nations (Gentiles), who were seen as outside the covenant.
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2. Gentiles and the "Heathen"
In biblical language, "Gentiles" (Hebrew: goyim) simply means "nations"anyone not Jewish. They were often viewed as idolaters or "heathens," lacking the law and covenant.
Psalm 2:1 "Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?"
Ephesians 2:12 "Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel… having no hope and without God in the world."
This division was not just ethnicit was spiritual and moral. The "saved" were those within God's covenant; the "heathen" were outside.
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3. Jesus
Final Judgment and Eternal Separation
The Bible consistently teaches that at the end of time, humanity will be divided based on belief in Christ. This is not just symbolicit's portrayed as a literal, eternal separation.
Matthew 25:46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
John 3:18 "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already."
Revelation 20:1115 The Great White Throne Judgment separates those whose names are in the Book of Life from those who are cast into the Lake of Fire.
Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile… their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur."
Matthew 25:3133 "He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats." Sheep = the righteous who inherit the kingdom.
Goats = the unrighteous who face eternal punishment.
This binary outcomeeternal life or eternal punishmentis central to Christian soteriology.
Theological Implications
This division isn't just about beliefit's about allegiance, transformation, and identity. The saved are those who:
Accept Christ's sacrifice.
Are spiritually reborn.
Live in obedience and faith.
The unsaved are those who reject this offer, and Revelation portrays their fate in stark, apocalyptic terms.
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4. Modern Echoes: Political Tribalism
Your insight is sharpmodern political divisions often mirror these ancient patterns:
Chosen vs condemned
Insiders vs outsiders
Saved vs lost
Both religious and political identities can become tribal, moralized, and exclusionary.
