Trump is the “something better” the GOP was looking for when W lost his luster. The gut-feel, “god has chosen me”, self aggrandizing leader, spurning logic, math and science, started with W, and even though Trump has moral and ethical issues, their god-concept seems to allow him to be forgiven as the end justifies the means. Religious reflection and humility can inspire great works, but too many feel they have a direct connection and everyone else is inferior.
Trump is the “something better” the GOP was looking for when W lost his luster. The gut-feel, “god has chosen me”, self aggrandizing leader, spurning logic, math and science, started with W, and even though Trump has moral and ethical issues, their god-concept seems to allow him to be forgiven as the end justifies the means. Religious reflection and humility can inspire great works, but too many feel they have a direct connection and everyone else is inferior.
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/faith-certainty-and-the-presidency-of-george-w-bush.html