Promoting Paranoia

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Peace with our creator is impossible if we war with our neighbors.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Don’t fence you in? Okay.
Let you wrap your arms around me? Okay.
Group hug? Okay.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Going my way?”

[He never said it. Not in English anyway.]

D. Blog: Politics of Paranoia

Some people express alarm that a presidential candidate can draw huge crowds and inspire them with hope. Reminiscent of Hitler, they say. Excuse me?? Their paranoia is showing, I say. In fact, this reaction seems to me reminiscent of a former high priest in Jerusalem upon hearing about Jesus.
Some people seem afraid that a presidential candidate favors peaceful and cooperative relations with other countries, including some that pose an imagined threat. Appeasement, they say. I beg your pardon?? We reap what we sow, I say. Plant the idea of war and you get that kind of harvest.