Remind Me Once More . . . Who Is Winning Here?
Nothing has disappointed me more than the avalanche of self-identified Chrisitans -- some of them exceptionally solid, intelligent, and articulate fellows -- who have been loudly boasting about all the winning "our side" has experienced since the new president was elected back in January.
Two things:
One.
Count me out of the "our side" you define and celebrate. No, seriously. I'm just fine over here on my own.
Two.
Rest assured, the last thing the current iteration of the System will ensure is your "winning."
Unconvinced? Okay. Let's pick a low-hanging fruit example to keep it simple and comprehensible.
Here's some Wikipedia information on Scott Bessant, the current Secretary of the US Treasury:
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (/ˈbɛsənt/ BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American government official, investor, and hedge fund manager serving as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury since 2025. Before his government service, he was a partner at Soros Fund Management and the founder of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.
After graduating from Yale University in 1984, Bessent began a career in finance. He was hired by Soros Fund Management, eventually becoming the head of its London office. In this role, he was a leading member of the group that successfully bet on the 1992 sterling crisis, generating over $1 billion in profit for the firm. After he left the Soros Fund, he established his own investment firm, Key Square Group, in 2015.
A major donor, fundraiser, and economic advisor for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign,[2] Bessent was nominated for treasury secretary by Trump in November 2024 and confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 2025, by a vote of 68–29.
Bessent is the second openly gay man to serve in the Cabinet of the United States (after Pete Buttigieg) and the fifth openly gay man to serve in a cabinet-level office (after Demetrios Marantis, Richard Grenell, Buttigieg, and Vince Micone).[3] As the United States secretary of the treasury is fifth in the United States presidential line of succession, he is the highest-ranking openly LGBT person ever to serve in the U.S. federal government.[4]
Soros. 1992 sterling crisis/Black Wednesday. Openly gay, with a husband and all.
So much winning!
I can't wait to see how all this winning ultimately blesses "our side."
Note added: The enthusiastic "this-worldly" optimism about things like the current US administration or any administration irks me (I've done some of this myself in the past, so I get it), but it does not irk me nearly as much as the sheer lack of basic connect-the-dots thinking that would immediately nullify such "this-worldly" optimism, particularly for honest, discerning Christians.
Two things:
One.
Count me out of the "our side" you define and celebrate. No, seriously. I'm just fine over here on my own.
Two.
Rest assured, the last thing the current iteration of the System will ensure is your "winning."
Unconvinced? Okay. Let's pick a low-hanging fruit example to keep it simple and comprehensible.
Here's some Wikipedia information on Scott Bessant, the current Secretary of the US Treasury:
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (/ˈbɛsənt/ BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American government official, investor, and hedge fund manager serving as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury since 2025. Before his government service, he was a partner at Soros Fund Management and the founder of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.
After graduating from Yale University in 1984, Bessent began a career in finance. He was hired by Soros Fund Management, eventually becoming the head of its London office. In this role, he was a leading member of the group that successfully bet on the 1992 sterling crisis, generating over $1 billion in profit for the firm. After he left the Soros Fund, he established his own investment firm, Key Square Group, in 2015.
A major donor, fundraiser, and economic advisor for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign,[2] Bessent was nominated for treasury secretary by Trump in November 2024 and confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 2025, by a vote of 68–29.
Bessent is the second openly gay man to serve in the Cabinet of the United States (after Pete Buttigieg) and the fifth openly gay man to serve in a cabinet-level office (after Demetrios Marantis, Richard Grenell, Buttigieg, and Vince Micone).[3] As the United States secretary of the treasury is fifth in the United States presidential line of succession, he is the highest-ranking openly LGBT person ever to serve in the U.S. federal government.[4]
Soros. 1992 sterling crisis/Black Wednesday. Openly gay, with a husband and all.
So much winning!
I can't wait to see how all this winning ultimately blesses "our side."
Note added: The enthusiastic "this-worldly" optimism about things like the current US administration or any administration irks me (I've done some of this myself in the past, so I get it), but it does not irk me nearly as much as the sheer lack of basic connect-the-dots thinking that would immediately nullify such "this-worldly" optimism, particularly for honest, discerning Christians.
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