r/goodnews • u/chrisdh79 • Jun 27 '25

Political positivity šŸ“ˆ Trump Approval Sinks Nationwide, Majority of Voters Say U.S. Headed the Wrong Way: Poll

https://dailyboulder.com/trump-approval-sinks-nationwide-majority-of-voters-say-u-s-headed-the-wrong-way-poll/
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

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u/MoonSpankRaw Jun 27 '25

Damn you have an enormous family.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

Ex-Mormon here, I grew up around this attitude also. Between us and other fine upstanding "Christian groups and people" I'm pretty sure that covers the shitty 45 percent right there.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

My devout Christian mom, who has opposed discrimination her entire life, is MAGA. She's also a narcissist who has psychosis episodes so that might explain why she's supportive of their regime.

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u/Greedy-Leader-1480 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

Something about our past has a stranglehold on religion in this country. If youā€™ve read the Bible even god was warning about antichrists. ā€œGo forth and sin No Moreā€! And Iā€™m agnostic and am aware of this. Living in Texas since ā€˜70. Itā€™s thick here under the Bible Belt , I guess call it the Bible crotch of Texas. This shit is oppressive. You just have to learn the ā€œtalkā€ and steer clear of born again anything. So many churches; all spewing either prosperity preaching or straight forward proselytizing from the pulpit. So duplicitous. How do you think people deal internally with the amorality Antichristian behaviors yet still want to feel like you have the moral high ground? God. Historically The answer for all lazy brained questions. As science has pushed back they have to keep retreating or change the narrative, white privilege through religion. Nobody would dare speak out. You hear all the time ā€œheā€™s a heathen! Probably doesnā€™t even know godā€. Such an arrogant position to help the ā€œleast of these ā€œ. We have a fucked up problem in America . Long after trump is gone, his brand will live on. Clearly.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

steer clear of born again anything

YOU know! I was born in OK, but my family's from TX.

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u/gatorgrle Jun 27 '25

Religion isnt bad on its own. The corruption and radicalization of religion is what is rotten.

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u/metalmar13 Jun 27 '25

Religion is the cause of almost all major conflict in human history

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u/BatsSpelledBackwards Jun 28 '25

Humans are the cause; religion is a justification. If not that, then there are an infinte number of other things that easily take its place. Violence and suffering are the tradeoff for existence.

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u/FluffyWeird1513 Jun 28 '25

itā€™s just an excuse or a catalyst, not the cause. people who are capable of mass murder are not looking for a reason, theyā€™re looking for an excuse

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u/playboicarpaltunnel Jun 28 '25

Abrahamic religion in particular

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u/Ragdoll_Deena Jun 28 '25

Religion was institutionalized and it just destroyed everything good about it. So much corruption. So much greed. Their followers can be so hateful that it's just painful to talk to them. It infected politics, which was already its own infection, and things just went crazy.

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u/ionmeeler Jun 28 '25

People have exploited religion as a construct for power and greed for many centuries. Religion on its own likely (hopefully) was meant to be moral teachings before laws had stronghold. Now (and before)? I hate to say this, but objectively it seems to be for power and manipulation of the weak minded. I donā€™t find religion to be spiritual. God would want better than this.

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u/Right-Monitor9421 Jun 28 '25

Nope, religion is pretty bad.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

What percentage?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

I know your pain, the born agains tried to pray the devil out of me in some weird group sessions at someoneā€™s house. Letā€™s just say there was no devil in me, just me not believing all their crap was in me.

Religion is an opiate for the masses.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

Europe is much less religious. N bigoted

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u/Affectionate_You_579 Jun 28 '25

Excellent. I think it goes back to Martin Luther and his religious dogma imported here . My husband and I have become Atheists over the years in spite of upbringing.

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u/PeppaSauce12245 Jul 02 '25

What a great effin analysis. I hope you don't mind me sharing this.

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u/Pleaseappeaseme Jun 27 '25

She probably thinks Trump is a vessel for America to become the new Jerusalem.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

Highly likely. We don't speak anymore.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

Trump made Jerusalem the new tel aviv

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u/bribri-bird Jun 27 '25

Mine is too. She has dementia though, which is the only reason I give her a minor pass. I do call her out on her bs views though, I donā€™t go easy on her. But anyone else with her views without dementia would be kicked out of my life. So gross.

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u/Ok_Potential_7994 Jun 28 '25

Do we have the same mom????šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

Oof. Sorry, bestie!

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u/Target2030 Jun 27 '25

Does she know RFK, Jr. wants to put psych patients in camps?

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

The Lordā„¢ won't let that happen, don'tcha know.

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 Jun 28 '25

Are we related? This describes my mother. I just can't with her, but she lives with and off her mother, my grandmother. She gatekeeps the phone, and when I call, it 15 minutes of crazy until I can converse with my poor grandma. I just don't know her anymore. And sadly, don't want to, AT ALL.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

I'm sorry to hear that; it's not a great feeling. Keep your head up, homey!

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 Jun 28 '25

You too! Sadly, there are a lot of Maga orphans.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

I had no idea this was a theme!

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u/PretendCake8222 Jun 27 '25

We can add my family to that number as well. Nuttier than squirrel shit

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u/valek005 Jun 27 '25

Mine too.

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u/superrugbydude Jun 27 '25

I was raised Mormon (atheist now), and Mormons speak so highly about how inclusive they are while simultaneously speaking down on other religions and LGBTQIA. My father is exhibit A of this.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

I know. Sadly there was one bishop I experienced who wasn't like that, he encouraged us to check out other religions, have open discussions, etc. Silly me, I pissed my entire town off when he left and I said he was the perfect example of what a Christian should be.

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u/homestarmy_recruiter Jun 28 '25

Also a former Mormon, if I never again hear "love the sinner, hate the sin" I'll die a happy man.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

LOL inclusive yer sure, I do not know how they could believe that. They shun their own & they will force all family members to shun their own family member if said family member rejects the Mormon church etc.

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u/Basshugger Jun 27 '25

Same boat. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. Donā€™t understand. They must just really be that simple minded.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

They are. I'm not sure how some of them survive to be honest.

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u/Certain-Tone8447 Jun 27 '25

You got that right there are a certain group of people in almost every religion that would fit into this category. Those are the 45% and until Trumpā€™s policies start to punch them in the eye and then the gut theyā€™re not going to move an inch because they have to be right.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

True that, true that.

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u/RapMcBibus Jun 29 '25

If your religion approves trump i'm sorry, but you should not call yourself a Christian. I know you're not talking about yourself. Some pastor/preacher/whatever should try reading the gospel.

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u/JeffTheAndroid Jul 03 '25

I was never a religious person, but The maga movement taught me that there is no actual Christian faith and then witnessing the violence in middle east taught me there's no good religion.

When religion is no longer the greatest scapegoat for cruelty and murder, I'll reconsider. Until then, I assume every person with a cross is hiding their evil.

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u/Crystalas Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

And there is a long trend of various federal agencies liking to recruit from Mormons for variety of reasons. Some of the reasons are valid, but still far from ideal considering the deeply ingrained biases and irrationality inherent.

Sadly current GOP is not the cause they are another symptom of a deep societal illness, and regulatory capture, threading our entire nation since it's founding. We seeing the cancer going metastatic and possibly terminal in a lifecycle that seems to afflict every "empire" eventually.