General Discussion

drmeow

(5,999 posts)

71. I think people like Johnson

Thu Dec 7, 2023, 02:30 PM

Dec 2023

truly believe that when good things happen to them it is a direct message from God, especially if they prayed for said good thing to happen to them. They conveniently do not believe that when bad things happen to them it is also a message from God. Bad things happening to OTHER people is a message from God but bad things happening to them is not. It is the intersection of cognitive bias (same as the people anti-abortion people who get abortions - THEIR abortion is DIFFERENT - also same as people who try to make a distinction between the "deserving poor" and the "undeserving poor&quot combined with the use of religion as a crutch. It is a common characteristic of conservative religious people which liberal religious people seem to be able to avoid.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Attilatheblond

114 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

With The Media Banned, Mike Johnson Thought It Was Safe To Compare Himself To Moses. He Was Wrong. [View all] Tom of Temecula Dec 2023 OP

He is one creepy POS. StarryNite Dec 2023 #1

He wears 'creepy' in the same way an adolescent wears Axe Body Spray EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #12

Sweet Jeebus - creepy/Axe Body Spray is a great analogy. Probatim Dec 2023 #28

That's another name for Johnson EYESORE 9001 Dec 2023 #81

So with this guy in leadership is the bible about to become the replacement for our Constitution. usaf-vet Dec 2023 #40

That's what they want. KatyaR Dec 2023 #66

Yes. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #77

The Bible calls what Johnson does "false doctrine." Jesus Christians know he's twisting Jesus and God ancianita Dec 2023 #98

"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image... alterfurz Dec 2023 #113

Totally! Initech Dec 2023 #48

Johnson is Moses, and Trump is God. dalton99a Dec 2023 #2

And Nixon is the Holy Ghost. speak easy Dec 2023 #30

I thought Ronnie Raygun was Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #54

Saint Ronnie Raygun made an immigrant amnesty. magats are liking him less these days Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #104

"Orange Jesus" Zambero Dec 2023 #55

Green(e) Jesus Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #105

Wish they were fleeing to a different land. eShirl Dec 2023 #56

I was raised Catholic BlueKota Dec 2023 #61

I am a person of faith and a regular churchgoer. TSExile Dec 2023 #96

He very clearly says he thinks the Lord speaks to him, can't take that out of context Walleye Dec 2023 #3

Tons of god botherers say that. redqueen Dec 2023 #13

Yes, but he didn't want the media there, because normal people don't feel that way Walleye Dec 2023 #16

Funny how their god never rebukes them. They hear voices praising them for what they want to be praised for Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #106

When you speak to God, that's praying. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #27

Well, I think that actually they are both psychosis NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #42

Maybe, but just praying is pretty harmless. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #46

Maybe, but just praying is pretty harmless. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #47

I have nothing against prayer, even atheists like me try it sometimes Walleye Dec 2023 #62

No harm in trying... Ocelot II Dec 2023 #63

And God Spoke LeftInTX Dec 2023 #100

Generally agnostic but PTL_Mancuso Dec 2023 #107

And isn't it amazing that God says to do exactly what the person wanted to do! Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #38

And hates all the same people they hate as well? canuckledragger Dec 2023 #49

Before Reagan closed CA mental hospitals, there were lots of guys in there who said God talks to them Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #82

He's a dangerous rightwinger. Swede Dec 2023 #4

John Dean is quoting Barry Goldwater Hekate Dec 2023 #34

Secular conservatism Zambero Dec 2023 #51

In high school I participated in mocking Goldwater. Now it feels quaint. Like McCain, he was a statesman. Hekate Dec 2023 #65

Barry became one H2O Man Dec 2023 #72

Chuckle. Yes he was. I loved the song "Barry's Boys"... Hekate Dec 2023 #75

One of my favs. Still have old LP with that song. Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #84

and on a somewhat related topic near and dear to us all PTL_Mancuso Dec 2023 #108

Oh, yes Hekate Dec 2023 #114

Okay -- insane. byronius Dec 2023 #5

Or just another hypocrite megalomaniac playing to/preying on the gullible n/t Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #85

Hard to tell which kind of Republican he is. byronius Dec 2023 #97

He's hearing "voices in his head". pdxflyboy Dec 2023 #6

Who is Mikey J going to drown when the waters join again? keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #7

Mikey ain't Moses RVN VET71 Dec 2023 #41

If there is a God AmBlue Dec 2023 #87

"why did God have to run through 4 other choices first?" jcgoldie Dec 2023 #8

Shitty management from heaven dalton99a Dec 2023 #9

That's what happens sometimes when you use subcontractors. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #93

Even Gym Jordan, who tolerated teen boys being molested, was ahead of Mikey J. keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #43

That really puzzles me Zambero Dec 2023 #53

Because Jordan is stupid at Mach 5 LuvLoogie Dec 2023 #69

is it me? Kali Dec 2023 #10

It's super quiet but worked for me nt redqueen Dec 2023 #14

ok thanks Kali Dec 2023 #15

I had to crank up the volume, too. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #88

it worked on my desktop Kali Dec 2023 #89

Use the tape in ads to question anyone's sanity that chooses this guy as their leader. Freethinker65 Dec 2023 #11

Most people in the US are religious redqueen Dec 2023 #17

While True... ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #20

Same here, raised RC, now agnostic. redqueen Dec 2023 #21

43 made some such comment about his decision to order the 2003 Iraq invasion. John1956PA Dec 2023 #44

You'll Like This ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #70

This might help... Hope22 Dec 2023 #26

But how many of them vote? redqueen Dec 2023 #32

30 % of US population athiests. whfinlay Dec 2023 #74

Do people like Johnson really believe this nonsense or is it just a scam? nuxvomica Dec 2023 #18

I think it's a scam that overtime morphs BlueKota Dec 2023 #64

I think people like Johnson drmeow Dec 2023 #71

"Delusional theocrat" covers it quite well. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Dec 2023 #19

I went to the politicususa site and it sucks with the formatting. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #22

Moses divided the Red Sea... Qutzupalotl Dec 2023 #23

Here are my questions. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #24

40 years wandering in a desert ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #83

Holy crap these people are batshit insane. Initech Dec 2023 #25

Mike Johnson would have tough time leading a dog to water in the summer. republianmushroom Dec 2023 #29

"Did the Lord also tell you to overthrow the election?" Tanuki Dec 2023 #31

That is simply the ravings of a certifiable lunatic. flashman13 Dec 2023 #33

That tops the cake. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2023 #35

correction. the vp is the second in line for the prez. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #36

There's the president, then there is a line for who comes next JoseBalow Dec 2023 #60

WHERE IS THE CHRISTIANITY? Jimvanhise Dec 2023 #37

Virtual mannah for the masses Zambero Dec 2023 #58

THIS is what is oozing into America's leadership and is making a huge mess of things mysteryowl Dec 2023 #39

I'll give him that. Now just go poof and go away like your fairy tale. n/t brewens Dec 2023 #45

This man is arrogant and dangerous. People like him are an existential threat to the US. Oneironaut Dec 2023 #50

I expect he'll lead the GOP contingent through the desert for 40 days Ocelot II Dec 2023 #52

inshallah.... bahboo Dec 2023 #91

Hearing voices? Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #57

In my experience those people who need a biblical refence for every personal choice often make decisions poorly, and Ford_Prefect Dec 2023 #59

and he is still still still just a couple of heartbeats away from the New Jeebus Reich that the voices guaranteed him PTL_Mancuso Dec 2023 #109

NACL- National Association of Christian Lawmakers irisblue Dec 2023 #67

I think Moses's brother Aaron, who made the golden calf, is a more apt comparison. tanyev Dec 2023 #68

WHO in a right mind speaks to others that Pas-de-Calais Dec 2023 #73

43: "God told me to end the tyranny in Iraq." John1956PA Dec 2023 #76

Not the first. czarjak Dec 2023 #102

What a creep and know-it-all, who thinks that GOD personally spoke to him about issues of the day. SWBTATTReg Dec 2023 #78

Hey Mike, unless you got some stone tablets, I ain't buying it. bluesbassman Dec 2023 #79

Ahhh...ok...the Lord spoke to you personally thru your prayers. I think we've got that... brush Dec 2023 #80

I dunno... MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #86

Delusion of grandeur... dlk Dec 2023 #90

Oh I can't wait Until that FAKE Moses Go DOWN! he's a MF Dangerous Idiot. Cha Dec 2023 #92

Freak!! littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #94

He has a rather high opinion of himself, doesn't he? TSExile Dec 2023 #95

Johnson is a charlatan and a grifter just like Trump. flying_wahini Dec 2023 #99

"[God] had been speaking to me about this" Aussie105 Dec 2023 #101

It's like tRump saying "American carnage. Only I can fix it." . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #103

Religious nutjobs like this make me sick to my stomach. mwb970 Dec 2023 #110

The son of a bitch is delusional. Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #111

He is continually parting the sea of his own bullshit so we can better see him. Magoo48 Dec 2023 #112