Too many Americans, especially Whites cannot look in the mirror, and see themselves for who they really are. Biologically, we are more alike than that which makes us different. Yet, our failure to acknowledge the universal biological dimension in human existence is what gives rise to a grievance attitudinal mentality, grievance politics, and self-righteousness. Self-righteousness is usually unrighteousness. When individuals cannot honestly confront what Michael Jackson referred to as “the man in the mirror.” they cannot bring the “I” in themselves under submission to the “me” in themselves, which in turn, compels every individual to say: “Lord have mercy upon me, a sinner.” Christian Right Evangelicals, e GOP, White Nationalists, Fox “Fake” News, and some spiritually misguided Blacks and other minorities have a self-acceptance problem.
When individuals spiritually accept themselves for who they are (child of God), they can invariably accept others, because: “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7). Unfortunately, the desire of the GOP is intent to win regardless of the spiritual socio-economic costs of winning. Therefore, winning at all costs is not winning at all, because the spiritual question is: winning for what purpose? However, this does satisfy the “I” in themselves nor their EGO, because EGO is an acronym for “Edge God Out.” If politicians, especially GOP politicians spiritually understood that: “ e steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighted in his way.” (Psalm 37: 23).
America, we would have heaven on earth, because we would be living by the Two Great Commandments. Living in a democratic multicultural society, we should know, and accept God’s eternal truth: “For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8: 38-39). Christian Right Evangelicals run and tell GOP political officials that multi-cultural democracy is here to stay, because the Preamble and the U. S. constitution say so. As Americans, we need to fully embrace our Preamble and Constitutional declarations, and cease vilifying each other, because then and only then shall the south rise, again! Sadly, the GOP’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union address is proof positive that the south is still dead in dramatized kitchen-cabinet sin. God is an inclusive God, not an exclusionary God. e confederate south is not inclusive, but exclusionary.
