November 03, 2025

The Grove, ACE Basin Wildlife Refuge, Hollywood, South Carolina
MAGA is the self-designated moniker of a gang whose primary identifying feature is the complete absence of anything resembling maturity of anyone embracing the title.

Fascism and White Supremacy describe immaturity perfectly throughout the ages. There is not a grown-up in the group, though there are plenty of people old enough to be confused with one--exhibiting the ancient observation, "Growing up is inevitable, but maturity is entirely arbitrary."

Maturation is a by-product of awareness, of attentive presence with, and reflection upon, what is happening here, now, in every situation as it arises, and drawing sound conclusions regarding what it means and what is called for in response. All of which are completely absent in any MAGA worthy of the designation--starting with their Dear Leader and moving like a hot knife through soft butter through the rest of those gathered to chant their creed and declare their allegiance to their cause.

They designate empathy as a sin and look forward to the Rapture as though they have something in common with the Coming One. Which is clearly not their stance with regard to the Least of These which they denounce as NOT their brothers and sisters.

How all of this is going to play out is going to be a mess with nothing beneficial to anyone. A lot of dust and noise, disruption and chaos, destruction and mayhem, with gain nowhere and loss everywhere. The legacy of Donald Trump, the king of immaturity and emptiness, and a blight upon the land.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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