he thing about fascism is that its insecurities are actually extremely transparent. The more that a regime bloviates for the cameras, the more they shift blame and focus, the more obvious it is that they are actually deeply frightened. Fascism is so fragile.
This was clear during Pam Bondi’s contemptuous hearing two days ago. When asked why she covered up Trump’s involvement with Epstein you can actually watch as fear grips her whole body before she deflects to talking about the stock market. Her insane response has been rightly and widely mocked for the sheer audacity to think that such a deflection could signal anything other than profound guilt.Photo by Joshua on Flickr
And when she chose to ignore the group of Epstein survivors who were standing directly behind her, dispassionately looking down as they stood up, hands raised, one can see the veil falling away – the regime’s pathetic illusions having lost all merit or credibility, both of which of course it never possessed.
Our world is being transfigured in front of our eyes. The veil is being torn away and we can more plainly see the reality of our situation.
This Sunday’s Lectionary reading is on The Transfiguration. It’s an account of Jesus’ disciples being shown reality for the first time as Jesus, Moses, and Elijah appear in shining transcendent glory on a mountain top. (Luke’s account literally says that Jesus’ face “became other”). God shouts from within a cloud that has enfolded the mountaintop that Jesus is God’s beloved Son and that we are to listen to Him! It is a revelatory experience that shakes the disciples to their core. The world can never look quite the same for them again.
Our world is being transfigured in front of our eyes. The veil is being torn away and we can more plainly see the reality of our situation. We are ruled by fascist pedophiles and their enablers who seem to actually think that they can continue to fool us. But their fear gives them away. Their distractions are their tell. We must not be fooled.
After God’s voice commands that the disciples listen to Jesus, Jesus reaches down and touches Peter on the shoulder, and the immediate next words out of Christ’s mouth are “Get up, do not be afraid.” Listen to Him.
