It is pretty late as I catch up on the horrors of what the Trump Administration has cooked up for us recently. It’s not looking too great, considering I needed that extra cup of warm milk and honey to soothe me into a sleep, where I was still going to get nightmares. Those nightmares were of Steve Bannon.
There was a piece done on Bannon and his films by Quartz, about how his worldview developed into what it now is. I had no idea he was the anti-Michael Moore! I had no idea there was an anti-Michael Moore(apparently there are more). As a documentarian, there are few that can capture the true American spirit like Michael Moore. He understands that America can be a selfish, fit-throwing baby. He predicted Trump would win during the funny phase when it was okay to laugh at Trump; but, now he’s got his hands on the wheel. Trump has our lives in his orange little hands.
Although America can be stubborn, Moore isn’t. He tends to keep an open and practical mind about the subjects he tackles. Bannon doesn't keep an open mind. There are a lot of real topics that Bannon displays, but apparently, his path to conclusions is troubling. I haven’t seen every documentary, so I’m not fully versed. I can say with confidence that Bannon wants a Conservative Christian America.
Bannon believes in an eighty-year cycle, beginning with war and ending with peace. The next cycle started in 2008 when the stock market crashed. Meaning, there will be war. Bannon also believes that every group of people behind each crisis moment of gratuitous violence that occurs at the beginning of the cycle is called the “Beast”. In his mind, the “Beast” is the Islamic Terrorists, and he wants to poke the hornets' nest.
When I say Islamic Terrorist, I am actually saying a misnomer. "Islam" means "peace", so a "peaceful terrorist" sounds as scary and realistic as a "Nerf Nuke". Basically clarifying for the thousands who are still too ignorant to realize, which includes our president, that "Muslims" and "terrorists" are two different groups of people.
When I say hornet's nest, I think about what the word “jihad” really means. Being raised Muslim, I was taught that the word was for when Islam as a whole was being oppressed, then they must defend their faith, their people, and be willing to die for Islam. That’s “Jihad” 101! Seems pretty reasonable, because as an American citizen, I am registered for selective services. That’s because if America is oppressed, I’m here to defend the constitution, its people, and willing to die for America.
Terrorists have perverted this thought of defense and have taken it to an ideological standpoint that breaks thought and body. Terrorists aren’t defending anything by killing innocent people. If these guys are the new “Beast”, why are their numbers so small compared to the rest of the Muslims on Earth? Back to the hornet’s nest. . .you see that the executive order to ban Muslims from Muslim countries that have literally done nothing would rub those Muslims the wrong way. Sure, there’s those who feel, “Eh, I’m fine fishing in Yemen. America can keep its twinkies”, but the bigger picture impact only creates more recruits for ISIS via pissed Muslims. The ban was a poke, but the way you get the whole nest to sting you is to swing that nuclear bat at it. Judging by our President's temper on Twitter, ole' Donny just seems too eager to start swinging.
Why poke or possibly nuke Islamic countries in the first place? Well, lack of empathy. Also, because Bannon believes that Christianity is under attack by the perverse contemporary western traditions and Islam. Bannon works a few doors down from the most powerful man in the world, and it seems as though instead of just testing the theory of the eighty-year loop to occur on its own, he’s made it into his experiment. He’s got good ole’ Trump following his scent to prove the level of involvement.
It means less money for us and more money for the military. I hope the budget proposal gets debated for less than an hour by the houses and just ends up in the nearest fireplace. I can only dream at this point. In case it isn’t crystal, there’s a clause for a major religion on Earth to defend itself. While Bannon continues to poke and then propose more military protection, even though he started it. WHY WORRY ABOUT PROTECTION WHEN YOU CAN JUST WALK AWAY FROM THE NEST?
I just need to know that you know I’m screaming. We are in the world's most peaceful time and instead of improving on it and instead of pushing the impossible, we as a country are going backward. The “Beast” that Bannon refers to could be Russia or even North Korea. In my opinion, with how much Bannon loves the west and preserving its purity, his confirmation bias has made him blind to the fact that he may be riding the "Beast’s" back right now.
