Not long ago, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee issued a forewarning. The author, former candidate for president, television commentator, and Baptist preacher said if former President Trump doesn’t win the upcoming presidential race, the 2024 will be the last election “decided by ballots rather than bullets.” In context, the remark sounded like a threat more than a prediction. Much to his discredit, Huckabee has long exhibited a chest-pounding alpha male bearing, followed by throwing dung at those threatening his role as Oracle. He is one of those Christian spokespersons who spreads anti-Christian views as he promotes division and hatred so frequently exercised by hard-right blabbermouths. In many ways he is the apotheoses of the evangelical insurgence into the mainstream political environment. A Christian nationalist, Huckabee wants his religion to assert preeminence over our laws and governance. His detractors have labeled him a racist and anti-Christian in his hate-filled political stances. The least assessment pegs him as a firebrand and provocateur.
He's not alone distorting his religion away from forgiveness and humility toward animus and sinful pride. In fact, he’s one of millions, probably hundreds of millions, worldwide using religion as a club rather than a gift of grace. He, along with his cohort, have chosen radical idolatry ahead of their religion. Hatred and harm come from people like Huckabee. With him, love takes a seat on the bench to loathing.
Political dynamics point to the possibility of an imminent civil war breaking out later this decade if MAGA forces do not get their way in the 2024 election. Donald Trump recently warned a “bloodbath for the country” is on the horizon if he is not elected. At the same rally he dehumanized undocumented immigrants by saying, “I don’t know if you call them people…In some cases they’re not people, in my opinion.” Really? Though he wouldn’t mind inviting a few immigrants to our country if they come from “nice” countries, naming Denmark as a place having nice people. Most of the third world nations he labels as “shithole” countries.
What’s going on here? MAGA folks anticipate violence if they don’t win the coming elections.
“Nice country you have here. It would be a shame if anything bad were to happen if we don’t win the election. Do we understand each other?”