What's wrong with Donald Trump?

Is Donald Trump a narcissist, a psychopath, or simply a selfish ashole? This question interests many people, both in mainstream and alternative media. I think it would be more interesting to understand why so many people vote for him.

Is it because most people want a strong leader who can guide them and lead them, a father figure, a commander, a boss, an influencer, a guru, a preacher? It doesn't matter where they end up. Someone has to take the lead. This social behaviour is an inheritance from our close chimpanzee relatives, I suppose. 

However, some people don't want to lead, and they don't want to be led. They didn't vote for Trump, nor did they vote for Kamala Harris. They didn't bother to vote. They are independent losers. 

Defense

Humanity's defense spending now exceeds $2 trillion annually. But this is not enough; now, a massive military rearmament is the top priority. The whole world is rearming again. We need more nuclear weapons, more missiles, more drones, and more fighter jets. We must defend ourselves against each other. Even the left has jumped on the bandwagon. The fight against climate change has been downgraded.

Meditation

Old cats are excellent meditation teachers. They know the art of just sitting there, being. In that state of 'no mind', they don't bother whether life has meaning or not, whether there is a God, or if consciousness is a construct by the brain. They don't speculate about life after death or complain about their neighbors.

Logic, scientific explanations, philosophical and religious explanations, or simply everyday nonsense, are all mental constructs made of words. And words are only a tiny part of a human being.

God

Do you believe in God?

What do you mean by God?

I mean a higher power, much, much more powerful than humankind.

Do you mean electricity of sorts?

What an idiot you are! Do you believe that we have a father who cares about us?

Do you mean someone like Donald Trump or Homer Simpson?

Something is seriously wrong with you. Do you believe in Jesus?

Yes, I believe in Jesus. But who was he? Was he God? I believe that he was a Jewish preacher who taught that the end times were near and that God would overthrow the evil forces and create a new kingdom on earth. But the evil forces grew tired of him and killed him.

So, you are an atheist?

No, I'm not an atheist. I believe that there is a God, but he is like a guerrilla commander hiding in the mountains waiting for an opportunity to overthrow the evil dictator. The Devil is a powerful and cruel dictator, a psychopath. What is your God like?

God is like Jesus. Jesus is God, I believe.

Okay, but how do you explain that all the different churches throughout history have always sided with the evil emperors, kings, dictators, and presidents? How do you explain the witch hunts, the inquisition trials, and all the horrible religious wars? 

Nonduality

The inner world and the outer world are, in fact, the same world.

13,8 billion years ago, the universe was just a tiny, tiny little dot. This mysterious little dot exploded, releasing an enormous heat. After some time, the heat cooled down, and galaxies and stars formed. Ten billion years later, life emerged. Then came multicellular organisms, and eventually love and hate, right and wrong, words, dreams, fantasies, and delusions.

And now you are here, right here, reading this.

What if you are a dope?

Throughout history, people have held beliefs and convictions that later proved to be incorrect: the Earth was not flat, the sun did not orbit the Earth, the world was not created 6,000 years ago, and witches and gnomes did not exist. The Germans were not a superior race, and sins did not cause cancer.

What if your convictions and beliefs also turn out to be wrong? What if also your ideas about God and how life must be lived are delusions? What if your firm conviction that spirituality is pure nonsense is simply small-mindedness? What if there actually is a God somewhere, but all religions have it completely wrong? What if all religions are created by human authorities as a cover or a way to make you obey them?

You are only aware of a small part of yourself and a tiny part of the world.

Who am I, really?

Sometimes I am an atheist, other times I am an agnostic. Sometimes I am deeply religious, but it is a religion of my own invention, not someone else's. Sometimes I believe there is an afterlife, other times I don't. Sometimes I am convinced that it is important how we live our lives; other times I believe it doesn't make any difference: we simply die one day and that's it. There is nothing more to it. Sometimes I have a naturalistic worldview; other times, I think there is also a spiritual dimension.