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Thanks, Ryan. I agree with that assessment that you paraphrased. An idea in the evangelical right-wing, is to be a “lion” for their ideology, meaning an alpha-male who answers to no one and devours others. Trump, whatever his actual beliefs may be, tapped into the Calvinist mindset of arrogant perfectionism and superiority.

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Douglas Giles, PhD

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