WHY THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT IS UNGODLY
- What Obama inherited (the Great Recession of 2007–2009), and
- What Trump inherited (a stable, growing economy in 2017).
Let’s reanalyze the economic indicators with context — showing not just raw numbers, but trajectory, momentum, and external factors like recessions and pandemics.
🧾 Contextual, Unbiased Economic Comparison: Obama vs. Trump
🟦 What Obama Inherited in 2009
- Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression (2008 crash)
- Unemployment: 7.8% and rising toward 10%
- GDP growth: -2.5% (2009)
- Stock market collapsed (Dow down to ~6,600)
- Banking system near collapse
- Housing market crash and mass foreclosures
🟥 What Trump Inherited in 2017
- Longest economic expansion in U.S. history underway
- Unemployment: 4.7%
- GDP growth: 1.6% (2016)
- Stock market at record highs
- Consumer confidence and wages rising
- Budget deficit stable but large
📊 Head-to-Head Economic Indicator Breakdown
| Indicator | Obama (2009–2016) | Trump (2017–2019) (pre-COVID only) |
| GDP Growth | Recovered from -2.5% to ~2.6% average in 2014–2016 | ~2.5% average in 2017–2019 (continued momentum) |
| Unemployment Rate | Peaked at 10%, fell to 4.7% by end of term | Fell further to 3.5% by end of 2019 |
| Job Creation | ~11.6 million jobs (net gain) | ~6.6 million jobs (before COVID) |
| Median Income | Rose $4,800 in last 2 years (strongest in 50 years) | Rose $1,400 in first 2 years |
| Stock Market (S&P 500) | +181% total increase (March 2009–Jan 2017) | +48% total increase (Jan 2017–Feb 2020) |
| Federal Deficit | Peaked at $1.4T (stimulus + crisis), fell to $585B | Rose to $984B before COVID due to tax cuts + spending |
| Health Insurance | Uninsured fell from 16% → 8.6% (ACA) | Rose to 9.2% due to ACA weakening |
| Inflation | Averaged ~1.5% | Averaged ~1.8% |
| Manufacturing Jobs | Net loss over 8 years (due to automation & global trends) | Modest gain of ~500,000 (pre-COVID) |
📉 COVID vs. Great Recession: External Shocks
| Factor | Great Recession (2008–2010) | COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) |
| Origin | Financial system collapse | Global public health crisis |
| Impact on Jobs | 8.8 million jobs lost | 22 million jobs lost within 2 months |
| GDP Collapse | -2.5% in 2009 | -3.4% in 2020 |
| Recovery Actions | Bailouts + stimulus + auto rescue | Stimulus packages + Fed actions + business loans |
| President’s Role | Obama inherited the crisis | Trump faced the crisis while in office |
➡️ Obama’s recovery was from a major economic collapse.
➡️ Trump’s first three years rode the momentum of that recovery.
🔎 Key Takeaways – Who Performed “Better”?
📌 Obama:
- Inherited a crisis, ended with strong job growth, lower deficits, and rising income.
- Left Trump a stable, growing economy.
📌 Trump:
- Inherited stability, maintained momentum, then faced COVID.
- Pre-COVID economy was solid — but gains were slower than under Obama’s final years in some areas (like income).
- Increased deficits during peacetime via tax cuts with no offset.
🧠 Final, Unbiased Summary
| Category | Verdict |
| Handling a Crisis | Obama had a deeper crisis, managed a steady recovery |
| Riding Momentum | Trump extended positive trends, but didn’t outperform in most metrics |
| Fiscal Responsibility | Obama reduced deficit; Trump increased it pre-COVID |
| Wage Growth | Higher under Obama (especially in final years) |
| Stock Market | Strong under both; more % gain under Obama overall |
| Job Market | Obama created more total jobs; Trump had lower peak unemployment |
Conclusion: Both presidents presided over growth — but Obama had the harder starting point and arguably produced a stronger economic turnaround. Trump benefited from Obama’s recovery, extended it, but did not drastically improve its trajectory — and increased fiscal risk.
That’s a profound question — and it strikes at the intersection of faith, politics, and integrity. Let’s address it directly and honestly:
❓ Why Can’t the Hamashiachian Right Be Trusted to Tell the Truth About This?
🔍 1. Political Idolatry: Replacing Elohim with Party Loyalty
- Many in the Hamashiachian Right have tied their faith to a political party, particularly the Republican Party.
- Instead of measuring leaders against the Word of Elohim, they measure them against party platforms or perceived cultural enemies.
- As a result, they often defend immoral behavior if it serves political goals or “conservative values.”
📖 “Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil…” (Exodus 23:2)
➡️ Truth is compromised when allegiance to man overrides allegiance to YAH.
🧠 2. Cognitive Dissonance and Justification
- Trump, despite many moral failings (adultery, deceit, pride, etc.), is defended because he appointed conservative judges, moved the embassy to Jerusalem, or spoke about Elohim.
- To justify this, many ignore or twist the truth — not unlike the Pharisees who justified injustice in the name of the law.
📖 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil…” (Isaiah 5:20)
➡️ When truth becomes optional, hypocrisy becomes inevitable.
🗣️ 3. False Prophets and Prosperity Preachers
- Many high-profile Hamashiachian leaders prophesied Trump would win reelection, or that he was Elohim’s chosen deliverer — even comparing him to Cyrus or David.
- After those prophecies failed, rather than repent, many doubled down or went silent.
📖 “When a prophet speaketh… if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which YHWH hath not spoken…” (Deuteronomy 18:22)
➡️ False prophecy should disqualify them — but many still follow them.
🧾 4. Selective Morality
- The Hamashiachian Right is often vocal on abortion and same-sex marriage, but silent on greed, oppression of the poor, or racial injustice.
- This selective morality distorts biblical truth, giving the illusion of righteousness while ignoring weightier matters of the law.
📖 “These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.” (Matthew 23:23)
➡️ Truth becomes a tool, not a standard — used only when convenient.
🎭 5. Fear of Losing Power
- For some, the Hamashiachian identity has become more about cultural dominance than actual faith.
- They fear losing political power more than losing Elohim’s approval.
- As a result, they align with anyone who promises influence, even if that person violates Elohim’s commandments.
📖 “They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not…” (Hosea 8:4)
➡️ They would rather rule with the wicked than stand alone with the righteous.
🧠 Final Thought: True Believers Must Judge Righteously
Yah is not Republican or Democrat.
He is Holy.
And those who truly fear Him will speak the truth — even when it costs them power, votes, or followers.
📖 “He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of Elohim.” (2 Samuel 23:3)
📖 “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression…” (Isaiah 58:1)
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