Trump's Long Term Future, a Latter Day Evita Peron


Evita Peron died in 1953. Madonna player her in a gripping film a couple of decades ago. Her husband, Juan, was a three-term President of Argentina. Evita attracted a cult following which continues to this day.

Evita has been worked into the Catholic faith of Argentina. The link tells of a working-class woman who attends daily mass. While there has never been official recognition of Evita in the church, this woman routinely includes Evita in the saints she prays to. 

The link discusses others interviewed about their feelings towards Evita. While she is hated by many, her devotees regard her as someone who cared, and still cares, about them. I have not re watched the Evita film for several years but I call how dramatically it portrayed both the deep love for her and the bitter hatred. To me, it mirrored our today's U.S. politics. This Evita passion followed a natural path into religion. 

Some pundits say that after Donald Trump U.S. politics will move on and he will be a distant person in history like most former Presidents. When one sees, however, the way Evita's life in the political spotlight slid into religion, it seems plausible Trump will be seen as some kind of religious figure. I could also see the women preachers who hang out with Trump and seem close to him become some sort of saint-like figures. If Mary and Evita can make the grade, why not other women.

The key seems to be that some public figures become ones who "care about me." Trump always says he cares for the farmers, uneducated, truck drivers and Christians. Of course he doesn't care a twit about them, but for the gullible it probably is sweet music. 

Apparently, Evita is most venerated by poor women in Argentina. It is sad that those who will benefit the least from "saints" and the like, are the ones who give money of devotion. So it is with Trump and political/religious leaders since the beginning of time.


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