{"id":162365,"date":"2025-07-25T05:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=162365"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:22:48","slug":"trumps-power-the-rule-of-law-full-documentary-frontline-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=162365","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Power &#038; the Rule of Law (full documentary) | FRONTLINE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28sQyweAPRs?si=jIvLGy9NGX46nM8l\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I wrote this with ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini: Watching this Frontline doco is like watching a priest cry over spilled communion wine\u2014except the wine is a Senate confirmation hearing or some obscure bureaucratic rule.<\/p>\n<p>They speak of \u201cdemocratic norms\u201d the way I talk about Torah.<\/p>\n<p>If you took a drink every time they say \u201cnorms,\u201d you\u2019d be dead before they got to Watergate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur democracy almost died\u2026\u201d No, your brunch plans died. Democracy was never invited.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Orthodox. I know what sacred looks like.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s divine fire, sexual boundaries, and not tweeting on Shabbos.<\/p>\n<p>You wanna make Congress sacred? Start with mikveh for lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p>2. Hero Systems in America <\/p>\n<p>A \u201chero system\u201d is Ernest Becker\u2019s way of saying: This is how people prove their lives matter in the face of death.<\/p>\n<p>We all want to be heroes in some story. The trouble in America? We\u2019ve got at least 12 competing sagas\u2014and no shared mythos.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a lineup of major American Hero Systems, and how they sacralize life:<\/p>\n<p>A. Woke Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: Identity and inclusion<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Microaggressions<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: DEI training, pronoun updates, land acknowledgments<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Getting canceled for a cause<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cI identify as exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B. MAGA Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: The Constitution (selectively), the Flag, Trucks<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Globalism, coastal elites, almond milk<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Boat parades, flag capes, fighting the deep state on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Getting banned on Twitter<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cThey stormed the Capitol like it was Walmart on Black Friday. But with more camo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>C. Careerist Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: The LinkedIn page<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Wasting potential<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: 6 a.m. Peloton, 10 p.m. Slack messages, reading Atomic Habits quarterly<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Dying at 39 with three promotions and no friends<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cShe died doing what she loved\u2014grinding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>D. Wellness\/Spiritual Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: Organic food, mindfulness, morning routines<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Gluten<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Yoga in national parks, intermittent fasting, posting your trauma story<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Getting heavy metals out of your liver chakra<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cShe didn\u2019t need religion. She had adaptogens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>E. Orthodox Religious Heroism (my people)<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: Torah, community, continuity<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Chillul Hashem (desecrating God\u2019s name)<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Shabbos meals, daf yomi, feeling guilty<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Sending your kids to $30k\/year Jewish day school<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cI\u2019m not scared of death\u2014I\u2019m scared of Pesach prep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>F. Techno-Utopian Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: Innovation, data, progress<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Bureaucracy, inefficiency, fossil fuels<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Burning cash, hiring PMs, launching beta<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Dying from self-driving car on principle<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cThey disrupted taxis, hotels, and human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>G. Social Justice Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: Liberation<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Oppression (as defined by most recent discourse)<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Marches, GoFundMe links, unfriending<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Going viral for getting arrested at a protest<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cShe was intersectional until she inherited a house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>H. National Security Heroism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred object: The Republic<\/p>\n<p>Sin: Leaks<\/p>\n<p>Ritual: Briefings, surveillance, solemn oaths<\/p>\n<p>Martyrdom: Testifying before Congress in uniform<\/p>\n<p>Joke: \u201cHe took a bullet for the Constitution. Then the NSA flagged his browser history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3. Why the Conflicts Happen<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t have brunch with someone who thinks brunch is a decadent symbol of late-stage liberalism.<br \/>\nYou can\u2019t share a nation if your sacred cow is their barbecue.<br \/>\nOne man\u2019s hero is another man\u2019s heretic.<br \/>\nOne woman\u2019s DEI consultant is another\u2019s Babylonian exile.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just culture war. It\u2019s ritual combat between rival faiths.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not saying we need to agree on everything. I\u2019m just saying that the more we have in common, the better.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t make brunch holy, democracy infallible, and your trauma a sacrament. That\u2019s not a society. That\u2019s a cult buffet.<\/p>\n<p>And I didn\u2019t survive all of my own self-destruction to eat from that salad bar.<\/p>\n<p>Sacralization\u2014whether of Torah or &#8220;the rule of law&#8221;\u2014tends to shut down scrutiny. The Frontline documentary reflects a liberal hero system where institutions (especially legal-bureaucratic ones) are treated as sacred and any challenge to them becomes a moral offense. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s particularly easy to do this when your side, the left, dominates these institutions. <\/p>\n<p>Ernest Becker argued that all cultures create \u201chero systems\u201d\u2014frameworks that give individuals symbolic immortality by aligning them with a sacred cause, story, or identity. In secular societies, these systems substitute for traditional religion.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the dominant hero systems in America today:<\/p>\n<p>1. The Progressive Clerisy<\/p>\n<p>Sacred objects: Civil rights, equality, DEI, climate justice, LGBTQ+ affirmation, &#8220;our democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sacred texts: The 14th Amendment (reinterpreted), Supreme Court rulings, NYT op-eds, academic consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Priesthood: Journalists, academics, bureaucrats, nonprofit lawyers, HR departments.<\/p>\n<p>Afterlife promise: You are on the &#8220;right side of history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conflicts: Views dissent as heresy. Labels populist or traditionalist resistance as hate, ignorance, or disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>2. MAGA Populism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred objects: The Constitution (as imagined by originalists), the flag, family, nation, border.<\/p>\n<p>Sacred texts: Founding documents, the Bible (especially in evangelical contexts), Trump\u2019s speeches.<\/p>\n<p>Priesthood: Trump, Bannon, right-wing influencers, \u201cordinary Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Afterlife promise: Restoration of lost greatness; vindication of \u201creal Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conflicts: Views the liberal state as corrupt and illegitimate. Distrusts media, academia, and courts.<\/p>\n<p>3. Technocratic Meritocracy<\/p>\n<p>Sacred objects: Science, data, rational planning, expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Sacred texts: Peer-reviewed studies, public health guidelines, Silicon Valley manifestos.<\/p>\n<p>Priesthood: Tech founders, scientists, think tank wonks.<\/p>\n<p>Afterlife promise: Optimization, progress, transcendence (via AI, biotech, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>Conflicts: Often allied with the progressive clerisy but impatient with its moralism; despises populist irrationality.<\/p>\n<p>4. Market Libertarianism<\/p>\n<p>Sacred objects: Individual liberty, private property, the market.<\/p>\n<p>Sacred texts: Hayek, Friedman, Ayn Rand.<\/p>\n<p>Priesthood: VC bros, hedge funders, Cato\/Reason types.<\/p>\n<p>Afterlife promise: Personal autonomy, wealth, escaping the nanny state.<\/p>\n<p>Conflicts: Hates regulation from the left and authoritarianism from the right.<\/p>\n<p>5. Identity-Based Moral Orders<\/p>\n<p>Each major identity group now often operates its own hero system:<\/p>\n<p>Black identity politics: Civil rights martyrs, systemic racism as original sin, redemption through activism.<\/p>\n<p>Queer heroism: Coming out = ritual initiation; allyship = sacrament.<\/p>\n<p>Feminist mythology: Smashing the patriarchy = spiritual warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Trans activism: Gender affirmation = salvation; misgendering = blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>These systems overlap with the progressive clerisy but operate with their own rituals, taboos, and saints (e.g. George Floyd, Marsha P. Johnson).<\/p>\n<p>Result: Conflicting Sacred Orders<\/p>\n<p>Modern America is fractured because people live inside incompatible hero systems. To one group, Trump is a tyrant desecrating sacred norms; to another, he\u2019s a messianic figure reclaiming a desecrated nation.<\/p>\n<p>Consequences:<\/p>\n<p>Political conflict becomes moral war\u2014disagreement is treated as evil, not error.<\/p>\n<p>Dialogue is impossible\u2014because questioning someone&#8217;s sacred object is blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>Institutions can&#8217;t mediate\u2014they&#8217;re now battlegrounds for rival faiths (see: SCOTUS, the FBI, school boards).<\/p>\n<p>Law becomes theology\u2014with constitutional interpretation serving as scripture wars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote this with ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini: Watching this Frontline doco is like watching a priest cry over spilled communion wine\u2014except the wine is a Senate confirmation hearing or some obscure bureaucratic rule. 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