Posted on 04/20/2024 10:54:17 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The single most sacred rule in MAGA world is to never go against “The King” so when Reacher star Alan Ritchson spit some hot facts about Cheeto Jesus, Trump’s cult 45 came right for him on social media.
Earlier this month the man who’s been campaigning to be cast as the next Batman in James Gunn’s rebooted DCU made his feelings known about the current Republican nominee for President of The United States in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter calling him a “rapist and a con man” and wondered aloud how people of the Christian faith follow such an obvious charlatan saying “Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe. It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do,” he explains. It also upsets him that some Christians have so closely aligned with former President Donald Trump. “Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to be treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal. I don’t understand it.”
He’s not wrong. The man who faithfully follows his Christian beliefs is asking what we’ve all been asking these past few years: How do y’all follow a man who’s the literal embodiment of the seven deadly sins?? Didn’t the Bible say something about the antichrist pretending to be a man of God and fooling everyone into following him and committing an insurrection, etc.?
While many in MAGA nation didn’t take notice of the swipe that Ritchson took at both Donald Trump and his “Christian” followers, Trump sycophant, Sebastian Gorka addressed the issue during an interview on his radio show, America First and put a big orange target on his back. According to the Huffpost, listeners spread the word about Ritchson’s criticism and took to social media to air him out and call on their fellow Trumpians to join in on the campaign of hate against the Hollywood star but at the same time others have come to show support for his views and he might’ve made a few new fans along the way.
Per Huffpost:
During his five-minute-plus rant, Gorka told Ritchson to “shut your pie hole” when it comes to “political views” and “keep doing your play acting.”
Many conservatives seemed incensed by Ritchson’s remarks and vowed to boycott “Reacher,” which follows a brawny vagabond ex-Army police officer with a taste for vigilantism.
While the backlash from the MAGA sect was loud, there were also plenty of people who applauded the star
Another musclebound dead head
I watch Reacher for entertainment value, not for political guidance. If that’s your criteria, unplug your TV and cut your internet feed.
I also remember a time when we (traditional Americans) believe everyone had a right to their own opinions and didn’t base anything on 100% alignment with our own vies.
..rapist? - that would be Bill Clinton.
Con-man?.. - Barry Soetero!
Let's face it, they are all at least a little con man.
Enjoyed Reacher...but will have to pass on the next seasons.
If anyone says “How can Trump be a Christian”, please remind them that Jesus said “let he who is without sin cast the first stone” - John 8:7
what a total loser he is. I won’t be watching anymore reacher due to this.
feh...
“Earlier this month the man who’s been campaigning to be cast as the next Batman...”
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Doubtless he has to make such idiotic statements as a condition from the producers to even be considered for this role.
Lee Child who wrote the Reacher books is a known Rat
Finally they got the guy who isn't short on height, but is very short on common sense.
Who?
I have never seen the movie, TV show, or read the book. But that seems like a false dichotomy.
Then why do people seem to think it has a conservative message?
Pretty confident that won’t happen, regardless of what it takes...
“What a sniveling suck ass this wack job is using the liberal hate talk, he just pissed off conservatives who watch his movies and that makes him a complete dumb ass!”
Sounds like the end of the “reacher” series. For me anyway. I’d still read the books though. Stay out of politics unless you want to PO half your fan base.
Amen, I think he chose a tax collector as one of his apostles... as long as we have breath, we are redeemable.
needs to be sued for defamation of character
I liked the series, but I am DONE with him.
Maybe he’s deluded or maybe he just says stuff for his Hollyweird buddies so he can get more acting jobs.
Jews aren’t Christians, Most Catholics aren’t “real” Christians.
Ritchson claimed to be a Catholic, then trashed the religion.
I don’t know what faith he really follows other than whatever the Hollywood crowd lets him follow.
He disparages Trump and cops. F him!
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