Please consider the following statements:

• Haitians living in Springfield Ohio are eating their neighbors' pets.

• There are states in the United States of America where it is legal to execute newborn babies (i.e. "post-birth abortion").

• There are school districts in the United States of America where school officials are performing sex change operations on students without the parents' knowledge or consent.

If you think that any or all of these statements could be true, or if you have professed to believe that they are true, then you have the MAGA meme complex.

It has nothing to do with cat pictures. It's like a computer virus, except that the computer it runs on is the human brain. It's a set of interlocking concepts that reinforce each other, and when one gets into your thinking it can distort your perceptions. That's why you could think that any of the above statements could be true.

I have good news. You will get over it. As time goes by some of the concepts get a little fuzzy. Some lose their edge. Some fade over time. The day will come when they stop reinforcing each other and the whole thing will fall apart. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be a transformative experience, as if the scales fall from your eyes and suddenly you see the reality that's been all around you the whole time.

When that day comes, it is important that you remember this:

We will forgive you.

It might take some time. Emotions have run very high all around. But we will forgive you. We love you and we want you back.

Please help pass the word

vanamee@godsbeacon.com