Is It A Betrayal? It Feels Like It!

23 Kislev 5785

Those who give credence to the idea of "Judeo-Chr*stian values;" advocate for mixing with the nations; and who express admiration for select leaders of Western Civilization are just as assimilated in our time as the Hellenists were in the time of the Maccabees, though no doubt they'd be the first to deny it.  

Instead of burning the "bridges" and reinforcing the fences and walls, they are finding common cause in favor of cooperation.  

The first step in overcoming this enemy is in recognizing that it exists - as an enemy.

VERY BIG DISAPPOINTMENT

Who is Sebastian Gorka?  

While attending Trump’s Inaugural Ball on Jan. 20, 2017, Gorka was pictured wearing a medal associated with Vitezi Rend, a Hungarian national group the State Department designated as having worked under the direction of Germany’s Nazi government. The group was founded as the Vitez Order in 1920 as a Hungarian nationalist group that contested the country’s communist rule, and is now recognized as a far-right group with antisemitic views. Vitezi Rend spokesperson Andras Horvaz told NBC News the group was “really proud” Gorka wore the medal, while some members told the outlet Gorka was a well-known associate of the group. One of the organization’s leaders told CNN that Gorka was not a pledged member, however, and denied claims the group was linked with the Nazis. Gorka has denied wearing the medal as a nod to Vitezi Rend and said he instead wore it to honor his father, who Gorka said was honored for fighting the communist regime in Hungary. Gorka told the Telegraph that he had “inherited the title of Vitez through the merits of my father,” though he never “swore allegiance formally” to the group. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, a civil rights group, called for Gorka to resign “or be fired” over his association with the group. Meanwhile, a group of Democratic senators requested the Justice Department and Homeland Security to investigate whether Gorka misled immigration officials about his ties to Vitezi Rend before becoming a U.S. citizen.  (Source)

Who is Steve Bannon?

. . . when [Andrew] Breitbart died suddenly in March 2012 on the eve of a relaunch of the website, Bannon assumed the role of executive chairman, taking an active hand in directing Breitbart News’s editorial vision. With Breitbart, Bannon, who self-identified as a populist, provided a platform for the “alt-right” (alternative right) movement, a loose association of relatively young white nationalists (who largely disavowed racism but celebrated “white” identity and lamented the alleged erosion of white political and economic power and the decline of white culture in the face of nonwhite immigration and multiculturalism), white supremacists, extreme libertarians, and neo-Nazis. Breitbart’s critics characterized it as racist, misogynist, and xenophobic. (Source)

. . . BuzzFeed News’ Joseph Bernstein published the results of a massive investigation into the strategic and ideological inner workings of Breitbart News, and particularly the actions and opinions of former Trump adviser and Breitbart executive Steve Bannon and former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos.

Based on internal emails and documents from the company, the expose reveals how Bannon, Yiannopoulos, and a large cast of other Breitbart players and employees worked to develop and advance an agenda that embraced tactics, values, and assistance from neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups, among others.  (Source)

Both Gorka and Bannon received an intensive Catholic education in their formative years . . .

Gorka: St Benedict's School, usually referred to as St Benedict's, is a British co-educational, independent Catholic day school for pupils aged 3-18 situated in Ealing, West London. A Benedictine school, it accepts and educates pupils of all faiths. 

Bannon: Benedictine College Preparatory is a private Catholic military high school in Goochland, Virginia. It is owned and operated by the Benedictine Society of Virginia, part of the American-Cassinese Congregation. 

Benedictine educational philosophy: Saint Benedict (AD 480-547) is a patron saint of students, as well as one of the patron saints of Europe. He has had an immense influence on our educational practice, and he had much to do with the shape of Western culture.

...Benedict’s greatest contribution to the Church and to western civilization was a short book that he wrote, his Rule, the most influential document of its kind in history. Benedict’s monastic rule of life performed the remarkable feat of maintaining the zealous focus of early monasticism within a spirit of moderation and human balance. His ideal became so significant to the emerging culture that Benedict has often been called “the father of western civilization.” For a thousand years, the houses founded upon his vision of the Christian life were the spiritual and cultural heart of Europe, and many continue to follow his rule today.

And lest we slight Trump and his "Jewish" relatives, admired by Jews throughout the world . . .

"Donald Trump brings Holy Christmas back!"

Hashem yerachem aleinu for the Judeo-Chr*stians in our midst and send us the spirit of the Maccabees via our righteous Mashiach in our days - NOW!! - please.