Christian Nationalist Pastor Joel Webbon Says America Needs A Dictator

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Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says Americans are "degenerates" and therefore the Constitution doesn't work anymore, so this nation needs a Caesar-like dictator who "Constitution be dammed, just rules with an iron fist."

[lordlacolith]

"We're degenerates, so let one of us degenerates rule absolutely"

[deepashtray]

"We're degenerates." Yes... yes you are, Joel.
There's a reason democracy is a very bad fit for your agenda.

[AdilAmeerPutin]

"We're degenerates", "we need power", "men must be governed".
In other words: Punish me daddy

[wangchankim]

Warning... Warning... This man is a Christian Taliban.

[qixxxz]

Ayatollah, is the word he is looking for.

[while_coyote]

When he says, "We're degenerates" he's talking about people like himself.

[ValleyoftheRogue]

"We're degenerates." Speak for yourself, bud.

[dismantlingdoctrine]

This guy is articulating a form of Christian Reconstructionism. Rushdoony would be proud

[pop-upprayerwithpapaa]

He needs to take away “we” and use the word “I” - he needs to say, “I am a degenerate.”

[georgeriley]

Straight out of A Handmaid's Tale casting. That's his ideal society

[MrGregglesC]

He's in a constitutional republic and these guys don't even know it's a form of democracy

[MisterDoctorE]

You already have an imaginary dictator in the sky.

[foodthort]

At least he is up front that he wants a theocratic autocracy rather than a constitutional democracy. However he sure won't get any rectitude or moral leadership out of Trump!

[Dodgerzden]

Matt Walsh's twin who changed his name.

[_-MistaRoboto-_]

Pastor Bootleg Matt Walsh is going to be disappointed to learn about the gay relationships Julius Cesar had with King Nicomedes IV of Bithynia. People used to mock Cesar by calling him "The Queen of Bithynia" cause he was apparently the bottom in the relationship. he was also called "every woman's man, and every man's woman". Cesar was one of the "degenerates" bootleg Matt Walsh is so worried about lol

[tekbarrier]

What the hell is he babbling about? (besides wanting a tyrannical dictator)

[rloomis]

Does it sound to anyone else like his accent suddenly changes when he says "worse and worse?"

[Akira]

And what’s so stop a dictator from determining that _he’s_ a degenerate? What often happens with dictatorships, even the most loyal followers could one day end up falling out of favor. They could be imprisoned, or fall out of a window, or simply “disappear”.

[pamparker]

Well born gives off Dennis Rader’s vibes

[Dan]

All I remember about Caesar is his demise