I used to think the GOP was the modern day Pharisees. Now I’m convinced they’ve become the living definition of the Faustian Bargain.
Faustian Bargain:
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Faustian bargain (plural Faustian bargains)
- (idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain wealth or other benefits.
The expulsion of the competent and the abandonment of founding values in exchange for a boost in the university's Satanic social status was a Faustian bargain.
- (idiomatic) A deal in which one focuses on present gain without considering the long term consequences.
You would think the evangelicals that support tRump would recognize this. But, as the Rolling Stone’s song goes:
Sympathy for the Devil
“Been around for a long, long time”
“Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game”