...the more they remain the same

Roy Moore:

 In a sermon-like speech from the pulpit of the Magnolia Springs Baptist Church, Moore warned his supporters of a “conspiracy” against him concocted by forces seeking to derail his political career. All in one go, he then blamed “liberals, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and socialists” for the allegations against him. “They’re the Washington establishment... who don’t want to lose their power,” he said. Several women have come forward to accuse the Republican candidate of pursuing them sexually when they were underage, with one accuser saying she was 14 at the time of an alleged incident. Moore has denied the claims and on Wednesday described them as “false” and “malicious” attacks.

Which I'm sure can be explained by another analysis of his "evangelical supporters" and still more Biblical proof-texting.  Because what ordinary American would support a person who makes such an argument, amirite?  Is this part of the "hermeneutics of disgust" whereby evangelical supporters of Moore stand by him despite the allegations against him?  Is this another example of "part of a long history of complicated sexual politics in the Christian world"?  Is this further proof that:  "The allegations are being read by Moore supporters through a lens shaped by the courtship-purity movement promoted by the Biblical Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements widely influential in Christian homeschooling circles"?

Maybe it's just "economic insecurity."

Or is this another situation where Occam's Razor tells us voters in Alabama like a narrative that pits "us" against "them," and "them" are people they think populate a mythical place called "Washington," because frankly the attitude expressed by Moore is only different in tone and vehemence from what my father described as the attitude of people in Dallas, Texas during the Great Depression toward major government programs like the WPA ("We Piddle Around").

The more things change.....