You can tell a lot about a person and their worldview by how they handle disappointment, especially the results of this past presidential election that saw former President Donald Trump defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.

Videos on social media of emotionally distraught everyday citizens upset over Trump’s victory quickly went viral. From screaming “No! No! No!” or “How dare you!” to “This can’t be real!” and “Why?! Why?! Why?!” there has been no shortage of unhinged reactions.

The hysterical outbursts beg the question: What’s triggering such irrationality? The chasm was wide between candidates. To be sure, political blows can be a letdown but meltdowns of the magnitude we’re seeing point to a much deeper issue — and a profound cultural problem.

The common denominator present in these titanic tantrums is that those having them have quite obviously placed all their hope in the hands of Big Brother. In other words, government, not God, is their savior. Politics is their religion — and they’re devout. For the radical activist, their dogma is not divinely inspired but legislatively drafted and crafted.

In this limited worldview, temporal elections hold seemingly eternal consequences. With that much on the line, it’s no wonder a loss is so devastating as to evoke such frenzy and rage.

Originally published in Higher Ground.