It's Been A Hell Of A Week

Racism, bigotry and ideological violence are on the rise, running rampant in America.  The problem is profound.

Yes, these things have always had an unwelcome presence in our society, but they were ugly fringe elements never legitimized by the president -- never, that is, until Donald Trump came along.

No, he didn't personally construct pipe bombs, or murder black people in Louisville, or gun down Jewish people in Pittsburgh.  But he might just as well have mailed the packages and pulled the trigger.  By his words and deeds, he bears tremendous responsibility.  Oh, he'll recite a solemn prepared statement after the fact, but then quickly return to stirring his big ol' pot o' hate.  He whines that "this bomb stuff" is a distraction and possibly a false flag conspiracy.  He blames the media for bombs mailed . . . to the media!  His solution to hate crimes is the death penalty (already have it) and armed guards in grocery stores and synagogues and everywhere else.

As the Pittsburgh mayor said, "You can't rationalize irrational behavior."  You can't fight hate and inhumanity with more hate and inhumanity.  (The death penalty is vengeance, not deterrence.)  You can't fix our gun problem with more guns.  (The U.S. already has more guns than people and it doesn't solve a goddam thing.)

We cannot rationalize our irrational Asshole-In-Chief Donald Trump, nor can we rationalize his destructive handmaidens in the servile GOP.  All we can do is rid ourselves of the menace by voting them out.  It starts November 6th!  VOTE!  VOTE!  VOTE!  And vote smart.

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