From PoliticalFlare: “Shockingly Angry Pope Francis Berates Western Anti-Immigrant Attitudes, ‘It’s Disgusting, Sinful, Criminal!’”

Many Americans think of their country as a “Christian nation.” Yet the teachings of Jesus are virtually nonexistent in the way we treat other people.

Characteristically, the Pope, a deeply compassionate and humanitarian figure, is unhappy about this.  Perhaps unhappy is too mild a word; furious is better.

Yet, based on the way the media coverage of American politics is so profoundly hate-based, dealing with our xenophobia is next to impossible.  No hate means no gripping news, no ratings for the incendiary cable channels, and ultimately no votes for the demagogues.

That dog don’t hunt.