America Really IS Divided
Yes, the U.S. electorate is bitterly divided, but is there any prospect for a detente?
I think of myself as a reasonably optimistic guy, but it’s hard to find any real room here, as illustrated by the meme. Almost half of the country sees no issue with the former president and Republican’s putative nominee in 2024’s inviting an avowed white supremacist to join him for dinner.
Here’s just another example of how the GOP is squirting further and further to the right. Try to imagine this happening with any Republican president before Trump. It’s impossible.
White nationalism is now part of the GOP’s brand, like Nike’s swoosh and phrase, “Just do it.”
My wife has a close friend who shares her progressive views, but lives in Florida where she finds herself incensed by all the ignorance and hate surrounding her. My wife’s advice: to protect your own sanity, move.
From this piece from 
Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe seems to have nailed this.
From 
It’s not a matter of “guts” or “nerve.” It’s a matter of understanding the justification of foreign aid.
A reader notes: George Carlin does a bit about how we are told we are ruining our planet. It’s on Youtube if you can find it, I think it’s hysterical along with making a lot of sense.
From “A Word a Day”
Here’s another good one that gets at our monumental disregard for the long-term environmental destruction that accompanies climate change.
Understandably, politicians don’t want to be forced into difficult positions, like having to pass common sense gun laws, simply because Americans are being mowed down with assault rifles at an ever-increasing rate.
