It's been obvious for a while that our country is broken.
There aren't just tears in the fabric of our country. There are gigantic chasms in our country. The chasms are so large that I wonder whether we will survive.
If you don't like somebody, grab a gun and shoot them. If you don't agree with someone's politics, grab a gun and shoot them. If somebody cuts you off in traffic, grab a gun and shoot them. If you disagree with someone's religion, just grab a gun and shoot them. If you want to add a bit of excitement to your life, grab a gun and shoot somebody for fun. This is the world in which we live.
It doesn't matter whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, a socialist or whatever. Gun violence is not the answer.
I have been around for some seven decades. I have never seen the country where I was born, the country in which I grew up and was educated and worked, the country I love, in such a mess.
Reasoned political discussions are non-existent. We live in a world of threats and insults, starting with the highest political positions in the land. Everything, including our beloved national parks and lands, are for sale to the highest bidder. Political appointments go not to the most qualified, but to those with the most money offered and to those who put loyalty to politcs above loyalty to the Constitution. The rule of law means nothing. There is one set of laws for the wealthy and well connected, another for the middle and working classes, and still another for immigrants.
Can the fabric of our country and of our society be repaired? If it can be, what is it going to take to start the repair process? To start the healing process?
Welcome to America 2025.
