. . . and
there are plenty of those behind me, have I experienced such a divisive
national election. Is there any doubt
about the corrosiveness of this situation?
It’s been
bubbling up for decades and seems to have come to a tipping point with this plebiscite
as we, the electorate, head to the polls to register our choice for the next
occupant of the Oval Office.
It seems to
me that there are large cult-like followings for each of the presidential candidates
– logic and respect for civil discussion flew out the window months ago.
Given the
candidates endlessly chanted claims to turn this country around, one could be
forgiven for thinking that they possess god-like powers to make it happen.
I’m embarrassed
to continue writing about this election cycle which has lasted far too long, is
far too full of mendacious political sycophants, and which, in a nutshell, has
generated far too much baloney.
I leave you
with this aphorism taken from Isaiah centuries ago and which is just as
appropriate today:
“Come now, let us reason
together.”
Such a
simple message. So fundamentally on
point. So needed in the public square.
What chance
do you give that of happening in sclerotic Washington, no matter what the
results are this evening?
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