Hating the Haters

I want to discuss a topic that is a challenge for all of us, but particularly here in the United States, where we seem to be doing a fine job of dismantling our government and way of life with the help of right-wing media and a handful of bored Russians. And that is: how do we move forward with half of the nation hating the other half? In spite of the many opinion pieces that give voice to the easy feelings, this is not an easy subject. It’s easy to cheer an op-ed about the Capitol riots that basically says, “Fuck unity; those guys are racist assholes.” It is much harder to deal with the realities of our current situation…