A war on hatred

I hope this doesn’t come out too preachy. It’s been on my mind for a while now.

Against my wishes, I hear a certain amount of the on-going political campaign, which may be summarized, as usual, thus: “It’s us against them, and this year they’re better financed than ever. We need your help to save the republic from ____ [fill in the blank depending on which party or ideology you identify with]. Do you want [demons du jour] running the country, making the laws, subverting the constitution? If not, you have to be with US!”

The lyrics vary from time to time, but not the tune. Continue reading A war on hatred