It's dawned on me what has been niggling at the back of my mind for some time now - the differences being expressed by various groups of our people.
On the one had you've got the ones who seem unable to find anything the least bit encouraging about our nation. They can only focus on the negative.
On the other hand are those who would rather focus on the positive.
America is a blend of both wonderful good and detestable bad.
There's no getting around that.
I think the difference I've been picking up on is that the people on the one hand are apparently so wrapped up in hate and vengeance that they refuse to look for any way out of the bad other than seeking to punish anyone and everyone they think might be either guilty or complicit.
The people on the other hand aren't so narrowly focused that they cannot see and address the issues of the bad - with an intent to first identify what's causing the problem so that they can then take steps to minimize/eliminate the roots.
So on the one hand (and my ability to even try to remain un-biased is rapidly diminishing) we've got a bunch of wound-up people spewing really nasty things at and about people who, on the other hand, are trying to calmly go about the business of healing what ails this nation.
I'm pretty sure I don't have to identify which is which.
One thing I have noticed is that EVERY hateful hurtful thing hurled by the folk on one hand at the folk on the other hand is pretty much EXACTLY a mirror of what the folk on the one hand ARE and precisely what the folk on the other hand ARE NOT.
I get the distinct impression that we are all, me included, being forced into making a choice by the folk on the one hand.
Since I have to choose, I choose to remain politically an Independent (as that's in my DNA I suspect and likely cannot be altered) but I've just about come to the conclusion that I'll throw my two cents in with the folk on the other hand.
The gloves are still on, figuratively speaking, but I've untied the strings.
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