Very well-articulated examination of what the Trump era has meant for many Americans.
https://link.medium.com/...

<nods> And by “some,” we mean millions of.

Άτροπος : Yes. Updated “some” to “many”.

I sometimes wonder, if I presented the question (to my father, to my cousins and aunt and uncle in Florida), “do you understand that the person you are voting for actively wants to see me and people like me erased from history?” if they would change their minds. But deep down, I know that they won’t.

It’s more important to them to see people who are different than them get hurt simply because they look or act or think differently; and to have messages from the government affirming that their racism and prejudices are just fine.

Άτροπος : Yes, they want to be told that they are ok and they don’t have to change. Even though they see a major segment of America as subhuman. And, you know, changing would be socialism.

I'm just so sad. In a soul crushingly pervasive way.

Being consciously aware of such bigotry and fear-driven hatred is literally painful to something deep inside that radiates throughout every nerve.

Thanks, John, for posting.

That creature brought out the worst in certain people, including those "christians" that spend far more time hating their neighbours than loving them.

::Bryony:: : Exactly. Viewing people with love and compassion is the key, not trying to figure out how you can make them conform to your expectations.

There was a row on here a couple of years ago. Somebody actually admitted to being a right-wing "christian" and was utterly convinced that hating groups of ppl was "good" because her pastor said so,

I disagreed. I'd had suspicions about her for ages, she just confirmed them. She didn't belong on my timeline!

Good. Hating is bad for everyone.