Although, historically, politics, has been somewhat, partisan, in nature, we have never, in recent memory, observed, such a degree of unwillingness, to even consider, bipartisan cooperation, even when it is the need of the American public. This behavior, which might be referred to, as, politics, over policy/ people, is bad leadership, because it, unfairly favors, one’s political supporters, over the rest of the public. Wouldn’t we better served, if, once elected, politicians transformed into statesmen, and focused on the common good, rather than personal political agenda, and/ or self – interest? With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly consider, review, and discuss, 5 reasons, this is, both, bad policy and a lack of genuine leadership.

1. Not relevant: Empty rhetoric and promises, might garner votes, and be popular, but it’s not genuine leadership, nor in the best interests of the public! America, especially with the many challenges, the world and nation, faces, today, needs relevant solutions, rather than polarization, or pitting one segment against another! Whether this is because of the unique persona, and nature, of President Donald Trump, or an undesirable trend, it does not achieve, what is best, for most Americans!

2. Unsustainable: President Trump, in an attempt to be popular, and honor his campaign promise, to change the tax system, and lower taxes, endorsed the legislation, passed towards the end of 2017, which was portrayed, as focused on the middle – class, while actually, favoring the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Claiming this would create economic growth, is based, on the often – unproven, claim, of Trickle – Down Economics. In the, less than half – year, since enacted, we have observed a huge expansion of the federal deficit, with forecasts, for ever – expanding deficits, into the future, and corporations, which Trump and his supporters, claimed, would use the additional revenues, to hire more people, and pay more, have actually, used most of this windfall, to grow their corporate gains!

3. Change should be, for the better, not just, for change – sake: When political rhetoric becomes empty promises, the change is, rarely, beneficial, to the overall good, of most Americans. Measure the results, not, by the level of rhetoric and promises, but, rather, whether it creates added benefits, for most Americans!

4. Common good, not personal agenda: Be certain, the plans and policies, are not based on personal or political agendas, or someone’s self – interests! Unless/ until, the focus, consistently, focuses on service to the public, for the common good, rather to a politician’s supporters, and/ or donors, elected officials are not representing us!

5. Make America Greater!: When Donald Trump was a candidate, his campaign slogan was, Make America Great Again. While, this meant different things to different individuals, I resented the word, again, because it implied, we weren’t already, a quality nation, and urged us, to look back, to the past, rather than, to the future. As Paul Simon wrote, in his song, Kodachrome, “Everything looks worse, in black, and white.” We should, rather seek, to improve how government serves its people, rather than elected officials, and/ or special interest!

Public policy should be the top priority, for our elected officials. Unfortunately, as we are presently witnessing and observing, politics and self – interest, seem to be prioritized!

Introduction

Tom Stayer has gained a great deal of attention by spending 20 million dollars promoting the case for impeaching Donald Trump. It is not uncommon for the one percent class to spend big on passions they embrace. In 2016, donations from the top 50 wealthiest Americans totaled $ 50.7 billion. Alas, I am a few billion short of being in position to fund a campaign of any kind, but if this book review results in a windfall of epic proportions, I'll devote a good percentage of my well-gotten gains sponsoring the distribution of "The Illusion of Certainty" to the nation's fundamentalist Christians. It would do a world of good for America to rescue these otherwise decent people from their grotesque superstitions and, quite frankly, religion-inspired insanity.

One reviewer termed "The Illusion of Certainty" ((henceforth "The Illusion") a "wicked book," albeit "engagingly" so. I beg to differ with the wicked part. of so many improbabilities (eg, a young earth, a literal take on holy fairy tales, creationism and assorted mind-boggling absurdities like miracles, original sin, eternal torture, transubstantiation, saints, angels, devils, etc.) might have second thoughts about their faith, IF a way could be discovered to get "The Illusion" on their reading lists.

Shades of the Wizard of Oz

In Frank Baum's classic tale, Dorothy scolded the Wizard of Oz with these words: "You are a very, very bad man." These words came to mind when I encountered the reviewer's reference to "The Illusion" as a wicked book. If the Wizard read the book and came upon such a review, I think he would defend it thusly: "No my dear. It's a very good book. Christian fundamentalism is just a very bad religion."

Structure

"The Illusion" is organized in five parts, divided into 40 short chapters over the course of 381 pages. This enables the reader to progress rapidly, with astonishment and bemused wonder at the gullibility of a large segment of our fellow men and women duped beyond belief by religion. Highlight chapters deal with the origins of religions in general and fundamentalist Christianity in particular, the delusion of creationism, how scriptures are mundane, flawed and unreliable, as well as arguments for an against gods and even a bit of prophesy on the bright side – that "this illusion has no future." Much as I'd like to believe it, this was the only section of the book I found unconvincing. But, James Houk won't be the first expert on Christianity to optimistically forecast its doom. Even Robert Green Ingersoll got that wrong.

Faith is the heart and soul, the foundation of all religions. It is built on hope alone – it requires and invites no proof, no evidence of any kind, no data, logic or reason. It is immune to objections based upon common sense. The author states that "faith is essentially unabashed optimism in the absence of evidential substantiation."

A Little Perspective

There are over 10,500 religions in the world today; probably an equal number of religions have come and gone over the 200,000-year span modern humans have been on the planet. Nobody has any idea how many religions might have been around for the approximate six million years that our non-modern ancestors moved among the trees and roamed about the plains. It wouldn't surprise me at all if there had been more than a few ancient religions that made a lot more sense than contemporary Christianity, as interpreted by the fundies.

With so many choices, why do you suppose Americans are overwhelming (80%) Christian? They are largely Christian for the same reason 99% of those born in Turkey are Muslims, 81% of those born in Thailand are Buddhists – it's what Houk calls "the Law of Geography." It should not surprise anyone. Religion is an educational, cultural virus transmitted daily for nearly two decades. It's a wonderment anyone ever breaks free, and an even greater wonderment that at least 25 percent of adults today claim to be free of religion, or "nones."

Summary

Faith is a mental toxin that cripples logic, reason, science, data and common sense. And, it is the heart and "soul" (whatever that is), the foundation and the bastille that enables religion.

If you plan to get yourself born again, show up in Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, the Czech Republic, France, Australia or Iceland – among the least religious countries in the world and all doing relatively well in terms of democratic governments and high quality of life. Or, stay with the US, if that's what you want to repeat. Just choose wisely – find parents supportive of reason, science, evidence, free thought and, for extra protection, members of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and / or the American Humanist Association. The chances you'll be subjected to indoctrination in Christian or other forms of religious fundamentalist if you do that are as close to nil as you can get.

Five stars for "The Illusion of Certainty" by Frank Houk.

Who can bring Americans together to heal the wounds of racism, crime and gun violence? Will it be Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump or some other politician? Politicians have big ideas but they have limitations. Bringing Americans together can be accomplished by, "We the People!"

In 1970, a suburban community of 17,500 residents lacked a local police department and they had a CRIME PROBLEM. A committee of ten volunteers struggled to get residents to attend community meetings to discuss how to stop neighborhood crime. As a pilot program, volunteers developed a plan to help neighbors work together because most of their burglaries were committed by local teens. Although the local newspaper supported the project, only a few people attended.

Community meetings were overflowing after a teenager discovered his mother murdered in her kitchen. Citizens were fearful and turned out to demand more police protection. The county supervisor and sheriff told residents they lacked the funds for more police. The pilot program began with the cooperation from the county sheriff. An officer would attend every neighborhood meeting to help educate residents about local crime and encourage neighbors to be on the alert for suspicious activities. Concerned citizens got involved in the "Neighborhood Responsibility Program." Within two and a half years, crime was reduced 48%. (a) At the same time, crime was on the increase in other communities.

Several committee members spoke on TV and radio while others went on to became trainers and coordinators for the California State Office of Criminal Justice Planning.

Much to the surprise of experienced volunteers, county police departments resisted citizen leaders stating, they would become vigilantes. The volunteers were also told that citizen involvement wouldn't work in cities.

The naysayers were proven wrong when an organized group of citizens received a grant from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning and formed the Citizen's Crime Prevention Committee of Contra Costa County , CA. Without police leadership, six crime prevention coordinators organized and trained 27 volunteer committees throughout the county. The county committee worked independently of police and had their own office and staff support. Coordinators worked in their assigned cities and met weekly with each other to problem solve. They held monthly meetings with volunteers and published a county newsletter with accomplishments and projects to help people learn from each other. Citizen involvement helped stop the spread of crime, drugs, gangs and juvenile violence throughout the county.

The job of police is to react to crime while citizen involvement can prevent crime. Over the years, many police departments worked with citizens. However, in the field of crime prevention, citizens without police leaders are uncommon. There are many benefits for training citizen coordinators. In areas where residents are too scared to share information with police, they will talk to trusted citizen coordinators. Trained citizens have the ability to educate and change attitudes within their neighborhoods where they speak the language and care about families and youth.

Today, cities like Baltimore, Ferguson, Chicago and Detroit need citizen leaders to assume more responsibility for city safety by helping create a healthy balance between citizens and police. City leaders need to support trained coordinators to prevent crime and corruption.

Encouraging and developing citizen leaders to help bring people together should be top priority in every city if we are going to stop hostility toward police, racism, crime and gun violence.

Have you ever gone into someone’s home or office and looked upon their library to see what kind of books are on the shelf? You can tell much about a person by what books they read. You can also tell a lot about a person by how they dress, how they eat, who they associate with, what they do for a living, etc. Without deliberately trying to find out information, we learn more about people just by observing. In essence, that is how we get to know someone, or get to know someone better. That is also how people are drawn to one another as friends, business associates, etc. When you discover what books they read, that is when you find out what they are thinking.

When I look upon someone’s book collection, I can tell if they like to read the same kind of books I read. Maybe they have read the same book. I think, more than anything else, that I can tell more about a person just by seeing what books they read. If there is someone I want to learn from, I will try to find out what books they are reading. I would love to have seen the library of Thomas Edison, Napoleon Hill, and Donald Trump, just to name a few. Sometimes, the best books we read were books that were recommended by someone. I would love to find out what books everyone on the Forbes 400 has read in the past year. Or I would like to know what books others in my industry are reading.

If you want to be successful at something, look at others who are successful, and do what they are doing. It sounds simple, but here is another way to look at it. Find out what books they are reading, and you will learn what is in their head, what they are thinking about. If you want to learn how to invest, find out what the Wall Street pros are reading. If you want to learn how to invest in real estate, find out what real estate investors are reading. If you want to be inspired to start a business, find out what other business people read. You can even read biographies of people in similar businesses or industries. You will find that successful people in any calling are usually reading biographies, self-help books, and anything else that would inspire motivate and educate.

If someone is looking to lose weight or just get in shape, they would ask people at the gym what books they would recommend. My personal favorite is Live Young Forever by Jack LaLanne. I think a great conversation would be among sports fans discussing some of the best books they have read. I would love to be in that conversation with my pen and pad ready. How great would it be to have Magic Johnson’s top ten recommended books? You would get a double bonus there, since he was an all-star basketball player, as well as a great businessman. With all of this in mind, here is a new conversation starter? “Read any good books lately.”

Many political observers, from casual ones, to those, with a professional discipline in this area (in order to possess, some degree of political and historical perspective), question, why is it, the current period, seems, unlike most in recent memory! This feeling stems from an examination, of a combination of factors, including the tone of the rhetoric/ vitriol, the emphasis on polarizing, instead of unifying, and the oppositional/ adversarial, attitude, where not only do so many individuals, possess their own opinions (which is somewhat normal), but it seems, they believe they are entitled to their own facts, as well, and an unwillingness, to seek a meeting – of – the – minds, and reach some degree of common ground. With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, some examples of the inherent danger, to our nation, when political differences, become, so very personal!

1. Social media: Whichever Social Media, you might use, participate in, or, even, casually review/ read/ peruse, you probably have observed, when it comes to political posts, and perspectives, the discussion, almost always, goes well beyond, a discussion of politics, with various concerns, etc, and, invariably, begins a discussion, which becomes increasingly personal! An individual, on one end of the political spectrum, brings up a point, which he feels is significant, and important, and, those with different views, often go beyond, disagreeing, but begin to call someone, names, or cites, often, examined, and disproven, so – called, facts. Perhaps, because of the polarizing nature of President Donald Trump, and his tendency to quote, anything, which supports his agenda, and disparages, anything and anyone, who disagrees/ differs, his supporters have begun to feel entitled, to proceed, likewise, and are unwilling to maintain, an open – mind. Unless/ until, those on both sides of the spectrum, avoid personal attacks, and stick to the facts, and seek viable, relevant, sustainable solutions, this will probably get worse!

2. Today, versus the past: President Trump uses rhetoric, to inspire and motivate his core supporters, with many references to the past, and how great, many perceive it, to be. When one uses a slogan, Make America Great Again, isn’t the inference, we should try to go back, to the past, rather than look ahead, to the future, and the possibilities? Wouldn’t it be nice, if our political leaders, behaved more like, Chris Matthews, discussed in his book, about Tip O’Neal, and Ronald Reagan which was, being political foes, during the day, but social friends, with a mutual respect, after – hours?

3. The attack on the Press: This nation was founded on many principles, and freedoms, perhaps, none, more essential and important, than the need, and the right, to a Free Press. When the President refers to the media, as the Enemy of the People, doesn’t it go against, the concept of mutual respect, and the right to differ, politically, while respecting the rights of those who you disagree with?

These are only, a few of the current issues, which are keeping our nation, divided, by expanding the personal vitriol, rather than keeping it professional, and issues – oriented. Don’t complain about political leaders, but, make them accountable for, their actions, and the level of their rhetoric!

When both sides of a political battle, appear, unwilling or unable, to seek any meeting, of the minds, for the common good, judgment and wisdom, are often replaced, with complaining and blaming, making over – statements (which are often, far from truthful), or an accused individual, proclaiming his innocence, by, either, claiming its a coincidence, conspiracy, his opponent’s strategy, or that, everyone who disagrees, with him, is lying. With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, review, examine and discuss, how, rhetoric, lies, strategies, conspiracy theories, and/ or, claims of things, being coincidences, often, pop – up. Since most observers, agree, we are presently in somewhat, unchartered waters, in terms of the levels of apparent lies, and mis – deeds, as well as the use of empty rhetoric (often filled with vitriol), or proclamations of innocence, by stating, everyone else, must be lying (instead of him)!

1. Rhetoric: Politics has always been, a game of empty rhetoric, and/ or, over – statements, but, we have never before, in recent history, witnessed anything like, what we are presently witnessing. President Donald Trump, whether one approves or disagrees with him, must be considered, one of the masters of using rhetoric, and slogans, to drive – home, his message, and, many believe, as the professional, fact – checkers state, Trump has lied, in record – setting numbers, estimated to be, at a rate of over six times, per day. His slogans, such as Make America Great Again, and, America First, often have been articulated, without a clear plan. He uses these as tools, to inspire and motivate his core supporters, but opponents believe, they are self – serving, and part of his personal/ political agenda, and self – interest. As many of his apparent conflicts, have come into focus, he blames others, such as the Press, the FBI, and/ or specific individuals.

2. Lies: If it looks like a lie, sounds untrue, and many checkers, introduce, information, which demonstrates, someone is lying, they probably are! However, knowing someone lies, and proving it, using due process, are different entities.

3. Strategy: When one’s strategy appears to be, creating confusion, and skewing focus, etc, and declaring, his opponents, will do anything, to oppose him, it sounds and looks like paranoia, and, maybe is. However, in the case of the present, President, he continues to justify his deeds, by saying, he’s the smartest person, in the room!

4. Coincidence: After less than two years in office, Trump’s administration, has had more resignations, indictments, and investigations, than any of his predecessors. His response is, calling everything, a witch hunt, denying no evil – doings, etc, and declaring, what many others, feel, demonstrates, clearly, he is guilty, is merely, coincidence. However, I agree with the star of NCIS, whose character, Leon Jethro Gibbs, declares, which is, there is no such thing, as coincidence!

5. Conspiracy: Many of the Chief Executive’s core supporters, as well as the rhetoric, he articulates, articulate points – of – view, based on conspiracy theories, etc. Shouldn’t decisions be made, based on fully considering options and alteratives, seeking viable solutions, thorough planning, etc, instead of, accepting any concept, merely because it serves ones personal perspective?

Our nation will never progress forward, in a relevant, sustainable manner, until/ unless, focus, and decisions are based on truth, and we no longer, accept political lying, and/ or self – serving! Wake up America, and carefully choose your leaders!

Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump a loose cannon so the definition of such is warranted. It appears to be someone who acts in an uncontrolled or unexpected way and says things that cause embarrassment or problems for others. The question is does it apply to someone who tells the truth, such as a whistle-blower? Does it also apply to teachers who know something their students don't and who is compelled to inform them?

These are things crossing my mind as my work for the Spirit has led me to blow the whistle on things like heaven and hell, which many believe in and most expect to get to, at least to the former. So what should one do about revealing things not known or accepted by the majority.

Suppose one has knowledge of a great crime that people do not know about or suspect. Revealing it will obviously hurt a lot of people and damage the livelihoods of many. Does one reveal it or hide it? It seems to be a consensus of opinion that one shouldn't make waves so this means one is compelled to say nothing, like the three wise monkeys. When it affects societies and the lives and expectations of so many, however, why can't it be brought out into the open?

That brings me back to my work in the Spirit which commissioned me to remove the wall of blindness that religions have built and strengthened until no one can circumvent or pass through them. Because of my passage from life to life and a strong link to the Spirit certain things are known about how and why the world is in the dire straits we now find ourselves in.

Everyone is back and it is stated in prophecy that this would happen before the end. Religions, however, have twisted them around to make out that we would all resurrect in the last days for judgment. It doesn't make sense if we die and go to a place called heaven. In fact, there is nothing about religion that makes any sense, especially images of gods and idols forbidden by the prophecies and manufactured in their millions for money.

In the supposed, freest nation in the world, where voting has always been a right for certain male adults, for all male citizens since the Civil War, and for all our people (regardless of sex), since the early part of the twentieth century, we consistently witness, less than half of the eligible voters, going to the polls. Although, obviously, in this free nation, it’s also a right, whether to vote, or not, wouldn’t it make sense, if more people, believed/ felt. voting was not only a right, but a meaningful obligation! How many times, have you heard, someone say, My vote doesn’t count, or, All politicians are alike, etc? Elections have consequences, as we have certainly (or should have) realized, in the aftermath of the last Presidential elections, and, it’s past the time, for us, to stop, merely, complaining, and blaming, the present, public officials, but, to do something about it! With that in mind, this article will attempt to consider, examine, review, and discuss, why/ how, our voter apathy has ramifications, and five current examples.

1. Vote doesn’t matter/ They’re all the same: In the Presidential election of 2016, we continued witnessing the pattern, which has existed for quite some time. Americans appear to take this right and responsibility, for granted, and more people decided not to cast a vote, than to get involved, and committed! Why did voters elect, President Donald Trump, in 2016, instead of his competitor, Hillary Clinton? Although she won the popular vote, he won the election, in the Electoral College, to a large degree, because, in a handful of states, he received a small majority of that state’s votes. Therefore, those deciding not to participate, actually, elected Mr. Trump!

2. It won’t happen here!: Probably, because, in the past, although someone, individuals opposed, may have been elected, there were few significant long – term ramifications, because each, for the most part, appeared to respect the Balance of Powers, and the so – called, political norm. Whether someone agrees with, or opposes, the present occupant of the White House, they should realize, what we are presently witnessing, isn’t normal!

3. Climate change: Certain issues are time – sensitive, and if we fail, to take timely action, we risk significant, undesirable ramifications! Despite the preponderance of the scientific evidence, and the overwhelming opinion of scientific professionals/ expert, President Trump, articulates a message, which indicates, he denies climate change, and does not consider it, a priority! There is little doubt, his opponent would have, been, far more proactive, and committed, in the fight to combat, and reverse, climate change, than this victor!

4. Deficits don’t matter!: No respectable economist believes, in the longer – term, huge federal deficits, are, either beneficial or sustainable. We’ve witnessed trillion dollar deficits, and an apparent attitude, that’s okay! His supporters point to the present – day, economy, and proclaim, he is correct, but, the reality, is, while the United States economy, appears healthiest, perhaps, ever, much of this is somewhat, artificial, propelled upward, because of this huge infusion of borrowed funds! Eventually, these deficits will have to be addressed and repaid, and future generations, will be stuck, holding the bag!

5. Trickle – down economics: Trickle – down economics, has never been a successful solution, in this country! President Reagan realized this in the 1980’s, and less than two years, after his major tax reform, we began taxing Social Security benefits, for the first time, to address this! There is no doubt, the legislation, passed in 2017, helped some, but certainly, the wealthiest to a far greater degree! Indeed, we have a lower unemployment rate, but we have not witnessed an accompanying, wage increase!

6. The tone: We have not witnessed, perhaps in centuries, the polarizing tone, of today! This President’s rhetoric, which approaches being, vitriol, has had the effect of pitting, the so – called, haves against the have – nots!

Wake up, America, and get involved in voting! Your vote matters, has ramifications, and we must transform apathy, into a more informed, involved public!

In the last year, or two, we have witnessed, far more public awareness, of the harassment, etc, experienced, by so many women, and the accused mis – deeds, of many public leaders, and / or well – known individuals. This has brought about a movement, referred to as, Me – Too , which has created a Social Media hash – tag, and the exposure of many people, which has led to, embarrassment, resignation, and / or legal ramifications. However, it seems, enforcement of this, is quite selective, where some accused, have quickly been exposed, and punished, while others, who proceed with a denial – strategy, untouched, at least, to date. The holder of the highest office, in our land, has been accused by more women, than most, with more facts and proof, than most, yet, he has proceeded, untouched, because he proclaims, he is the victim, and his accusers are liars! We are also witnessing a candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court, confronted with accusations of misconduct, several decades ago, and although his accuser came forward, having taken and passed a lie- detector test, and with statements from her therapist, that she stated this in therapy, 6 years ago (well before this particular man, was even mentioned as a possible Justice), seemingly unfairly treated by the same Senators, who in 1991, stated, the need for an FBI investigation of an individual, then, refusing to consider, even an expedited one, now, to gather facts, before approving someone to the highest court, for a lifetime appointment. When politics, comes before the public good, there is something wrong!

1. While women have demonstrated, far more political resolve, this year, than ever before, in recent memory, is that enough, when certain right – wing politicians, seem to not care, or fear acting. Is it cowardice, political / personal agenda. self – interest, or fear of opposing the somewhat, flamboyant, occupant of the White House? What seemed outrageous, in the past, when, even when politics, create adversity, is the continuous, negative, nasty, rhetoric, employed by President Donald Trump, and the seemingly, amazing hold, he possesses, and loyalty over his core supporters / followers! We have had female Supreme Court Justices, US Senators, US Congressional Representatives, and candidates for both President and Vice President, yet, women, still seem, to be held to a double – standard, rather than considering, the essential necessity, of treating , women, with the respect, every human being deserves!

2. This is a result of Mr. Trump's, Presidency, or was he elected, because, so many Americans (or, at least, enough to elect him), feel the same biases and prejudices, and are willing to overlook, nearly anything, in order to get their desired, social agenda, through, regardless of whether it is what our Constitution, and Bill of Rights, represent?

Many feel, the tone of our politics, and national mood and discourse, since Trump, became President, is, at the very least, concerning. Wake up, America, or your children and grandchildren, will live in a country, which is no longer recognizable!

Our world is full of ironies, and hypocrites! For example, although, Biblical passages warn us, of the dangers of specific behavior, and informs us, to ask for forgiveness, for those times when we committed the so – called, sin, of xenophobia, or fear/ dislike/ prejudice against people from other nations, it is, often, those individuals, who describe themselves, as evangelicals, who are most guilty of this thought – process, and form of behavior! Is today’s atmosphere, of, political polarization, and apparent, prejudice, simply a form of this fear, or is it merely, a rhetorical/ political behavior, actual facts, or, based on ignorance, and/ or our fears? With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, review, examine, consider, and discuss, each of these, and how, they impact, the current divisive political atmosphere.

1. Xenophobia: Merely, because someone comes from another country, follows different philosophies/ traditions, is a certain religion/ ethnicity, shouldn’t be, the reason, for bias, fears, prejudice, or mistrust! Wouldn’t it be better, if we were all more tolerant, and willing to accept others, as they are, seeking a meeting – of – the – minds, for the common good? When President Trump articulates a message (apparently, either because he truly believes it, or, because he is trying to appeal to the baser instincts (dark – side), of his constituents/ core supporters), what is the impact on the potential polarizing of positions, and further unwillingness to listen to others?

2. Rhetoric/ politics: Perhaps, more than any of his predecessors, President Donald J. Trump, is a political master of promoting his message. This, perhaps, largely explains the unwavering support of his core/ base supporters, seemingly, regardless of how outrageous, others believe, his behavior, and or rhetoric, may be! In recent memory, we have never experienced, any of the occupants of the White House, who used the language, rhetoric, and vitriol, this President, has! His unpredictable rhetoric, and behavior, seems to confuse his opponents, while motivating/ inspiring his core supporters, behind him!

3. Facts: We should all be concerned, because this President and his spokespeople (enablers), articulate a message, which states, he articulates, alternative facts! In the past, we have referred to these, especially, when they were glaring, angry, oppositional, and constantly disproven! While we are all entitled, to our opinions, we aren’t allowed the luxury, of having our own set of facts!

4. Prejudice: Regardless of what, we call it, these behaviors are, forms of prejudice, etc! America will only, remain relevant, and sustainable, when we prioritize, being the land of the free, with equal rights, liberty, and justice, for all!

We are experiencing, concerning, confusing, challenging times! Wake up, America, and proclaim, you’ve had enough, and you’re not going to accept the status quo, of hatred and bigotry, any more!