Land of the Free, Home of the Brave?

I’m struggling to articulate how I feel about America at the moment.  Anger, disgust, but hope that not all is bad when so many people – across the social and political spectrum – can condemn both white supremacists and the president.  How far can Trump push the line without consequence?  It seems way too much.  Trump’s inability to denounce Nazis would seem to cross the line –  and this backlash seems to be the most vocal of any of the ill-considered things he has done so far.  Yet the Republican Party still continues to not publicly criticize Trump – how long can they continue to support his presidency?  Perhaps the only silver lining on this cloud of horrible racism is that hopefully more Americans get to see the real Trump – a thoroughly boorish, unpleasant human being who should not be President.  There is always going to be a sad minority of Americans who still continue to support these despicable extreme far-right beliefs, but the fact that they even have a voice in modern society is a disgrace.  The American Civil war was over 150 years ago – the Confederates lost, get over it.  Mind you, a recent poll had a quarter of the people asked saying that they thought Trump’s response was sufficient – that seems worryingly high.  There was even an “alt-right” rally in Seattle this weekend – and probably many more across the country – but nothing as horrifying and fatal as the one in Charlottesville.  This quote from a KKK leader sums things up “They were a bunch of Communists out there protesting against somebody’s freedom of speech.  So it doesn’t bother me that they got hurt at all.”.  Ignorance.  Of all the celebrity reactions, I think I agree most with Seth Rogen who tweeted “By the way, fuck these nazi motherfuckers.”.  STRONG OPINIONS MEAN STRONG LANGUAGE – I don’t apologize for any profanity on matters like this.