I despise Trump with the heat of a thousand suns but America desperately needs healing.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

57. Thank you for the thoughtful response. I wish I could be as thoughtful in response.

"There are always people with no firm convictions that will go with the wind."
I can not say that this is true since study after study has shown that the vast majority of Agent Orange's supporters are united in one thing, across the board. Race (fear of the other) was the "one ring" that united them all!
Not sure what can be done to assuage their fears. If I'm honest, I'm probably not the one to tackle that. Maybe their more liberal family members can reach out or something... I'm much more interested in working on policy prescriptions which would provide more opportunities for diversity to thrive. Changing hearts and minds will come, eventually.

It reminds me about what I read about police departments; fifteen percent are what you and I would say are good cops, fifteen percent are what you and I would say are bad cops, and the remaining seventy percent take their cues from leadership. It is said of the American Revolution one third of the colonists supported the red coats, one third supported the blue coats, and one third supported whichever side was winning.