We're really swimming in it now.

[ChicagoRonin]

5. Faith-Based Everything

That's what we've come down to, as far as I can tell. It no longer matters what the facts are, what science might tell us, what the actual laws on the books are. We've reached a point where people will stick to the reality that they 'believe' rather than anything objective. Thus, in the case of the Trayvon Martin case, there unfortunately seems to be a mass of people in America for whom it is absolutely impossible that Trayvon could be the victim, that the police did anything wrong, that the Stand Your Ground law is an act of insanity, that the use of deadly force in civil altercations should not be allowed, or that maybe the white guy (or guys) is the villain.

As far as I'm concerned, regardless of who wins legally in this case, our country - the United States of America - has lost. Lost its mind, lost its soul. If true justice is served and Zimmerman is properly arrested and tried, and all wrongdoings are appropriately punished, then those who 'believe' that Trayvon was at fault will simply see this as proof that they are the victims. If Zimmerman gets away with it, it will simply add to the public anger and cynicism that the system is gamed, bought and run for the benefit of the gun lobby, of white people, of the rich and/or politically well-connected. I see nothing but continued public anger, tension, strife, disagreements and potentially an escalation of open hostility between Americans.

The truth is already dead, one way or another.