I didn't hear about the assasination of Melissa Hortman or the attempted assasination of John Hoffman

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. This: A painful reminder of just how dark things are and how rapidly things are deteriorating.

Please read "The Fourth Turning is Here" by Neil Howe.

Things are going to get worse, a lot worse, a whole lot worse, before they get better.

Think of it this way. Imagine it's June, 1941. The war in Europe is raging. This country, so far, has stayed out and many (most?) people sincerely hope we stay out completely. But no. In six months the Japanese will bomb Pearl Harbor and we'll be in, completely, enthusiastically, through to the end.

Essentially, metaphorically, we are now as if it's sometime around June, 1941. This time we have Donald Trump as President, rather than FDR. We also have many citizens who honestly think he's right, want to remove all immigrants, haven't a clue as to who actually harvests our crops, cleans the offices they work in, or stocks the groceries and everything else they buy at Wal Mart. All they know is that immigrants are bad, and they are why so many bad things keep happening.

Again, everyone here needs to read The Fourth Turning is Here. Yes, you all do.