Will We Never Be One Again?

Yesterday showed us that there may be few days in the future of our country in which events don't occur to divide us further.

A popular actress in a popular television show posted a rather tasteless comment on social media. The furor was exacerbated by the fact that the actress is a vocal admirer of the current president of our country. Further, the character she plays in the TV series voices support of Donald Trump in her dialogue. Opponents of the president were already angry about the show. Fans of the president were equally joyful.

The network cancelled the series with great fanfare. The results proved predictable.

Opponents of the president chortled and danced like fairies.

Supporters of the president stiffened in their resolve to hate anyone who is not an avid member of their cult.

Americans in the middle scratched their heads. Rumor has it that tears ran down the cheeks of the Statue of Liberty, but no dependable source has verified this.

I've never watched a segment of the TV series in question, either in its original or current form. It's not my cup of tea. So far in America, we have freedom of choice. At any rate, I can't vouch for the quality of the program. I do feel for the many actors and support staff who lost their jobs along with the transgressor.

The problem is, as I see it, that she, the transgressor, will enjoy the fame, and profit by the enhanced support that she will receive from the president's supporters. I also believe that an added percentage of previous neutrals will take her side. Americans are about fed up with what they perceive as "political correctness," even when it points out acts of hatred and bigotry. I think maybe we crave love and grace, but who am I to say?

Franklin Graham will say that the transgressor was speaking through God and her firing was a direct blasphemy of the Almighty. He may even go so far as to recommend that God's treatment of the Midianites be replicated against anyone who doesn't love Donald Trump. He's that crazy.

The president's political party will gain an additional five percent or so in voter support.

America will continue toward Gotterdammerung.

In a few months, the effects of the flareup will remain, but the reasons will have been forgotten.

Good morning America, I hardly know you.