The split in America, rather than simply economic, is between those who embrace reason, who function in the real world of cause and effect, and those who, numbed by isolation and despair, now seek meaning in a mythical world of intuition, a world that is no longer reality-based, a world of magic.
We are enjoined to love our neighbor, not our tribe.
Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.