You see, I firmly believe that we are divided beyond hope in this country; the point of no return long behind us. It's not just that we have differences of opinion on the major subjects of everyday life, but that we have become, more than ever, an extremely polarized populace, distrustful of the other side and often seeing each other as enemies to their respective ways of life.
And sure, Trump's hatemongering is to blame, but he just stirred up a shitstorm that was already brewing, which gained speed and strength when the ones HRC later called deplorables lost their minds over the election of a black POTUS.
The best we can aspire to, frankly, is benign indifference/social segregation. Right now our living situation is akin to being roommates with an even worse version of Puck from MTV's The Real World (showing my age here, I know) without the option of taking over the lease and kicking him out.
Now, this realization is not new being that every single day there is some development or incident that confirms this perspective of mine. But to witness such absurdity as that depicted in the above painting, the impetus behind it and knowing that a substantial portion of the populace agrees with the sentiment it portrays, is further confirmation that we are living the tail end of the great American experiment.
So, yeah, build the wall. But between these two deeply entrenched and rapidly dissimilar folks. I, for one, want nothing to do with those people. Ever.
