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...Sometimes we post here just in case God might give us credit. Most of us realize that mostly only "the choir" reads our posts.
We probably will not change any ding-dong's mind. But, conceivably, far in the future, some historian may quote us, to help prove that all Americans were not simple-minded murderous creeps, back in the first decade of the twenty-first century CE. That is one reason to watch your spelling, grammar, and punctuation here in Salon.
We are on a sled to disaster, my fellow Americans. Please do not just jump on for the ride. At least, please go on record as a rational human.