AND BACK AGAIN

     Last nite was great. A mixed crowd, Jewish, non Jewish, Christians, observant and not so much, Hispanic, people of color and guess what? Not a fight in the nite and guess what again. We even had Democrats and Republicans and no one was accused of anything, no one mentioned Trump and all was laughter, love, music and food. Much food!!
     Is there a secret to harmonious social interaction? Not really, for it used to be like this all the time. America was a country which allowed for differences in political and went crazy every once in a while as in the Red Scare, but mostly it was okay to differ.  Now we have an animosity among and between people and do not tolerate the thoughts of others. It grows and comes to a head when the threat to our country, to our lives, the safety of the air and the water come to a fore and all sanity and civility fly out the window.
        Why is that, one might ask. The plain and simple answer is that some of the action is so egregiously wrong that one must speak up and then one is infuriated with the dense fog surrounding the minds of some people, good people. How could they deny the fact that Trump engaged in seriously wrong behavior, that his attitude towards women sucks to say the least, that he supports a bigoted and benighted candidate for Senator and how can one help the anger and frustration one  feels. 
     And yet the country continues, albeit in a crippled manner. What is encouraging is the fact that even in places where Trump won, the people are beginning to question the consequences. People are beginning to speak out and tell about the wrong and the neglect and we do have hope for the future.
      In any case, the afterglow of the celebration of the 50th anniversary has drained much of the negativity and the necessity to trash Trump today. So today I will bask in the reflected light of a beautiful nite and leave the horror till tomorrow.