Salon Reader:
Has any divide this extreme happened in American politics since the 1970s? I was born in 1980, and so I don't have an incredibly long experience with American politics, but I can't think of any other time since Nixon and/or the Vietnam War when the country was so divided. I can't believe what I'm seeing. It's horrifying and astounding.

I remember during Bush Vs. Clinton Vs. Perot watching some news commentary in which (I think) Dan Rather expressed surprise at how vicious some of the rhetoric was. How vicious? I think one of the candidates used the word "bozo" to describe his rival candidates. But now…oh my god. What the hell has happened?

A celebrity clown huckster has tapped into, and revealed (maybe we owe him a debt of gratitude for exposing the truth) the shameful and astounding stupidity, anger, racism, bigotry, and overall vileness of the white American underclass.

I hate to sound elitist, but god. What else can you say? They've been spoiled by a political party that pandered to (and actively encouraged) their ignorance and hate and entitlement for decades, and this is the result. Whatever Trump dumps on them, they will deserve it.

But the rest of us won't. [….]

There's only one way to defeat him AND them (his supporters). VOTE!

Hear! Hear!

And thanks for the entire post DJ.

TGIF!