Love Thy Neighbor

A humble Election Day appeal.

This is the 1002nd story I’ve written since Trump was elected President of the United States. So I’ve already said a lot. At the same time, it wasn’t hard to find the words to say today. And I’ll be brief. But I’ll say it again:

Love thy neighbor.

This country isn’t perfect, but at its best it’s about supporting each other and lifting each other up in ways that are truly heartfelt and profound. Whether you know your neighbor well, or don’t really know them at all. And even if the gestures are small.

The very same electorate that elected President Trump, picked President Obama. Twice. Running against opponents who were both solid for the job, and not at all lunatics.

I don’t want to talk too much today about the President we’ve got now. Except to say his message is the exact opposite of what most of us were brought up to believe. He asks us to turn against our neighbor. He even tells us that people who attack their neighbors are “very fine people” as long as they support him. And that we hate America if we don’t. No matter what you may think of him, this can’t be right. Period.

That doesn’t sound like the United States of America to me. The America I love.