Good for him for saying the obvious here

Tolerance for political and religious differences is a non-negotiable part of the social contract in the United States. It is the very core of our national identity, even if it has all too often been honored more in the breach than the observance. We settle our political differences through debate followed by voting. Political terrorism and sectarian bloodletting — these are the sorts of horrors that occur in the Balkans or the Middle East. Not here. Not in the land of the free. We’re better than this. We’re Americans.

But that's part of the problem, Republicans don't want this and are still doing everything they can to stop it. Republicanism beaches the social contract in this country because they know they aren't winning the debate.

But this is really good and I appreciate it that this former Republican can say what many conservatives here refuse to acknowledge:

Nor does the fault lie, as Trump’s supposedly reasonable supporters insist, with “both sides.” For example, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), tweeted: “Why is it so hard to accept that a clearly deranged man carried out deranged acts? The ‘false flag’ conspiracy theories on one side & the ‘it’s Trump’s fault’ on the other shows how unhinged politics has become. This isn’t incivility. It’s a society that has lost common sense.”

I, too, have criticized the incivility of Democrats. Hounding officials in restaurants is a mistake. Comparing Trump to Hitler is wrong. But those errors cannot be spoken of in the same breath with terrible crimes such as sending pipe bombs or opening fire in a synagogue.

To be clear, the investigation into Saturday’s attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh is only just beginning, and there is more to learn about Sayoc’s apparent infatuation with Trump. But it also should be clear to all that holding the president of the United States to account for his hateful rhetoric is not the same thing as subscribing to lunatic “false flag” conspiracy theories that ricochet around the right-wing world. In their eagerness to protect their leader, Republicans are guilty of the very sin they have spent years decrying — false moral equivalence.

AGain, disagree on the level of wrongness of a common Joe calling letting their rep know, upon chance encounters, that their job performance disappoints them. Sarah Sanders getting a free cheese tray and being asked to leave doesn't equal bombs, unexploded or not. His ending is really, really good though:

Extremism has been present in America for a long time. But Trump is applying a match to the kindling.

Trump calls Democrats “evil” and “crazy.” He accuses them of being “treasonous” and “un-American.” He claims they are in league with MS-13 gang members. He says they are trying to open our borders to criminals and to turn America into Venezuela — a bankrupt socialist dictatorship. He denounces the media as “the enemy of the people.” He applauds a congressman who assaulted a reporter and calls for his political opponent to be locked up. He singles out minorities such as Waters for opprobrium, and he promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that hold George Soros responsible for everything from the Central American caravan to protests against Brett M. Kavanaugh.

When Trump talks about “globalists,” the far right hears “Jews.” When Trump says there were “fine people” on both sides in Charlottesville, the far right hears official approval. There is so much anti-Semitic filth online now. I see it every day on Twitter and in my email inbox. Normally I tune it out. Just background noise. But others are listening.

Boot goes on to say he's heartbroken by Trump's behavior, but Trump will never get it. He's going to Pittsburgh and will make a horrible situation unbearable. Voters must end this madness.

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soil, and his main point after this act of domestic terrorism, the worst against Jews in our nation's history, was to criticize the Synagogue for not having armed guards.

I really don't know how anyone can deny that this guy is unfit to lead our country.  I really don't know how anyone, a least with a straigh face, can deny that his consistently vitriolic rhetoric coupled with his inability to categorically and with actual emotion denouce such acts is a factor in the climate we have in our country right now.  Where he is leading this country is disgusting.  

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