Ridicule

It is a sign of a critical illness,

a symptom of a cancer feeding on

the soul of the nation.

We taunt.

We denigrate.

We ridicule

when someone loses and

someone wins.

When did we abandon the

kinder words, the thoughtful

experssions? How did we

move to arrogant smugness

in our winning, vicious name-

calling in our losing and ridicule

as a tactic for success?

Are we no longer informed by

common decency, tenants of

spiritual foundations, the value

of wisdom and historical perspective?

Mein Kampf is not a document of

our national journey or our dreams

for the common good of all.

Ridicule is an ugly symptom

of a people moving in the

wrong direction.