The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

At the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC), then First Lady Michelle Obama passionately told supporters, "When they go low, we go high!" "They," in this case, are Republicans. While I'll be the first to admit it's not always easy to adhere to Ms. Obama's calling, there are times it does a grave disservice to our party and cause when we don't. The most recent such case is with regard to progressives focusing their time, with regard to the immigration debate, on insulting individuals like Melania, Vanessa, and Barron Trump. First Lady Melania Trump recently released a statement where she said she "hates to see children separated from their families." When visiting with the king and queen of Spain, she added she enjoyed "focusing on the ways we can positively impact children." Due to these comments, she received the following responses, among others: - "Yeah, give that a good, hard think. What could you do......?...

While I think the far-right has greatly exaggerated the level of violence and destruction perpetrated by the group known as antifa, even those on the far-left can't deny there has been some violence and destruction perpetrated by them, and no matter how much we want to "punch a Nazi," we can't stoop to their level in doing that. Yes, many far-right websites have spread false information about antifa, even going so far as to photoshop violent acts from foreign nations, claiming they were the work of the far-left group. However, in saying that, even reputable sources such as the Washington Post  have reported attacks by antifa on marchers with whom they disagree, and we can't have that. Anger begets anger. Hate begets hate. Violence begets violence. If we truly want to show the world we disapprove of white nationalism and the anger, hate, and violence its members project, we must do so by, instead of following their lead in attitude and behavior, going the opposite ...