I love Gail Collin's merry take, even on such disasters as our President and the policies of his party. But when all is said and done, taking rhetorical pot shots doesn't do much, aside from reminding us of the administration's faults.
My question is this: what can those of us who fear and dislike Trump's character and the Trump's policies say to the decent people who still support the President and believe what he says about the virus? How can we speak to them, not just to ourselves, in a respectful way that allows hope for agreement? I don't mean compromising our understanding of the facts or our moral principles. I mean initiating joint conversations. Many of those who believe in Trump have reasons for doing so. Perhaps a respectful hearing and a civil way of speaking or writing will allow us to sometimes reach some common ground. If not, as both Trump and McConnell have recently intimated, a second civil war is looming.
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