The coverage of Trump's parade reminds me of a story told by my SO.

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7. Thank you for your kind words.

The story made a deep impression on me, in fact I think of it pretty much every fourth of July.

I understand that what we have in America is deeply flawed, and that so many people are marginalized, and that much of our history is ugly. But we at least have, until the last decade or so, been making progress. The strides in LGBTQ rights for instance have been so heartening. As a child I never would have imagined we'd have openly gay political leaders, for instance. Again, not that it's perfect, but it was I think getting better.

And now we seem to be rushing to undo all the progress we've made--in civil rights, in dealing with gender violence, even in science and medicine.

I thought, when President Obama was elected, and then re-elected, that we'd turned a page. I had no idea that there were so many of us willing to toss the entire book into the flames.

Best wishes, and thanks again--