Will the pendulum of politics swing back toward the middle?

A handful of pro-President Trump demonstrators, with flags and signs, protest from behind barricades in New York near a rally of protesters calling for the Trump’s impeachment. The protesters displayed a 20-foot helium-filled balloon parody of the president known as “Baby Trump Balloon.” | AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews

The insanity of our society’s inhumanity and destruction continues. We will hold more vigils, while our government does nothing but incite violence. Some people will hate more, even as others try to forgive. A wise friend once told me that the pendulum always swings back to the middle. This time, though, I think she is wrong. If we do not figure out a way to return to hope and empathy, we are doomed to be the victims of the dire actions of perverted minds. I refuse to accept this as our legacy.

Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow, Lakeview

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