Charlottesville

In my long life, I've managed to live through Presidencies of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and a couple of Bushes, but never have I seen a president fan the flames of racism, sexism, bigotry and intolerance like Donald J. Trump.  

The blood of the tragic events of Charlottesville are on the hands of the President for emboldening and encouraging the alt-rights' actions, from the birtherism and race-baiting of his campaign speeches, to his appointment of alt-right champion Steve Bannon as his Chief Strategist, to his xenophobic and racist policies and proposals on immigration, affirmative action, and voting rights.

The only ray of hope in all of this is the sheer repugnance of the alt-right's recent actions has spurred a new wave of protest and has definitively confirmed that we must rid the nation of the current Administration.  

There were spontaneous marches and protests yesterday across the country, including here in Atlanta, where a group of patriotic protesters marched from downtown to midtown's Piedmont Park, where they spray-painted a statue of a Confederate soldier.  There's also an on-line petition to rename Atlanta's "Confederate Avenue" to something more appropriate, such as "John Lewis Avenue."

Is it too soon to revisit Thor Harris' advice on punching Nazis?