It's hard to make a case for right speech when there is so much wrong speech coming out of the mouths of Republican candidates. Hate speech in some instances. And I read this morning in the newspaper that Republicans believe Trump will be the most viable candidate with Ben Carson second. Does this mean they see this speech as normal and representative? I sure hope not.
But people have been desensitized by television and the internet. Somehow racist, sexist speech has been mainstreamed into our culture. I'm disturbed. There seemed to be, in the past, an understood line that one did not cross whatever private feelings or opinions one held. But now there is no privacy, and everyone is exposed to ignorance, prejudice and the blame game. How do we recoup our sense of decency? It's certainly not going to happen if speakers are rewarded for hate. It really seems to have come to bread and circuses.
I'm saddened. I've nothing against Republicans, but I don't recognize what they've become. Is it really okay to say anything, when you are aspiring to the highest office? How will these people behave if they are in positions of power? They would speak for our country and to other nations, and it seems as if the disintegration of relations with other countries would follow. Do we no longer want coexistence and peace in the world?
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