Truly Sick

My morning started with a few hours of continuing education classes (thankfully online) in anticipation of renewing my multiple lines insurance license.  What made it those otherwise boring hours was the company of an insurance associated who stopped by for assistance with tweaking his laptop.  Despite Michael being a man of the paler nation and me being a woman of the darker nation, we are kindred spirits in all the ways that matter except one.   (For the purpose of this discussion, that one very major difference will not be addressed.)

Michael and I are both truly sick of atmosphere created by the current politics in this country.  And no, we don't agree on everything, but we respect each other's right to have an opinion.  We were both saddened by the young woman's accusation of a black man having beaten and robbed her, leaving her with a backward "B" carved on her face because she is a McCain/Palin supporter.  From the moment I saw the news clip I knew in the very core of my being that the woman's claims were bogus.   A day did not pass before my thoughts were validated.   We both agreed that this election cycle has exacerbated the polarization of our country.  

How truly sick to make accusations.    In the not too distant past, in some states, mobs would have taken to the streets, accosted the first available black male and punished him for the purported crime in ways that would curdle the blood of even the strongest of us.   I cannot help but speculate what she envisioned would happen had her fallacy been accepted by law enforcement as the truth.  Perhaps this woman was not aware that the last lynching just occurred a mere 27 years ago in Mobile, Alabama.  Then again, maybe she was.