What Truly Breaks the Heart

You know what truly breaks my heart? Its not that America fell for a brilliant con-man. He isn’t. And they weren’t fooled. What I find devastating is how many people were absolutely desperate to believe the lies. How many ached for permission to dress their cruelty in patriotism. How many clung to racist. Homophobic. Transphobic. Ethnocentric stereotypes. Because they thought the lies were promising them a shortcut to power. A way to profit. Personally and politically. From the suffering of millions of absolutely innocent people. The tragedy isn’t the con. It’s the hunger for it. The willingness to trade compassion for the cheap thrill of feeling superior. The way hate sells because too many people show up already desperate to buy.

— Facebook Contributor