Course, vulgar, hateful, racist comments and threats should not be acceptable in a civil society. [View all]

But, as every American knows, Donald Trump knows no bounds when it comes to hateful and racist threats. He has been that way since day one. It should not be acceptable.

Unfortunately, many people were attracted to such comments and threats. They excused it as "anti-political correctness". "He tells it like it is", they said. No, he did not.

Our words define who we are as a person. A civil society cannot accept violent and hateful language simply as a means for compromise or to get along. We cannot surrender the principles that make us thinking, compassionate humans, who care for our fellow man. The other way is a path to darkness. We cannot accept that.

We are now experiencing the results of accepting those vile and hateful comments into our society. There is a price to be paid for hatred and racism.

We are beginning to reap what we have sown.