District of Columbia

Trump says violence is a necessary response to people who disagree with him, or do not vote for him. While some blame can be laid at Trump’s feet, he shares that blame with many others—among them a gun culture that values having guns everywhere over public safety, violent films and interactive games, constant news of police violence, social media where users encourage violence against others, and the deliberate political stoking of racial hatred.

There are days I feel as though this country has become the United States of Hatred. This sad story makes me wonder how we end this era of division and hate.