you would think I would be cynical by now, in some ways I am, I think I like to pretend I am cynical.Bless you, no religious offense intended, and no, I'm not at all shocked. With each passing day the truth of America is getting harder and harder to deny for those so inclined.
And yet if I am REALLY so cynical why do I keep retaining the capacity to be genuinely shocked again and again and how bad it all is? By every administration (I am not by any means saying they are all equally bad, but faith in basic human goodness is a long time dying), by every step. Maybe I'll reach cynical someday, maybe my cynicism wasn't broad enough, had sharp limits, and needed to be a lot broader. I think that's a lot of it.