I watch a lot of politically motivated programs on cable television. Some of them are comedically driven. Almost satirical. “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is one of those programs.
But the closer we get to the midterm elections, the humorous side of American politics “ain’t so funny.” In fact, it’s downright hateful: antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism (Black, Latino, Asian). White nationalism and Nazism have come to the forefront.
If we are to survive our extremist political attitudes, we need to take the focus off us and put it where it belongs. On the atmosphere.
If we don’t, all of those “sinister barbs” being exchanged are going to be “weatherbeaten.”
Maurice R. Rhodes, Minneapolis, MN