Kill or be Killed

 We live in a society marked by violence and by the rhetoric of violence...  and while Americans are very familiar with violence, especially in the larger cities, today's violence is altogether different.

Politicians are wishing their opponents should be shot and killed along with their spouse and children.

We expect this kind of rhetoric from criminals but not from politicians.  I am sure this was meant figuratively but the fact remains, it was stated and shared, and the spotlight is now on the person and party who thought this kind of language was fine.

I am old enough to remember the assassination of JFK and how that shocked the country, especially when his brother Bobby was shot and then MLK Jr.

Our country mourned the death of all three and when we finally put that behind us and thought we were living in a country that had more respect for human life, we come to find out that AMERICANS are just as vile and evil as everyone else...

The difference is, we try to HIDE that side of our personality and/or control it from going wild...

But not anymore.

It seems we live in a society where it is kill or be killed and whatever side you are one, does not seem to matter in 2025.