And while I wrote the paragraph above it was reported that our president said, regarding immigration, “Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They’re shithole countries … We should have more people from Norway.”

I am not so naive as to think the US was perfect before we voted Trump into office. But our political dialogue has never been so coarse. The disregard for human dignity, environmental conservation, economic equilibrium, equality, justice, and the wellbeing of future generations has never been so blatant.