A politics of hate.

When living in Italy, I don’t miss America. Because it’s a blessing. Being away. Being sheltered and distanced from American politics. Italians, of course, complain about their political system, too. It’s inefficient and corrupt. But not nearly as mean-spirited as the American system. That’s what I dislike most about America. The mean-spirited nature of our politics. My Italian true love tells me that Italian politics are even more nasty than American politics. But I don’t believe it. Italian politicians are funny. They laugh at each other.  In America, they don’t laugh. Instead, the Republicans despise Democrats. And they hate Obama. Because he’s black.  Maybe even to the same degree that Nazis hated Jews. Some Republicans refuse to accept Obama as an American. Insisting that he wasn’t even born in America. Despite solid proof to the contrary.  Yes, hate affects one’s judgment. And that’s what we have in America.  A politics of hate. –Jim Broede