I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird. Somehow after 72 years on earth I had never read that book. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt such an emotional response to a book. It kind of spoiled my day yesterday after reading about the courtroom trial. Maybe I wouldn’t have had such a reaction a few years ago. A few years ago Obama was elected and I felt like maybe this country was becoming less bigoted. I had hope. Unfortunately Obama’s election caused a huge portion of our country to lose their minds and now we are seeing the ugliest manifestations of racism on the rise. I loved the book. One of the best I’ve ever read and I recommend it to everyone. But it also made me feel sick. Can we humans ever rise above this insanity?
by punabear