To the editor:
I am still trying to digest the results of our split-screen midterm. There are two Americas—one primarily older, white and rural, and the other younger, diverse, coastal and concentrated in cities.
President Trump sees himself the big winner, as usual. His divisive rhetoric, his ability to influence and bring together millions with false promises and blatant lies, his encouraging us to fear the other—all these have failed to unify us, but they have made us even more polarized.
I take no joy in the real probability that this turmoil may become a permanent aspect of American life. Divided government may prove to be an exclamation point on how we face the future, always blaming and vilifying those on the other side of our split screen, left and right.
Bette Mason, Corona del Mar
Note from KBJ: Because America was so unified during Barack Obama's presidency.
