Once in a while someone much younger than me takes note of my advancing years and assumes I have wisdom to impart. They have questions. I generally play along rather than acknowledge that what I know is dwarfed by what I don’t.

Here are a few things I think I know, although I could be wrong.

First, every few years, commentators and analysts insist that the country is divided, perhaps irreparably, by political philosophy, religious belief, race, or ethnic background. But blessed with a strong democracy, we have survived our differences and we keep on truckin’. Will the same hold true this time? Let’s pray it does.

I’ve lived a long time and I have seen the country split many times over many issues, but I do not recall seeing it divided by the level of distrust, anger, and even violence,

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