First & Second Amendment Redos

The US needs to seriously consider amending the First Amendment so that hate speech is banned. If it can work in a liberal democracy such as Germany then it can work here. Clearly the intent of these marches is to stoke fear and hatred and NOT a civil debate -- why should good, civil communities have to allow them to begin with? There needs to be an investigation into how and why the city of Charlottesville ever even allowed these thugs to march with torches and guns to begin with.

The US must also reconsider the Second Amendment in light of the fact that so many of the right-wing groups were armed to the teeth because Virginia, like too many states, allows open carry of weapons for ages 18+. The intent of 2A was never to allow the private ownership of arms, but a "well regulated militia". Tell me where any regulation is these days, let alone well-regulated militias "necessary for the security of free States". The model for this type of society could be Australia where all firearms have to be registered and levels of violent crime are much lower.

Unfortunately the US is an armed, violent, and racist society where in too many states "free speech" is basically an excuse to incite riots. And now a woman is dead. And the Trump-supporting white supremacists are emboldened.

What kind of society do we want?

Amerikkka, 2017, aka I Hate Donna Joan Trump

Hate is a word I don't use lightly. It's ugly. It has a tendency to be overused. But it's necessary now.

I hate Donald Trump. Every molecule of me hates him. But I hate him humanely, such that my only prescription for ridding the world of him is for him to go away and never be seen or heard from again. Call it Twitter bizarro wold, some place where he has no access to any media whatsoever and never will. I hate him singularly, and with a ferocity I've never felt for any other American politician. No, his menace is such that hating him is the responsible--nay--patriotic thing to do.

He is the epitome of modern-day fascism now handed over the highest office in the land. He is a usurper of power with no idea what he is doing or talking about, an agent of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and a traitor. He is a rapist and a racist, a fire-breathing sociopath who cares nothing for anyone but himself, a coward who would sell his own family off if it got in his way. He is Sodom in Christian mythology, a demon sent from hell to turn whatever he touches to shit.

I hate Donald Trump because I love. Because I cherish all that is good in the world and want to keep it that way.

Resist with all you can and when you can, Trump's racism, misogyny, religious bigotry, and outright plunder. Only sustained protest will drive the beast out.