People are tired. They've been fighting for a long time without much visible progress. And the entire media is now designed to crush their will and make them give up. It takes a strong person to keep fighting in these circumstances.

This is why I think we should make a cult. It's a cheat code for infinite willpower.

I've been saying for a minute that all this is really just a Christian sectarian war and we'd go a long ways admitting we want to save people's souls and build heaven on earth.

I agree. The time for subterfuge is past. This is a holy war between good and evil and we should say that. People cry out for passion, for meaning and we have that, we just have to be brave enough to share it. Let us sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic loud and proud and mean every word.

They were never trying. This is entertainment and catharsis for them.

For those of us who follow the news, each day is like adding dirty salt to an open and growing wound; that's not an excuse to give up or tune out, it's to say we're all hurting, and we all want to get away from that hurt. The trick is to get angry. Get angry at these bastards.