@Duschia - i think the truth is that the nation is deeply divided and the state of that is unsustainable... it's not something that is going to go away either... it's something that has to somehow be resolved and it can't be resolved through making such a huge chunk of the nation be different because they will refuse. i actually do think there is a case for the left elites "not getting it" because alienation doesn't come out of nowhere. the entire nation can't function properly because of this divide... something has to shift. i don't believe that it's this either capitulate to xenophobia/conservative views/etc. or we must be divided. i think there's another way and too few are looking for it. for me, this isn't really about distribution of sympathy. it's about how there is a problem (one that was born well before trump was even elected and one that will continue no matter who wins the current election) and where it's leading is bad.