One of my favorite things about being politically independent is that the horror of heinous acts of violence is largely divorced from the partisan identity of the perpetrator. It transcends the childish urge to default to "MAGA bad!" or "MAGA good!” because it is bad, period. A person who commits an evil, despicable act does not speak for a party. He speaks for himself, and he should answer for it.

So many who rush to accuse the “other side” of HATE are sadly, only motivated by the goal of using HATE as a scapegoat for their own hatred.