Article snippet: Posted at 4:00 pm on July 16, 2017 by Kimberly Ross It’s safe to say that tensions in this country are at an all-time high. The entire 2016 campaign was like a runaway train speeding down a hill, picking up steam, and barreling toward some disastrous finish. Now that we’re on this side of the election, things aren’t much better. We’ve had seemingly endless protests and marches, and some have turned into rioting and looting. Resist, you nasty women! Much worse than that, we witnessed the shooting of GOP Congressman Stephen Scalise, who is still in the hospital recovering from what was none other than politically-fueled hatred. Our prayers are for his quick and full recovery. What constitutes actual violence is patently obvious. To hurt another person physically, you must cross a very clear line. Or, if you’re The New York Times, speech also equals actual violence. Sounds like someone needs a safe space. Just those excerpts alone are enough to cause some massive eye rolls. But the author, Lisa Feldman Barrett, merrily skipped down the lane into more absurdity. For the record, let me state that I absolutely cannot stand Milo Yiannopoulos. He is everything that’s wrong with the flashy, celebrity, hateful, juvenile, feelings-first, win-at-all-costs wing of the Right. Call them alt-right if you want. Whatever their name, they are a cancer to the GOP, which has enough issues already. As a conservative, I can’t stand the putrid smell of their haphazard ideology. But ... Link to the full article to read more