I used to think that this sort of questioning was the norm. And then Trump got elected and I learned that very few people actually follow this, even though they say they do. So many things I was taught as a child from grown ups on respect, caring for others, etc went completely out the window when Trump showed up. People embraced his toxic attitudes, belittling of others (especially minorities and disabilities), and flat out fought as if winning is the only thing that matters.

It'd be great to see more people hold the ideals laid out in this post, but I've given up hope. Especially when this: "I hope to one day have the wisdom, strength of character, intelligence and resilience of my father" flips to people being duped into illogical thinking and base instincts (which I think really defines us more often than not...).