It’s fashionable to be cynical about things like this, but I think these images are meaningful. Trump and the Republicans have been tearing the nation apart. And yes, all those people bear some responsibility for where we are right no. But in this moment of passionate social unrest, most people are pulling together. Maybe I’m just a squish but I welcome that.
Will any of that result in true reform? I don’t know. I hope so. But symbolism matters and I’d much rather have these Democrats taking a knee and Mitt Romney marching with protesters and conservative military leaders speaking out against Trump than the other way around. At some point, we have to get to the point where we can all live in this country together and work out our differences without this level of polarization.