Light or Darkness?

Biden made the conflict and the stakes perfectly clear: light versus darkness, love versus hate, hope versus fear. And he put himself and America on the side of light: "there has never been anything we have been unable to accomplish when we do it together."Trump's reaction is similarly clarifying: Biden attacked and lied about America and Americans, delivering a message of despair. We are enjoying "the most successful period of time in the history of our country from every standard." Anyone who believes that America or Americans could do better should not just be shamed, but crushed.If there is any suspense leading up to Trump's moment next week, it's not what new face he will present to the world, or what new tactics he will unleash. We know him well enough by now to know that there will be no surprises. He will cast Biden as a senile crook, Harris as a ravening witch, an avatar of the African/Asiatic hordes who eat white babies. "They are coming for you."The question that keeps me up at night is which vision reflects this country the best. Do more than half of us even want to work together to improve things? Or do more than half of us believe that things are as good as we should ever hope--that the only injustices that need to be corrected are those visited against Trump?