We seem to be living in the Age of the Asshole. At no point in my life can I remember a time when there were more assholes in the world than right now. It used to be just a few assholes existed and you couldn’t stand for the things they said or did and we shunned them but now we have one running for President of the United States of America and for a large percentage of Americans that’s OK.  Guess what folks?  It’s not OK.  Assholes suck!

I don’t begin to pretend for a minute that in my lifetime I haven’t been an asshole. Oh, just ask my wife, and she can retell nearly every single time I was reprehensible. I, of course, tend to forget these times and yet of the ones I do remember, I’m filled with incredible guilt and regret over such actions. Today’s asshole just doesn’t seem to care and neither does the American public at large.  We tend to accept the asshole as a way of life now.  We shouldn’t.

We Americans seem to have lost all sense of decency. We disrespect our President, our Police force, our Military, our people of color, the LGBT community, Christians, Pagans, our Veterans, just about everyone. What is causing all of this hatred?

Some would point to an apathetic American society who is unwilling to accept our differences.  Is it so wrong to love your fellow person? Can we not as a human race be more accepting of one another? No one is perfect. No one. We all have our faults, our idiosyncrasies, our skin color, and our beliefs. Still, I’ve never felt so shocked about how American people treat each other today.  We can’t seem to get past not everyone is like us.  This is not OK!

There’s no respect, no love, no empathy. This is not what I envisioned for the American way of life in my advancing age. The Internet is a wonderful vehicle to connect people  but it seems to be dividing and fomenting anger instead of love. Why can’t social media not bring us together as a people instead of turning most of us into “un-frienders.” Can we not lead the online voices of the majority of good people to drown out the venom of the haters?

Assholes need to be shunned and real heroes voices like those from our Military, Teachers, Counselors, Veterans, first responders, Government leaders, and, yes, athletes, need to be heard. Let’s let the virtual world know we’re tired of all the publicity afforded to dickheads.  If we don’t, anger and disorder will continue to rule.

Imagine all the people living life in peace.  I am.