“Vulgar” is too polite a word for the current U.S. administration.

Beyond the chaos in the world, beyond the purposeful strangulation of Cuba and its citizens, beyond the dire economic effect its actions have had on the rest of the world, beyond all that is the vulgarization of the United States society.

Why should Canadians worry about our neighbour’s internal workings? Because it has a direct effect on the mouth-breathers and malcontents here, especially in Alberta, who are clamouring to be “free” of Ottawa, Canada and — I add — polite civilization itself.

This isn’t just some snooty-nosed comment about elites versus plebes. It’s a comment about the effect of letting loose the worst possible mannerisms to foment in public. It seems most of the civil barriers to hatred and public misbehaviour have been crushed, exterminated. The finger of blame points directly at the U.S. president and his administration of lackeys, sycophants and bootlickers.

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