Those that know me also know I don’t usually jump into political discussions but extraordinary events warrant that I do this time.

We are experiencing a crucible moment in the US. It has been a difficult couple of years which has tested the solidity of the foundation that we’ve built. Everything that we are as a nation is born of the values we have developed and refined over the last 250 years. No we are not perfect — not by any measure — and, no it has not been an easy road. But the increasingly hateful, racist, xenophobic rhetoric of this electoral campaign has brought out the worst in us; brought hateful speech that was only a whisper (or a dog whistle) into the mainstream. It threatens to permanently and negatively imprint itself not only on our national consciousness, but also onto future campaigns and generations to come. Honestly, for the first time, it has me frightened for what we will become as a nation.

So enough now.

My ask to you is simple — don’t let it. If you believe that our values should not be cast aside so glibly, even in the face of LEGITIMATE fear, then speak up. The “Silent Majority” can’t stay silent on this one. I for one refuse to any longer