Yes, this began as a rant about responses I've heard to books, etc., I've tried to promote on Palestine/Israel. "He/she is an expatriate, and therefore doesn't know what is happening currently" "He/She isn't a scholar", "That is just opinion". But the second half broadens things out a bit; I'm talking there about the U.S. political situation generally - both the attacks on U.S citizens, especially immigrants and minorities, and our war-mongering abroad. Our present political situation terrifies me, honestly. I cannot believe this is what I have to choose from, if Hillary Clinton wins the nomination. I especially can't believe Trump has gotten so far!