Ron Schmidt, Tolna

Been an atheist for a long time. Fall off the wagon now and then. Bad times get desperate. No atheists in a foxhole. Not sure who I should pray to, God or Jesus? Never seems to make any difference. Same result. Surprise. Surprise.

These are the days, my friends. Afraid they’ll never end? Donald Trump-Joe Biden Cheese and crackers got all muddy. How did it come to this? Democracy so often hardly at work. “Democracy,” euphemism for the mob. Lemmings to the sea. The magic word “Free.” “Give us Barabbas.”

Donald Trump. Charismatic. Demagogue. Can you say “Lip on a pig?” Joe Biden. Charlatan. Seller of indulgence. Can you say liar? Pinocchio. Man without a soul, conscience.

That these two are the People’s Choice is, dare I say as an atheist, apocalyptic.

Empires have a habit of falling from within. Two hundred fifty years now.

Maybe it’s time.