"Berenger... is determined to keep his humanity, ..... He is afraid of what this independence will cost him. But he keeps his resolve, and refuses to accept the horrible new normalcy. He’ll put up a fight, he says. “I’m not capitulating!”

I continue to go back and re-read  the article referring to Ionesco's play, as I see so many turning into rhinos - the frightening "normalization" of Trump by too many Americans.  So, as with Berenger, I refuse to capitulate. I refuse to "move on", to "get over it".  To do so would mean joining those who have normalized evil. As Sr. Joan has pointed out, the problem lies within.  Will the next few years see it cementerd as a permanent part of  the American character, or will people wake up and see what they did in their collective temper tantrum and work to reverse it?   In the meantime, I am seeking out ways to fight Trump's anti-human, anti-Christ-ian agenda.  I know others are similarly motivated - maybe it will be the silver lining.