Allow me to offer a ray of hope in a medical metaphor; maybe Trump has lanced a boil on our social body and a rancid river of toxicity is running freely.  But that procedure may heal the infection - sunlight and oxygen are the best antisepsis.

Our culture has always had racial and religious bigotry, but bringing it out in the open has, in the past, led to curing.  Let's hope a cure for this latest inflammation is on the way.