A nice written column.    It would seem that Ms. Rampell's point would be pretty self evident.    The poor white guy argument has been floating around for a decade for instance.    While human beings are capable of great personal sacrifice, it is equally true that we can be self-centered and cruel.  Both are parts of our nature; to bond for safety and to defend against tribes who threaten us, (real or imagined).

The insidious drone of negetive campaigning never stops and it wrecks havoc on the national psyche.   We have let the division of political parties and ideologies overwhelm our sense of a shared destiny.   We have met the enemy and they are us.