The two Americas face off again

There have always been two Americas. This seems today clearer than ever. The two clash every night and the outcome of this fight will affect all of us; it will have an impact on the West at large. In recent days, the dark America has been swarming the streets of big urban centers. Thousands of citizens, some armed, others waving Confederate flags, are protesting lockdown regulations and certain governors. President Donald Trump is fueling the anti-lockdown protests by doing something absurd. He has encouraged the angry protests and, in the meantime, supported the gradual reopening of the economy following the recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

America is no stranger to division. But it has never had a president who blatantly employs division to advance his own political ends. Trump does not care about bringing together a society in...