Contempt is a sign of a mental illness. It allows us to feel good about ourselves by making some else look silly. We need to feel good because, inside, we feel rotten.

CNN send some reporters in the heart of Trumpland and interview Trumpers. Were they doing this to help us understand the polarization or were they doing this to show how silly the Trumpers really were? Probably a bit of both motives.

While it may be easy to justify contempt towards the other side, we should also be wetchful with our contempt for the people closer to us. Gossiping and backbiting are signs of contempt. Maybe we need to get rid of this contempt first.