I feel if they were simply a “head in a jar”, their experiences would be limited, and thus not be representative of the populace at large. Regarding Hob Gadling, from The Sandman, he did evolve with the times to a degree, but he was always the same man who was born so long ago.
Hilary Clinton would have been normal. It would have sucked, but it would have been normal. This is not normal. This is new. You can’t pretend Donald’s presidency has been more of the same. We have to admit how it’s different than what we’re used to.
I hope you call out your side more than you call out those you see as your opponents. Only we can hold our own side accountable. If we’re going to be good men, we need to hold bad men that we agree with responsible for things we only halfway agree with. I’m trying to be a good person, will you do the same, or do you feel it is beneath you?