Mr. Leland: "It is an easy thing to call names; any fool is equal to that."

Mr. Dinsmore: "True; and the weapon of vituperation is generally used by those who lack brains for argument or are upon the wrong side."

--Martha Finley, "Elsie's Motherhood"

Now that the meaningless. mindless screeching, slanders, unfounded hatred, and juvenile name-calling prior to November's election is well behind us and Republican Donald J. Trump is preparing to become the 47th president of the United States in three weeks, it might prove somewhat beneficial to revisit some of those on social media.

Facebook has definitely shown debating skills between the lowest-functioning mentality and emotional control to higher frequencies among us.

Left-wingers couldn't get their fill of calling Trump "orange man" and "a convicted felon who will sink our nation" while referring to Trump's supporters as trash, deplorables and ignorant rednecks. Meanwhile, those on the conservative side continually referred to Democrat candidate Kamala Harris as "a perpetually cackling know-nothing woefully unqualified to become president," and her supporters as those who've "lost their minds" and all ability to reason critically.

This purely emotional........

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