Isaac Hadam: When we have nothing in common

It does not take much browsing of the news to see how much division there is in this country. One only needs to look at the partisan bickering and gridlock in Washington, D.C., or the protests and riots occurring across the country to see it. However, we saw a slice of that division right here in Conway recently when Donald Trump Jr. made a campaign appearance at the Lobster Trap restaurant. His presence brought out several hundred supporters, but also attracted several dozen protesters. As the event was going on, the protesters raised their voices in a vain attempt to drown out the speakers and one of the protesters dropped his pants to flash his behind at the Trump supporters.

Peaceful protesting is something that is expressly allowed in our First Amendment and if you don’t like the president, then you are free to express that opinion. However, peaceful protest is different from attempting to interrupt an event and shout the speaker down; not to mention having an alleged adult “protest” by exposing his posterior in public. (For the record, the police say he wasn’t guilty of indecent exposure, even though I personally think that he should be)