This morning I suddenly realized an important fact: We are living in a book of fiction that a sadist wrote. Think about it: We have the bewildered and bedeviled populace, the flawed heroine, the ignorant but bombastic (and charismatic?) bully arriving on the scene who threatens to take over and pare and punch the situation to his own liking with the assistance of the fans he has collected along the way.

There is much more to be said, but that is an alarming start.

So. How do we finish the book? Can we save the people?