Letter: We are sinking into the quicksand

What happens when stepping into quicksand? At first it is a slow pull on the body and, as a person sinks deeper, they fight that pull, which only makes them sink faster. The people in America are sinking, and every time one more ugly blow discharges from one side of the table to the other, we go deeper. This is not about the conduct of our politicians. This is about every one of us, the citizens, and our behavior through these difficult times of the past three years.The new normal is, if people