My joke about President Trump

Is that he represents the "id" of a certain segment of wealthy. But I guess it's a lot worse than I thought.

Social Distortion's song, "Don't Drag Me Down," seems particularly apt at the moment, given the President's ardent defense of white supremacists. Although according to some reports, many younger supremacists "self-radicalize" ("'He didn't learn this at home': What do you do if your child sides with Neo-Nazis," Washington Post). For those who are brought up in a hateful environment, sometimes they can change ("The white flight of Derek Black," Washington Post),but it's likely to be pretty rare, as President Trump proves to us.

"Don't Drag Me Down"

Children are taught to hate
Parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor
Others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down

Ignorance is like a gun in hand
Reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies
Media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around

Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down

Ignorance is like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books
Are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen
Wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in
The Klu Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward
And four steps back
Gonna go to the White House
And paint it black

[x2] Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me
Down