Who is the Asshole?

So I see this Cadillac Escalade parked in a EV only charging spot.  I go over to see if it was one of the new electric Caddies I’ve seen the cool ads, nope, just another 15-mph gas guzzle SUV.    I think to myself, what an asshole.  Full parking lot, two spots for electric cars--an incentive for those of us trying to not burn fossil fuel, save the planet bla bla and convenient way to charge while going to a meditation class.  Then I say to myself, that mother fucker, must be a Trumper, I’m in a Red State.  Probably a climate change denier.  Who knows, not only a Republican, but white supremacist, wants to kill liberals, just drive over those small electric cars and does not give a shit.     Then I think, you know what, I’m the asshole.

I’ve turned into a balding complaining older jew, shit, I’ve got Larry Davididis..  I’m the asshole for connecting some poor person who was late for yoga class and saw the empty space and just parked there.  The person might actually be a very sweet environmentalist who is in the dessert looking for vortexes and star gazing.  Then I think, na, the person’s an asshole, regardless of the their political conviction, they parked a gas guzzler in an EV only space.  Then back, to the clear certainty that the person is minimally a republican, and most likely a Trump lover.  Can’t help myself, I am Larry David.

No matter how much I generate endorphins, meditate, chill out, and drink turmeric,  I can’t help not being empathetic and open here—I can’t stop myself making that connection.   I’ve gotten in trouble writing and speaking my mind making an association between the insurrection at the Capital and the various groups who proudly waved their flags that day.  Our world has become one of me and them, so sad, the media clearly pushing one way or another.  Its influenced us even if we try and be perfectly open.  Deep in our minds, unconscious or conscious, we make the connections between the visual clues and the purpose behind them.  Red baseball cap, Trump.  Rainbow shirt, bleeding heart liberal.  American Flag, sadly feels like the it is waived by the right.  Yellow and Blue together in any configuration, support Ukraine and screw Putin.  

How we can remove our bias to look at everything with neutrality is certainly a high aspiration.  I would like to try more, I am aware, but come on, the guy with the Cadillac was an asshole, right?