Not to defend Jones...
But if we think that we are going to defeat The Beast with reason alone, we are really kidding ourselves. We are dealing with fanatical and implacable zealots, and right now we seem to be lacking any real connection to our instinct for self-preservation. Grasping that is not about "going crazy," it is about really being who we are, fully integrated, and recognizing the proper place for passion. Before this is over we will have to find the right measure of response to what is happening around us, and just being perfectly mannered tea partiers may not cut it.