Seeing red

I continue to see red after trying to analyze Shmuley Boteach’s psychological examination of his religious compatriots (“Schizophrenic America,” No Holds Barred, January 24). Perhaps his narcissistic self-examination (he comes from a divorced home) could be extenuating, but not for me.

I would hate to be patronized by Boteach at his Shabbat table, and I find it very difficult to digest the fact that he found President Donald Trump’s inauguration inspirational and patriotic. Trump wants to “make America great again.” What a laugh! America is great because truly patriotic democratic citizens rigorously practice their rights, and this has inspired the world for generations.

People like the insincere rabbi who don’t get what dignity and democracy are all about blunt the sincere efforts of people like the Democrats – who are behaving magnificently after a grossly unfair electoral process. Maybe he should put himself on the couch a little longer to examine what he meant when criticizing women who were grossly offended by Trump’s “lewd depictions of the female anatomy” and why the female marchers’ excessive indignation left him so “cold.”

Boteach is a gifted writer, but he has lost his spiritual compass. He should make every effort to realign himself with common human dignity, or his followers will soon find him irrelevant. SUSAN TUCKER Netanya