Citizens can't blindly ignore Trump's lies, bullying: Letter

Poughkeepsie Journal

Do we still have Democracy in action with two recent opposing opinion letters to the editor; “When will the Republicans dump President Trump” (July 27) that asks “how low does Trump have to go?” and the other “Relentless attacks on Trump unjustified” on July 18?

Donald Trump: “Messiah” or “Rotten to the Core”?

Maybe if Trump succeeds in creating total dictatorship where he and his collaborators lie about everything and other people accept it (fact check for Trump: 4,220 false or misleading lies in 550 days). We lose all, if we accept Trump’s claim that “the press is the enemy of American people” and stop investigating his actions that are true enemy of democracy but need fact checking. Sorting out this polarized mess that Trump incites by word and action is difficult.

How can citizens blindly ignore his:

1) Pathological stream of insults, bullying and lies.

2) Divisive racism under guise of patriotism coming from essentially a draft dodger. “Taking the knee” and “black lives matter” bring deserved attention to problems of discrimination. Remember USA lynching over 4,000 blacks, ongoing “white supremacy” and unjustified shootings.

3) Immigration policy based on racial and religious intolerance with “zero tolerance” separating children from parents.

4) A tax plan for the rich with health care taken from less fortunate combined with tariffs taking away jobs and increasing the cost of living for the rest of us.

5) Security clearances of patriots who protect this country taken because he doesn’t like criticism or insecurity.

David F. Queen

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