Letters to the Editor for Nov. 20
The 2022 electionI keep asking myself, did that really happen? As a 75-year-old veteran who has voted Democrat his whole life, I felt the election was going to be catastrophic for both the country and my own sanity. The euphoria I feel now is like no other election, even Barack Obama’s win in 2008. I was scared the guardrails of our democracy would not hold against the MAGA Republicans. I’m not exactly sure what I was scared of, but I felt horrible dread.
Politicians, please note that ridiculing opponents is not humor. For humor, heed experts: Will Rogers, “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” . Arizona’s Mo Udall, “Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.” “Let’s turn inflation over to the Post Office. That’ll slow it down.
Jesus tells us to welcome the stranger, but our human brain is “hard wired” to automatically elicit feelings of fear and/or aggression toward those who are different from ourselves. Thank you, Reverend Nelson, for having the courage to speak out in the midst of our current political milieu.Technology exceptionsTechnology has been causing many improvements in quality, reliability and speed in transportation, communication, manufacturing and other areas. But there are exceptions.
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