Let’s reason together

In an opinion letter titled “Bar Putin from entry,” the author was demanding that Congress “should prevent further embarrassments from occurring on our soil.” The need for congressional action was explained as follows: “If President

Trump wants to grovel before Putin he should do it somewhere else, not in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.”

Well, OK. USA, USA, USA! So what do you think, should Congress bar Putin?

But wait, there’s more. Prior to this patriot’s demand for congressional action to prevent our president from, again, groveling before the despicable leader of an of evil empire, the letter’s author clearly states, “I voted for President Trump, and likely will again.” Say what? No, wait, I thought … Confused?

Back in May, this paper published a picture of 14 homemade pipe bombs which had been found in a Pulaski County neighborhood. According to the news article, the bombs had been built “eight to 10 years ago amid fears that the U.S. would descend into martial law under President Obama.” A person with knowledge of the bombs stated, “I blame the government. That’s who I blame. They come on TV with Obama’s going to do martial law and Obama’s helping ISIS’ and all this bulls**t. What’s people to think? That was nationwide forever.” Yes, it was nationwide, everywhere, all the time, for citizens of Fox World. But the other 65 or so percent of us got additional information.

We live in a complex world, with our differences and our dislikes, but we try to live together. And what are people to think? How about for themselves? But then, that leads back to the thoughtful but outraged Trump supporter, who demands Congress protect him from himself. My experiences have taught me how hard it is to reason someone away from a position or belief that they were not reasoned into. Please, turn off Fox. At least then we would be able to talk like we live in the same world.

KEN GRAVES JR.

Benton