Great gift of country
I am driven to express my deep concern for present and future generations that will come after I am gone. It is virtually impossible for me to fully realize that there are those in our country who hate our president enough to sacrifice our country in order to get rid of him. Who or what do they hate? The man? The country? In an effort to defeat the man, do they not see that they advocate the elimination of the freedoms guaranteed to us as Americans? Do they truly want to relinquish these rights in order to remove the man they hate? Does their hate of one man blind them to the great gift of our country?
I speak about people of intelligence, good will, charity and good sense; but are they looking with eyes wide open to the future? Are they misinformed, brainwashed or both? In desperation to rid the office of president of Donald Trump, they are unwittingly willing to surrender their children’s freedoms as we now enjoy.
Please, think! To sacrifice our country as a political pawn for beliefs of ultra-liberals (who advocate socialism/Marxism) is past unwise. Trump will be gone after 2020 or after 2024. What will our country look like past that?
Put me down as an “old coot.” Indeed, I am old; a very proud member of “The Greatest Generation,” having served as a World War II combat veteran. I love my country. My vote will go to the candidate who has the good and the future of the United States of America at heart and follows the good of the people as guaranteed by the Constitution.
JOHN E. HAIN JR.
Little Rock voter gets a chance to vote and every vote is counted, and it is based on a peaceful transfer of power.
There are many ways to subvert the election, from defunding the post office to voter suppression, but a pretty clear sign of a coup being in the works is when they stop counting the ballots. This is when it is time for us ordinary people to let these officials know in a strong and peaceful way who they are supposed to be working for. They are working for us and the democratic institutions we have set up to live by. This is important for this election, but also for every election to come.
Democracy is still here because every generation insists on it.
Trump said in his last election campaign that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and he wouldn’t lose any voters. I hope that’s not true. This may be the time for those voters to reassess what is OK for him to get away with. STEVE HOLST
Fayetteville