Trump’s land vs. Hillary’s votes

Smithtown, L.I.: Voicer John Gelormino brought up that more counties voted for Trump than for Hillary Clinton. Is this an esoteric attempt at humor? So, 85% of the U.S.’s landmass voted for Trump? You do realize that elections are about people voting, right? Candidates don’t have to impress the physical land mass of the country, desperately seeking votes from every forest and fjord. It’s about the people. While geographical location does play a part in determining electoral votes (and unfortunately this time, the election itself) the popular vote is just that: the vote of the populace — American citizens, wherever they may be living at the time. Just because the populations of certain regions are more dense and occupy a smaller landmass does not negate their voices.

By the way, your letter says you’re from Long Island? So why are you acting like you’re some underrepresented voice from America’s heartland? If you hate how many people there are around here who hate Trump, then why don’t you just move somewhere that’s more congruent with your tastes? Kira Karabedian

Seriously, we are over it

Brooklyn: To Voicer John Gelormino and those Trump supporters who can’t shut up about his win: Just to show how silly this debate over who won: Hillary Clinton got almost 3 million more votes than Donald Trump — votes from thinking human beings, not inanimate dirt, which is what land mass is. You had a lot of land with fewer people than in the high concentration of urban, liberal areas. So what? Land doesn’t vote. The left has gotten over the fact that Trump, a pathetic, greedy, corrupt human being, who has the personality of a drunken frat boy, defeated a woman who has dedicated her entire life to public service because she didn’t stroke the puny egos of racists, anti-Semites, haters, Confederate supporters and isolationists. We have suffered your accusations of being haters. We don’t hate you. We pity you. That is why you hate us. Accept all kinds of human beings as potential Americans, behave nobly, and when economic hardship befalls the nation, don't give up and point fingers, but roll up your sleeves and work politically to effect change. You will see it is not our hatred for you that separates us, but your hatred for us. Ken Lowstetter

Moooooot point?

Bridgeport, Conn.: Voicer John Gelormino may be correct in stating that 2,700 of 3,200 counties voted for Donald Trump in the last presidential election. I would submit, however, that in many of those counties cows outnumber humans. Bob Birge

No-chance Hillary

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Things are very bad under Donald Trump. He is an ignorant, incompetent, narcissistic man-child who might very well lead us into an Armageddon in North Korea. If only Hillary Clinton had won, we cry. But think about it: Do you really think the Republicans would have let her govern for even one day? Obama managed to govern scandal-free, with class and dignity, in the face of merciless Republican obstructionism. What the GOP had in store for Hillary would be far worse. That phony, former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, promised endless bogus hearings on Benghazi, e-mails, and whatever else they could make up. At least the Russia investigation is real. So as bad as Trump is, and he is horrible, things would not have been rosy under Hillary either. I weep for this country.

Bob English

College review

Edison, N.J.: Real scary stuff with Paul Manafort and the FBI (“Sounds bad!” Sept. 19). Seeing that Hillary won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes, wouldn’t it be time now for Robert Mueller to see if any members of the Electoral College were compromised? Carole Canace

Presidential immaturity

Congers, N.Y.: “Just joshing” Voicer Geri Sabia is comparing apples and oranges. The bloody head was a (bad) joke by a private citizen. The Hillary golf ball tweet was sent by the President of the United States acting like a juniorhigh school student. See the difference? No, I don't expect that you do. Beth Friscino

Shut them down

Flushing: After the latest allegations of sexual misconduct at Fox News Channel, we must all concur that it is far past time for this sham of a news organization to shut its doors. Anyone looking for a foreign entity that is doing irreparable harm to our nation must now admit that Fox has been doing it for 20-plus years. You can trace the demise of civil discourse and real journalism in this country to the emergence of this network which is owned and run by foreign-born businessmen. They trade on fake news and fear mongering in front of the cameras, and harassment and misogyny behind the scenes. Now, they have become the propaganda network for an incompetent and dangerous would-be dictator. Time for the curtain to fall! Liz Nacinovich

Urinalysis is flawed

North Brunswick, N.J.: To Voicer Dan Freeman: Why is the left/progressive side always so rude and nasty all the time yet act so holier than thou? So what if public urination is not a felony? Does that make it something good? Of course not. You have the nerve to call someone else uneducated? This is a quality of life issue that this administration thinks does not matter. It. Does. Matter. What educated person thinks urinating in public is good? This mayor and this City Council speaker are visionaries without a clue. So go ahead and call me names now, ’cause that’s all you guys ever do.

Vincent Brindisi

Averting war

Toronto: On Sept. 12, former President Jimmy Carter said that North Korea wants “a firm treaty guaranteeing North Korea that the U.S. will not attack them or hurt them in any way, unless they attack one of their neighbours or ally of the USA. But the United States has refused to do that.” North Korea should not be depicted as a war mongering country, but recognized as having reasonable requests to remove the 20,000 to 30,000 US troops from the Korean Peninsula. If the US truly has peaceful intent, then there should be no hesitation nor problem in negotiating a peace treaty. As Russia’s president Vladimir Putin said at a recent conference in China, all parties affected by the crisis should “step on the path of co-operation,” warning that military force would only lead to “global catastrophe.”

Courtney-Anne McRitchie

Girl-power hitter

Little Neck: To Voicer Rebecca MacDonald: First, Rebecca, let me say: Boys don’t change. Back in 1971, during fifth-grade gym class, I got up to bat and every boy playing the field moved to the infield because I was small and didn’t look like I could play. Little did they know that I had been playing girls’ Little League softball for three years. I smacked that ball way into the outfield over all of their heads. The look of shock and surprise on all the faces, including my teacher who was pitching, was priceless. Those same boys eventually started picking me for their teams. Just continue to surprise those boys! Hilary McKeon

Heights of awareness

Brooklyn: “Wow, you’re so tall, must be nice to be blessed with such height!” is what I hear as I meet individuals for the first time, but it’s not all you may think. As a 6’2” teenager, being tall doesn't come with all those perks many people would associate with individuals of great height. I’m envious of those who don’t actually have to duck under objects such as trees and not have to struggle PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP too much or strain their backs. Taller people are regular humans just like everyone else with their own advantages and disadvantages. What am I supposed to do during an apocalypse?! What if I knock myself out by hitting my head on the border of the door as I rush to the fallout shelter?

Ulukbek Mambetov

A place to play

Brooklyn: I want to chill but I don’t know where! Teenagers my age — 17 and under — always have problems with plans because everywhere is 18-plus or 21-plus. We want more open places and more adventures because we don’t want to spend our young lives in abandoned places. You can’t live twice!

Kristina Mirgorodskaya

Small-screen slaves

Brooklyn: We all have social media, whether Snapchat, Facebook or Instagram. We all have the urge to check our phones every two minutes whether it’s at a family dinner, a date, or even when walking the dog. Even if we know that no one messaged us, we still can’t detach ourselves from our phones. This is serious. Because of this, Millennials are forgetting about one of the most important things: communication. When you take a ride on the subway, you can see that almost everyone is on the phone. Not only are we losing our communicating skills, but we’re ruining our eyesight. We need to get off our phones and focus on what’s around us. Olivia Katan