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