Threat to the republic

There is a war raging in Ukraine. This war was started by a despot with a narcissistic attitude who is using his power to rebuild what was illegitimate in the first place, the socalled Soviet Union. He has stopped at nothing to use lies and misinformation to attempt to fog people’s minds while cutting his own people off from knowing much about the war. Trouble is, his plans have failed, due to his horrendous miscalculations. The world has risen up against his worst intentions and is slowly isolating his country financially, while the Ukrainian people provide strong resistance.

There is also a war raging in the United States of America. It is similar in many ways to what is happening in Ukraine. A former president has captured minds and converted a political party to his beliefs, which are far from what most Americans believe. This is not the Republican Party of old, with its moral and legal mores in place, but a group of Trumpian RINOs. He has used the “great lie” over and over, despite legal rejection of his claims. If he succeeds in gaining office again, the United States may be in for an attack on every freedom that exists. He has already shown his contempt for our way of life and government through the attempted Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, which he supported and currently is being investigated for.

Citizens of the United States need to come together and resist any intrusion on our rights and freedom, just as the Ukrainian people are resisting the loss of their freedom. We need to become familiar with the voting laws and their changes in each state to ensure that we are able to vote and rid ourselves of those who support this threat to our republic.

GEORGE WILKEN

Little Rock