End the hypocrisy
Regarding your editorial of Jan. 8, “Denouncing Trump’s trampling of our democracy”: How dare you? Where was your outrage earlier in 2020, when Black Lives Matter and Antifa were burning cities, destroying businesses, beating, intimidating, and killing people? Where was the outrage from the Democrats – including our own Representative Lori Trahan? The left insisted that these violent terrorists were “peaceful protesters.” Mayors ordered the police to stand down, allowing protesters to destroy their cities for months. They did not protect their citizens. On Jan. 6 we had a protest against an election that clearly had many irregularities. This day was a chance for some Senators and Congressmen to present our election grievances. We want free and fair elections; the Capitol attack took that chance away from us and focused only on the disaster at hand. Evidence is growing that Antifa orchestrated this Capitol attack. John Sullivan, from Utah has a history of organizing violent Antifa and Black Lives Matter protests. He was caught on film inside the Capitol. America cannot survive if Americans don’t have faith in the electoral process. There are 75 million Americans who think that President Trump is a great president and has done very good things for our country and for all Americans. It seems as if Congress and the media has nothing to do except put down our president. We won’t stand for it! How about fair and balanced reporting from the Lowell Sun?
— Blossom Stiefel
Lowell ward justice can corrupt the whole nation, and one injustice can lead to turmoil.
“Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship” are the words of Mirza Tahir Ahmed that should not be overlooked as we witnessed the horrible attacks on our democracy at Capitol Hill (Tahir 2008). As a citizen of Fitchburg, I want to safeguard our city from unrest by providing rights to our neighbors, peers, and others to be the model of excellence for others to follow before it is too late.
These past years we have witnessed much hate and intolerance being shown by many including some officials of government. After denying basic rights to people in an attempt to benefit themselves, we have now come to see the true colors of those who we trusted to handle our national affairs. Without essential principles to provide and abide by like justice, kinship, and forgiveness; no nation can prosper.
Sadly, after many attempts of reminders and warnings of a democratic collapse by many experts and researchers, national disasters and possible civil war from different religious and civil leaders, congress failed to provide justice, kindness, protection and kinship for all. Lawmakers need to cease from encouraging mobs and extremists to grow and create chaos on this soil. As leaders they cannot just resign and wash their hands of failing to create an environment safe for all Americans.
There should be interventions in place for all of our leaders who failed to do justice to their oaths and disregarded American values to which we are all held accountable to. Mere speeches are not enough to progress this country forward. Lawmakers need to be more attentive to the needs of “the republic, for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, and justice for all.”
— Hafsa Asfa
Fitchburg