Ignoring realities

In his article “American lobotomy: The brain-dead US electorate” (May 3), Rabbi Shmuley Boteach claims that for the past half decade he “steadfastly refused to take a side blindly in America’s growing political and cultural divide.” But in ignoring some current realities in his analysis, this former Republican candidate for Congress shows that he himself is possibly brain-dead regarding some issues. For example:

Based on prodding by former president Trump and his false, discredited claims of election fraud, many of his supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol Building, causing much destruction and several deaths. Yet, the vast majority of Republican congressional members are downplaying the events of that day or supporting the insurrectionists.

Based also on Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him, Republicans have passed many laws making it more difficult for people to vote, are trying to elect state officials who would overturn the results of a fair election, and are supporting other steps to undermine US democracy.

While a significant majority of Americans support Democratic proposals to improve conditions for Americans, Republican legislators are doing all they can to block them.

Despite the increasingly dire warnings from climate experts, most Republicans still support Trump, who is in denial about climate change and did everything possible during his presidency to overturn or weaken legislation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. RICHARD H. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D.

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