What constitutes evil?

Re “If you are tired of evil vote Trump,” April 21 by Jo Simmons: The writer claims to be voting for “good versus evil.”

Let’s say, for example, that a presidential candidate is found liable for business fraud and sexual assault.

Where does that fall in the spectrum of “good vs evil”?

William Lewis, Pataskala

Pondering meaning of evil

After reading Jo Simmons’ April 21 letter to the paper arguing that a vote for Trump is a vote against evil, one has to wonder how one’s thinking can become so twisted. After all, how can voting for perhaps the most corrupt man ever to hold the presidency be fighting evil?

Does the writer really believe millions of people fleeing extreme poverty, government oppression, unchecked gang extortion and violence for a better life for their children is the result of an evil Democratic plot?

Does the writer fear these poor, unarmed people, carrying their children on their backs more than the armies and missiles of Trump’s idol, Putin?

If the writer really cared about evil, he or she would want our government to help the poor and punish the governments that are driving their own citizens out of their homes.

And, as the writer put it, “How about the Second Amendment?” Are laws that foster mass killings of children with assault weapons the product of good or evil??

Finally, the implication that the Founding Fathers were “religious men” founding the country on “Godly” principles is simply historically inaccurate.

See also the express injunction against “Establishment of religion” in the First Amendment. The separation of church and state is a “blessing” for this country. See also life in Iran.

Of course Trump would love to be the “supreme leader.” No worries, then, about payments to porn stars.

In sum, who, with any rational understanding of good and evil, would ever vote for Trump?

Ronald B. Noga, Columbus