Watching many segments of the Democratic National Convention, I found a couple of them to be monumentally powerful. One was former first lady Michelle Obama’s speech, and the other was the video of the Jan. 6 Capitol invaders with the voiceover of former President Donald Trump describing his version of what happened that day.
Do the former president’s supporters believe his words?
Do they think the actions of the invaders are in any way justified? Fifty governors and 60 judges found no problem with the 2020 election results. That means, by the laws that we choose to be governed by as U.S. citizens, that the election was fair and not “stolen” in any way. One person, Trump, said otherwise, and his followers fell in line. Amazing.
The former President was able to make and lose fortunes in a free society that allowed him to do that. He couldn’t have done it everywhere in the world.
Thousands have died to secure that right among others. As far as I can see, the former President has done nothing but denigrate those who made his lifestyle possible. Even now, in an action at Arlington National Cemetery, he uses the markers of the last resting places of the fallen as no more than a backdrop for a campaign commercial. Could he do more to cheapen their sacrifice?
I was in kindergarten when Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for his second term. I suspect that’s when I became aware of him as the country’s president. I learned of his distinguished career as an Army officer in both World Wars.
My grandson will be in kindergarten when the next President is in office. I very much hope that I don’t have to try and explain to him why someone of Mr. Trump’s character is holding the office of the President of the United States.
— Mark Lovegreen
Anchorage
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