To the editor: You write in an editorial: “Trump's outrageous attempt to subvert the democratic process is not the only reason to oppose his return to the White House.” He then lays out some of the reasons why we should keep former President Trump out of the White House. (“Even before the guilty verdict, Trump was unfit to serve,” editorial, May 30)
I will add a historical reason.
Today we commemorate D-Day, when thousands of American soldiers fought with other allied forces for democracy and against the big lie in Europe. To gain power in Germany before World War II, the Nazis repeated a lie over and over again, until the people believed it.
Trump's behavior is the ultimate disrespect towards all those who sacrificed their lives on June 6, 1944 to protect democracy. It's a shame we now have to fight the big lie at home, 80 years after D-Day.
Where are the Republicans who will ask Trump, “Do you have no sense of decency?”
Nicolas Canellopoulos, Riverside
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To the editor: Half of America has lost its moral center. Half behave like angry crybabies with little regard for right and wrong, as long as they get their way no matter what.
And what may come is tragic: the end of civility and supportive communities.
How did this happen? How can we fix this? It's too late? Is there another war in our destiny? Is optimism too far-fetched in the current political climate?
I oppose the idea that our way of life has disappeared forever. I will do everything I can mentally, physically, and financially to ensure that truth, justice, and American democracy prevail.
Barbara Jackson, Cerritos
