To the editor: I hope The Times is not complaining about the current divisive political rhetoric that is paralysing our country and our social fabric. (“Would Trump prevent free and fair elections? The ways of Hitler and Mussolini could be a clue”, Opinion, 31 July).
Your newspaper published a photograph of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini with an article suggesting that former President Trump resembled them. There is nothing more divisive than that.
Both sides are guilty of hyperbolic and unpleasant rhetoric, but this image and its implications are part of the problem in our current political dialogue.
David Waldowski, Laguna Woods
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To the editor: Historians Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Benjamin Carter Hett define the very essence of fascism: a total disregard for the rule of law, which is of course reflected in elections.
Trump and his fascist acolytes have been making a concerted effort, since 2016, to delegitimize electoral systems across our country. They are revisiting the strategies of fascists from nearly a century ago: Hitler and Mussolini.
These sociopaths have another thing in common: their total disregard for their fellow countrymen.
Hitler is reported to have said: “How lucky rulers are that men do not think.” In 2016, Trump said: “I love those who are poorly educated.”
Centuries come and go, but the evil of malignant narcissists like Hitler, Mussolini and Trump will always be with us. Voters, beware.
Bob Teigan, Santa Susanna
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To the editor: The image of Hitler and Mussolini with the op-ed comparing them to Trump is by far the most egregious example of yellow journalism I have yet seen in The Times.
How can your newspaper compare someone to the worst mass murderer in history?
Steve Ryono, Lancaster
