Climate crisis can’t be ignored
Re: Thomas Reuters Foundation’s Jan. 27 story, “Scientists racing to save climate data”:
Thank you for the story. It frightened and saddened me. I hope my right-leaning friends (who I still love but find more and more difficult to talk with) will not ignore or become numb to its implications for all of us.
Whatever hope I have that we can address the greatest crisis of our time in a collaborative, sane way is now growing dim as it becomes increasingly impossible to agree on basic facts, even reality itself. As severe weather and climate catastrophes wreak havoc across the country and the world, our political skirmishes on the ground are more than just a distraction — they are threatening our future survival.
The targeted removal of climate facts and the hollowing out of the human infrastructure behind the data sets put partisan ideology ahead of everything that we hold dear.
Kathleen Wheeler, Ventura
Ignoring the facts about ICE
Re: Larry DeSha’s Jan. 29 letter, “Failed to provided facts about ICE”:
I saw the letter and am amazed that a seemingly blind and deaf individual could send it. The individual is amazingly wrong about facts about Trump’s Gestapo; the facts are everywhere except on the right-wing propaganda channels and radio stations. This person, ignorant of the truth, is typical of the mindset of the people that put this current administration in office.
Destruction is the tool of this presidency and anyone that ignores that fact is making an egregious decision. Never has this once noble constitutional democracy been placed so close to complete destruction. The Statue of Liberty is completely ignored as are our founding principles. This is not only disgraceful and disgusting but also extremely disgusting and dangerous.
To ignore these facts is simply shameful and shocking and supporting of fascism and hateful racism. This ignorance and hatred must end.
Jim Shahan, Oak Park
No reason to acquire Greenland
Re: your Jan. 16 story, “Ambassadors defend Trump’s Greenland plan at Reagan library”:
Ambassador Matthew Whitaker claims that the United States requires control of Greenland, but this petty claim is just regurgitating the president’s stance. If the United States were to invade Greenland, this would create chaos and have many other countries against the United States. Given all the bad looks that the United States is already getting from the current administration, it would be hard to say if anyone would support the United States in that endeavor.
The current administration is on a tirade, dismantling many of our democracies and making the United States out to be a horrible country to the entire world. Claims from President Trump to be peaceful have fallen to the wayside as he has done things such as ousted the leader from Venezuela, as well as consistently had ICE attacking protestors. This administration is not helping its people. It is driving fear into their own citizens and attacking the people who help make our country a good place.
Since the president’s first day in office, his so-called “peaceful agenda” has been nothing more than terrorizing people who initially supported him, but also those that do not support him. Many legal immigrants are being swept up even though the campaign that he ran on was to remove illegal immigrants who were criminals. Instead, hardworking Americans are being rounded up and shipped off to places they do not belong and are taking from their families.
There is no reason that the United States should have to acquire Greenland. This is only being desired by people who blindly follow the president and his administration, and they are not seeing the bigger picture.
Zachary Gutierrez, Ventura
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Removal of climate facts, ICE facts, and Greenland deal | Letters
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