Here are this week’s letters to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views.
Concerns about leadership and democracy
The vast majority of Americans don’t want a leader who:
If you don’t like this list of “methodologies used by fascists,” then — like the vast majority of your fellow Americans — you are “antifascist.”
Trump calls antifascists “antifa” for short. Trump claims “antifa” is a domestic terrorist organization, that anyone who “protests against administration policies” is a member and that it is trying to “overthrow … the United States government.” Even Trump-appointed FBI Director Chris Wray and the Congressional Research Service state there is no such organization.
If you believe Trump is trying to help you, I’ll say it plainly: You are wrong.
Trump cares only about himself.
Conservatives, the Republican Party no longer works for you — it no longer works for any of us.
Steve Griffith
Sheboygan
Reflections on reading danger in wartime
One of the biggest challenges about serving in a war like Iraq was that our enemies did not wear uniforms. When faced with a large crowd, it was difficult to differentiate between those who wanted to harm us and those who had our backs. Over time, we learned to read the crowd. We noted common shared behaviors and personality traits in our enemies that alerted us to be more on guard.
We learned that the “bad guys” were not the grumpy old men who yelled at our convoys as we slowly drove past. Those citizens were tired of having tanks rumbling down their streets at all hours of the night or not being allowed to drive down the roads they always traveled. The women who gave us dirty looks and quietly muttered Arabic words our translators refused to repeat were usually frustrated that they couldn’t let their children play freely in their neighborhood like they used to. Then, there were the people who would sob and plead with us. Sadly, they were usually grieving.
The people who wanted to do us harm often showed no sign of human emotion. They were usually outgoing, funny and pleasing — the kind of people who never seem to have a bad day. We never saw any visible signs of compassion, empathy or remorse. Right or wrong, my personal life experience has taught me that these can be signs of mental illness and personality disorders. These are the people who are capable of harming others.
Jessica Huss
Sheboygan
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