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To the editor:
Roughly six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, my feelings toward him included dislike, distrust, fear and sadness. Six and a half years later, I stand by all four emotions and would add two more — disappointment and anger. Despite a failed, corrupt presidency, support remains high for the man facing over 90 criminal indictments.
I simply cannot fathom how any patriotic American can have seen the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and still consider voting for Trump. I am deeply disappointed and infuriated by my fellow citizens; the children and grandchildren of those who sacrificed everything to defeat fascism and who, now, eagerly look forward to re-installing someone who openly embodies that odious worldview.
Until 2016, I believed in the wisdom of the crowd; I now know no such insight exists. Too many of my fellow citizens have been easily manipulated by this demagogue whose only skills are spreading lies and giving voice to fear and prejudice. Trump’s one-time chief of staff, General John Kelly, reported that his boss told him (on Memorial Day, at Kelly’s son’s gravesite) that America’s fallen soldiers were “suckers” and “losers.” That description might also fit all of us: those who continue to buy into “Trumpism” and those of us who can’t find a way to stop it.
Joseph Cannisi
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Many of those "patriots" are the descendants of those who fought against the U.S. in the civil war.
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