‘Democrats need to
dial back the hate’
In the 2016 election, the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign hired Fusion GPS, which in turn retained Christopher Steal who prepared the infamous Steel dossier. This was done to interfere in the 2016 election by claiming Trump was under Russian influence.
This dossier was also used by the FBI to illegally spy on the Trump campaign and administration.
The subsequent $32 million Mueller investigation interfered in the orderly administration of the Trump administration. The Muller report concluded “… while the investigation identified numerous links between individuals with ties to the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign, the evidence was not sufficient to support criminal charges” (Mueller report, Page 9). This has to stop!
In the 2020 election, Secretary of State Antony Blinken drafted and got 51 former intelligence officers to falsely claim that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian misinformation. This was publicized just weeks prior to the 2020 election. This again was false election interference by Democrats. Subsequently, Hunter’s laptop has been authenticated and introduced into evidence in Hunter’s gun trial. This has to stop!
In the 2024 election, Democrats have printed many articles inferring that Trump is a Nazi. Even West Hawaii Today cartoons have shown Trump sporting a swastika on his person. Democrats need to dial back the hate. There have now been two assassination attempts on Trump’s life. This has to stop!
Lester W. Shirley
Kailua-Kona
The biggest threat
to our democracy
Abraham Lincoln said: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
We are a divided country because both sides can find their “truth” on the internet or whatever source of their choosing. Liberals believe CNN. Conservatives believe FOX.
Who would have thought that having instant and infinite information on voice command would actually not make us smarter?
But the reality is that there are so many answers on the web that many people simply give up and choose the one they want to believe. Obi Wan said, “You’re going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.”
The old saying “don’t believe everything you read” is more valid now than ever. But “seeing is believing” is almost meaningless with the technical video wizardry we have at our disposal today.
The biggest threat to democracy is the closed mind, so practice listening graciously.
Leighton Loo
Mililani, Oahu
