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To the editor:
So, you think America knows what it’s doing because of all its high-tech brilliance? Well, when it comes to low-tech, we are totally Neanderthal.
South Korea’s President was just sentenced to life in prison for leading an insurrection for six hours. Outgoing President Trump also led an insurrection for about six hours on Jan. 6, 2021, and America later re-elected him to the White House!
America may know how to do corrupt, exploitative high-tech social media really well, but we don’t know a tinker’s damn about history, law and political science.
Jan 6. kinda stuff in any real democracy like Rome, Athens and the Hebrew Republic in ancient Israel led directly to impeachment and removal from office and often exile from the country.
In fallen and lost America, it gets you votes, billions and everlasting glory.
Kimball Shinkoskey
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Valete
In your letter, you criticize America’s handling of the January 6th insurrection, comparing it unfavorably to historical democracies where similar actions led to severe consequences, and suggest that America prioritizes high-tech social media over understanding history, law, and political science.
That’s a fairly good spiel, but the underling facts concerning the January 6th insurrection have been skewed by media pundits who were more interested in politicizing the January 6th protest than delving into the facts that preceded this phenomenon.
Wednesday, March 18 Report this
krell1349
Sorry Word Man, you twist your words again. Did you see what happened with your own eyes? The election was not stolen. Those convicted of January 6th crimes should have NEVER been pardoned for the crimes committed that day. Trump should have been in jail with them too.
Saturday, March 21 Report this
Valete
Talk about pardons, look at the list of felons Biden pardoned—but naturally that’s perfectly acceptable!
Saturday, March 21 Report this
Valete
The Democrats have been attempting to imprison Trump for years, but their efforts have been unsuccessful. The reason behind this is that the Democrats accuse others of committing the very crimes they themselves are guilty of! Biden and his entire family should be incarcerated. While you can accuse Trump of any imaginable offense, the reality is that Trump is the President, and Biden is in his underwear, aimlessly wandering around his house, asking, “Who am I?”
Discussing the crime of the century, the Democrats and Biden’s immediate family should be subjected to severe punishment for withholding crucial information from the American public. They should be subjected to the punishment of drawing and quartering for not disclosing that Biden was mentally incapacitated long before he assumed the presidency in 2020. This unpardonable-act was facilitated by a corrupt judiciary and a media that deliberately ignored the fact that Biden was mentally impaired. The Democrats are reprehensible.
Sunday, March 22 Report this
krell1349
Please, the Trump crime family is the biggest crime family ever. Trump can't escape jail forever. He go to jail eventually for the classified documents case. And what about all the felons Trump pardoned? The pardons are for sale.
Monday, March 23 Report this
Valete
Former President Joe Biden had broken many laws.
He opened the borders and enriched his in-laws.
His security breaches are well documented for sure,
top-security documents in his basement unsecured.
For a Democrat-appointed liberal judge, freed Biden
from the top-security breach Joe had kept hidden.
Lacking any mental acuity according to the judge,
Joe Biden was adjudged mentally unfit to prejudge.
So Biden had walked from the judge’s chamber scot-free,
with a noticeable limp from a swollen, arthritic left knee.
Monday, March 23 Report this
fcannisi
January 6, 2021 will be remembered in history much like April 12, 1861. Both dates marked rebellious acts of war against the United States government.
The similarities in these two assaults included insurectionists who:
Carried Rebel flags.
Killed Union defenders.
Were led by a self-appointed/deposed president. Fought for White supremacy.
And, both Jefferson Davis and Donald Trump escaped punishment for their acts of treason.
Tuesday, March 24 Report this
fcannisi
The Trump crime family strikes again!
CBS News report on 3/24 - "There was a significant, unusual spike in oil futures trading just minutes before Trump's 3/23 post, extending the deadline to bomb Iranian powerplants by 5 days, with approximately $580 million worth of contracts changing hands in a very short window. These timely, aggressive trades were effectively bets that the price of oil would plunge, and they proved highly profitable for those involved, leading to questions about potential insider trading."
Tuesday, March 24 Report this