Eighty years in the past, my dad fought and bled within the skies over Europe as a B-26 bombardier to defeat Adolf Hitler and Nazism. Hundreds of thousands of different Individuals made sacrifices (lots of them the last word sacrifice) in order that we, Europeans and others world wide may reside in freedom.
Now we now have a president who calls the chief of a free Ukraine a dictator whereas coddling Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a cruel, power-hungry dictator. The president can be prepared to disclaim Palestinians the precise to their very own nation. In doing so, President Donald Trump has violated his oath of workplace, trashed many years of sound bipartisan overseas coverage and insulted U.S. army veterans who defended freedom.
However we can’t be free until we adhere to the reality. Trump, Elon Musk and Republican leaders sow confusion by spewing a miasma of lies and disinformation. Such a cascade of untruths is a traditional tactic of autocrats. Trump and Musk are traitors to conventional American rules and values. Actual Individuals should pursue the reality of what’s taking place now if we need to stay a free folks.
James Patrick Thomas, Seattle
