America might be heading to a future of Donald Trump the dictator | Opinion
Voters seem to love this wannabe dictator
What’s up with the large section of our electorate that seems to want to be governed by a wanna be dictator?
On one side, we have an honorable individual serving as vice president whose leadership has been marked by the phenomenal recovery of our COVID-19 economy, which to date is the strongest economy on record.
On the other side, we have a candidate convicted of sexual assault, i.e., rape, convicted of massive fraud, convicted of to date 34 felonies, and most importantly, indicted for treasonous action against our nation. Simply put, a traitor.
When I look at the former president’s record, I only find a massive tax cut for the 1%, which led to the greatest single contribution to our national debt, and that seems to be his only plan for a second term beyond “being a dictator on day one.” Least we forget he said time and time again that we’ll never have to vote again. Donald J. Trump forever.
No thanks, I prefer my right to vote for the candidate of my choice every two to four years.
Thomas M. Dyer, Fresno
America’s future could be scary
“I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people who have come in (and destroyed) our country,” he said. “We have some very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics. And it should be easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military.”
Trump’s words verbatim.
Is that your America? Is that your freedom? Is that your patriotism? Is that you?
No modern candidate for the office of president from either party has ever uttered anything like this. None has ever called me an enemy. None has ever threatened me with attack or incarceration because I disagreed with them. But here we go.
Trump isn’t saying anything he’s never hinted at or gotten others to say before this. Just now he’s saying it himself. Out loud. With no way to walk it back or claim the media is twisting his words.
If you still plan on voting for him, then shame on you. You have lost all decency. You have lost all claim to patriotism and honor. You are the racist. You are the bigot. You are the hate.
You bought the ticket, but we all take the ride.
Joel S. Dyer, Fresno
Watching it all burn down
A large percentage of Christians will not vote this election. Why? Apathy, passivity, moral indignation, “I don’t get involved in politics,” don’t understand their role or responsibility. These are some reasons and they are all terrible.
Here’s a call to my fellow Christians: Get off the sidelines. Our nation is collapsing because we have allowed it through laziness and craziness. We somehow think “it’s all gonna be fine and God will take care of things.”
Yes, but right now this very day as you sit there fat and oblivious to reality, evil is marching on. We aren’t electing saints to office. We are electing flawed humans like us to lead this nation. We may not have perfect choices but look at you, you’re not perfect, either. There is clearly a lesser of two evils in this election.
Personality should never mean more than policy. If you want America to survive as an inhabitable country for your kids and grandchildren, it’s time to get off your rear ends and do something. Voting is a sacred duty and God gave us this right. Will you sit there on Instagram posting tales of how great everything is while everything burns around you?
Joe Grimes, Fresno
Bee columnist got this one wrong
Marek Warszawski is wrong to criticize Coach Vance Walberg’s decision to bring Zaon Collins to Fresno State basketball.
The Bee columnist claims a small patch of moral high ground to say that it’s a sign of desperation for a team to allow a player with Collins’ past to play for the university. Maybe, but this will more likely also be a story of personal redemption, and one that a supportive school and community can be a part of.
Most parents, teachers and coaches have, at some difficult point, come to know we cannot give up on a young person, no matter what their past mistakes have been. The good coaches know that school sports are much more than the game, when it comes to the character and education of a student athlete.
I suggest that we, as a community, get behind this decision and allow this coach to do his job, and this student to demonstrate what he can do to prove himself and move on and up in life.
Gerald McMenamin, Fresno