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Editor,
Empathy is the foundation of democracy. The ability to be considerate of others and to care for others, even regarding issues and needs that do not affect one personally, enables a society to provide for everyone’s minimal requirements of housing, sustenance, safety and health.
As Donald Trump and his enablers destroy the ability to act on empathy, we live in a country that every day is coming to more closely resemble Russia than Canada. We must repel Trump’s consolidation of federal control over every aspect of our lives. We must resist, but even more than “resist,” we must “insist” — insist that we have an obligation to protect not only our personal freedoms but those of our neighbors, co-workers and civil servants.
When we stand up for the rights and liberties of others, even if we perceive no direct effect on us, we cement a society that can flourish and continually improve. On Labor Day, 17,000 of us created an inter-connected 17-mile long line of resistance on El Camino Real from Redwood City to Santa Clara.
A citizenry that resists will persist, otherwise the United States ceases to exist as the republic that it has been since its founding — a founding which, ironically, was based on resistance to authoritarianism.
Chip Goldstein
Half Moon Bay
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Thanks for your letter, Mr. Goldstein, but you fail to explain why Democrats are supporting criminals more than the American people. Shouldn’t everyone, especially Democrats resist the invasion of our country? Perhaps Democrats should have empathy and be considerate of others, especially victims of violent crimes perpetrated by invaders to our country. And perhaps they should have empathy for the families of victims murdered by invaders to our country.
As you say, “We must resist, but even more than “resist,” we must “insist” — insist that we have an obligation to protect not only our personal freedoms but those of our neighbors, co-workers and civil servants.” So let’s do that and resist Democrats to Make America Great Again by helping the Trump administration rid our country of these criminal invaders. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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