Editor:
As I read through our papers, walk down main street, walk through our mall, walk down our school hallways, listen to our radios or watch our news commentators, I have begun to wonder if the most gifted animal on earth has not become the most incompetent and disabled.
How is it that wielding a poison pen, hateful speech, or offering twisted truth gives one a sense of self worth or demonstrates any positive solution for the difficulties this nation or our community face?
Regardless of one's political policies or religious beliefs, how does promulgating only the most fearful and hateful opinions not separate everyone further?
Do we want to continue to elect our government officials or our judges based on who or whom is the most negative or hateful or is the most skilled at bashing and demeaning the opponent?
I would submit it is way past time that our efforts are based not on the negatives but on the positives; that we find those areas of agreement and a way forward, that we consider candidates based on credentials and truthful solid facts and not on distortions and innuendos and party affiliations. We are the only ones who can stop the twisted half-truths and negative campaigns!
We all have a responsibility to sort the poisons from our lives and our politics. The hate filled and twisted politics are not solutions for our schools, community, churches, neighbors or our futures and the futures of our children.
Please lay off the distorted talking points and do some digging for the facts. Offer positive solutions not just negative attacks. Get involved in helping to solve our problems in respectful ways. Actively participate in helping to find positive, honest and workable solutions to our problems.
Stop the negative language and attacks!
Stop the poison pens!
Stop teaching our children hate!
Chris Billetdeaux - Clarion
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