Got something to say about a topic in the news? Send your submission of no more than words to oped seattletimes. Who could be more disrespectful than President Donald Trump? He has disrespected an entire religion, women, immigrants, a neighboring country, our allies, civil servants, the intelligence community and the free press. He has disrespected the intelligence and the basic goodness of Americans by repeatedly lying right into the camera.
By appointing completely unqualified people to head them, he has disrespected the hard work of government agencies to make this a stronger, safer country. While China and India choke on smog and most of the world must rely on bottled water, Americans can, for the most part, breathe clean air and drink water right out of the tap.
You can thank federal leadership, including many Republicans who recognize that without a livable planet, none of our other arguments even matter. On what do you base this? The writer is a former Marine and currently is serving in the Army. He is a member of Delmont Borough Council. Leonard Pitts Jr. The article attacked Americans that are not adhering to the vaccine mandates.
We already have a worker shortage, and now mandates are making matters worse, causing employees to quit or be fired. There is plenty of blame to go around for the catastrophe that is current day America.
The increasing power of lobbyists? Maybe it goes deeper? Maybe the endless congressional deadlock? The lack of term limits? Reckless spending, cancel culture gone mad? Perhaps the neverending focus on every incarnation of diversity and multiculturalism has taken the American out of America?
Division has replaced unity. The game is rigged. Many are satisfied believing what suits their preconceived notions, while the truth and facts take a back seat. Much of the division is fed by the media in various forms. Add in deep faked photos and videos, and you have a hot mess of misinformation.
The collateral damage is everywhere, billions wasted, body bags, internal strife and division. Worst part? I have not been tutored in government performance and organization, but it appears that the current shortage in the labor pool may be related to certain well-intended government initiatives gone awry.
I cite a brief encounter with a customer service representative who was confined to a wheelchair. Certainly there are current social service programs that would have paid this young lady to stay at home. But she chose to contribute rather than take. Just saying …. If it is all legitimate, like some people believe it is, then why would anyone want to block an audit?
Do people really believe, in this age of information and all the data collection, that anyone still has privacy? Some anti-maskers and deniers of a truly deadly virus will never change their minds about covid, and those same people have, in my opinion, a warped view of the vaccine.
I believe some people feel this a way of protesting or expressing dissatisfaction with current U. While it is legal to express yourself in whatever way you so choose, it is disrespectful to fly an American flag upside down unless in a life-or-death situation, according to the United States Code.
If they had, maybe then they would understand the message this act conveys and the disrespect they are exhibiting to our national flag and to citizens like me who served overseas under it. Before commencing such displays, ask yourself: How did you feel when athletes were kneeling in front of this flag?
How would you feel if someone was burning this flag? To those flying our flag upside down, I politely ask that you reraise it and display it in a respectful manner, in accordance with the U. The writer is a former Marine and currently is serving in the Army. He is a member of Delmont Borough Council. Support Local Journalism and help us continue covering the stories that matter to you and your community.
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