Letter to the LNP Editor; text as submitted February 19, 2025
Amidst the flood of atrocities coming from the Musk-Trump regime, several common themes stand out. Foremost are contempt for the rule of law, disregard for our constitution, and immense cruelty directed at others.
Senator David McCormick, in reply to my email, wrote “President Trump has nominated a team of disrupters …” In this he is correct. Disruption of once-dependable institutions and services is a tactic of authoritarians intent on taking over democracies. The would-be dictator can then convince a traumatized populace that only he can save them.
In just a month’s time the U.S. under Trump and Musk has become a much less safe place. Vast databases of our confidential personal information are under attack by Musk’s operatives. We do not yet know what malignant actors may have access to our private data with intent to harm us.
The suffering increases daily. Thousands of federal workers lose their jobs. Contracts with farmers and grants for critical medical research are cancelled. Promised support for food and heating aid in poor communities is withdrawn. International cooperation is replaced by threatened land grabs. With the cancellation of USAID, disease and death increase worldwide. Countries that were once our firm allies now regard the U.S. as an adversary, viewing us with suspicion and distrust.
Terrible as this all seems, there is still opportunity to correct course. Please speak out. Join the non-violent resistance as you are able. We live in the oldest democracy on the planet. Don’t let anyone take that away from us.
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