To the Editor:
Every time I read an opinion piece in The Times critical of Donald Trump, I become both sad and upset—but not because I disagree. Rather my sadness and upset arise out of a growing awareness that articles in your newspaper can do little to affect the groundswell of support for Mr. Trump’s troubling ideas and statements. Simply put, his constituents are probably not reading those articles and would likely dismiss the criticism.
Truth and logic might be weapons ill equipped to fight a movement born out of rage and fueled by incendiary rhetoric, but they cannot be abandoned. I applaud your paper’s continued efforts in this regard, notwithstanding my fear that you are largely preaching to the choir.
PATRICK MILLOY
Lasalle, Ontario
