Just stop the bullying! We shouldn’t have to compete for peace.
The president models ignorant machismo, blame and disdain; he holds a Bible and demands civil war. If we’d all stop listening to him, he’d stop blustering.
Prejudiced cops hold power. If we’d strip their power, the police who understand would feel free to connect, protect and serve.
Rather than ordering militia to attack peaceful marchers in legitimate protests, just quietly contain only the destroyers, give them no press, no public face. Who disagrees with the protesters, who’d hijack their cause? Bullies.
The COVID-19 bullies, unscathed (yet) by COVID-19, demand immediate carousing, happily risking everyone’s health. They flaunt maskless faces with disdainful smirks, refusing to give sidewalk space to masked individuals. Enough! Life (health) isn’t a competition!
We’ve become a nation of bullies and bullied.
If we had a real president, we’d all sport masks as a community effort against the real enemy. We’d all pull together to care about each other and safely patronize each other’s businesses. We’d redistribute the wealth to provide for everyone’s needs. We’d eschew bullies together. Just stop the bullies!
AUDREY N. GLICKMAN
Greenfield
Note from KBJ: Wear a mask if you want, Audrey. Stop bullying the rest of us into complying with your rules. By the way, Donald Trump is the real president. I know you believe that Hillary Clinton is president, but she's not. She was an awful candidate and is a deplorable human being.
