To Democrat Leaders: (in response to ‘To Republican Leaders’)

by Esther Russell, Hamilton

The majority of Republicans and right-wingers do not approve of far-right antics or behavior by using dirty words to support a political cause, and I doubt that those spreading filthy slogans are true Christians.  Was there nasty paraphernalia against Republicans during the Trump era? Of course there was, and the blatant evidence for egregious, hateful far-left remarks and behaviors from Democrats against Republicans was excessive. There were many ugly examples for not only our children, but the whole world to see. The banners hanging from porches, flags, T-shirts, and bumper stickers don’t compare to the sick images of left-wing celebrities holding the severed head of President Trump, or pointing a gun at a full-body poster of Trump, or hearing threats to burn down the White House. The latter images are profoundly more impressionable and disturbing to young minds. The lies, the propaganda, calling Trump Hitler and racist, or referring to Republicans as Nazis and Fascists by mainstream media, left-wing media, and our Democrat politicians 24/7, was appalling.                                                                                                                                     

How about the deliberate harassment of Republican politicians like Sarah Huckabee and her family in a restaurant, the brutal assault on Republican Senator Rand Paul, or the shootings at the practice session of the Republican Congressional Baseball Game where Steve Scalise and two others were injured?  What about the ongoing harassment of former Republican Governor Sarah Palin and the false charges and unnecessary investigations against Trump and his family? (people should only know the truth about the Biden family) Why should our children see Democrat members of Congress, like Maxine Waters, inciting riots and encouraging attacks on Republicans in restaurants or on the street? Or witnessing our Democrat Vice President, Kamala Harris, saying the rioting by Black Lives Matter will not stop and should not stop?  Why don’t our Democrat leaders in these Blue states stop the destruction and violence and the tearing down of monuments by BLM and Antifa? Why are these violent groups allowed to continue their mayhem while Democrat leaders look the other way? Why does Big Tech like Facebook and Twitter use censorship against right-wingers or those who disagree with left-wing narratives? Don’t think our kids don’t read political slogans and commentary on social media. How many right-wingers have been ruined, lost their jobs, or been hounded by democrat cancel-culture, including our college students? What about the children who have seen their parents called “terrorists” for speaking out when they object to what their kids are being taught in some schools?                                                                                                                                              These are strong examples of derogatory statements and behaviors against Republicans, illustrating the possible damage to the psyches of our youth, far more than banners, bumper stickers, or T-shirts seen here in the valley. What messages do the radical Democrats send out? That it’s OK to attack and hurt a political party you don’t agree with? The Republicans have been unfairly maligned and demonized much more than Democrats. What does this teach our kids? We’re supposed to be a two-party system working together.  These radical allowances by our Democrat leaders reveal a huge example of bias to our children.

I don’t condone negative expressions by either party and I don’t believe our Republican leaders support this behavior either. At this time, many of these extreme right-wingers are expressing their anger (in the wrong way) of what is happening to our country as the radical end of the Democrat Party leads us down an anti-American and very dangerous path. It’s a pity that all our leaders, Republican and Democrat, can’t put a stop to immature, hateful, and destructive actions within our society.