A letter was printed (June 21) in a coastal newspaper from Ralph Bush of Arroyo Grande. Ralph criticized Democrats harshly for constantly “attacking” Donald Trump. “I can’t understand where all the hate comes from.” Ralph wrote. “What if President Obama had been subjected to all the investigations as Trump is about how he won ...?”
“World leaders once again respect our president and the U.S.”, Ralph wrote, and he won “fair and square.”
I’m afraid that, in Ralph, we have a perfect example of the one-news-source citizens who get only highly filtered and slanted information. Has Ralph heard of the Mueller report? He’s like the lady at a Trump rally who said she’d just heard of the Mueller report accusations and is shocked. “I only get my information from ‘conservative news,’” she admitted.
That is a serious danger to America—one news source from a highly partisan, agenda driven source. That’s part of what destroyed Germany in WWII along with a charismatic leader promising only he could make Germany great again (in different words—Deutchland Uber Alles). This leader quickly made sure there was just one form of news in the land—what he wanted said and nothing more.
I’m reading biographies and history of that German era. All Americans should! One can see clearly the difference between one-man rule and democracy.
We seem to be creeping toward the former. Don’t do it America! Read about a country much like ours that did make that disasterous choice. An estimated 70 to 85 million people died essentially because of that one fanatical man, his propagandist and his “base” of followers holding Nazi instincts.
Here’s just one very inside book by a very credible German—“Panzer Commander” by Hans Von Luck, who was a leading Panzer commander and a well educated, sophisticated man swept up in the madness of WWII. He hated the war and the “great leader,” but in the Prussian tradition, he followed his commander. He reminded me of James Mattis.
There’s an election in 2020. Get out there and do all you can for America and her wonderful traditions. We always hear, “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” 2020 is the real thing.
William Gloege
Santa Maria
