To the editor: If anybody nonetheless wonders about former President Trump’s legacy, learn reporter Jaweed Kaleem’s article in The Occasions. It factors to a number of lethal racist assaults throughout and after Trump’s tenure.
We keep in mind vividly the presidential debate in September 2020 when the then-president was requested whether or not he’d denounce white supremacy and militias. “Give me a reputation,” he mentioned, and then-challenger Joe Biden prompt the Proud Boys.
Trump’s thought of a denunciation was, “Proud Boys, stand again and stand by.”
They didn’t. A number of not-so-proud boys had been sentenced lately to very lengthy jail phrases for his or her half within the Jan. 6, 2021, rebellion. And Trump himself faces the same destiny within the wake of 4 indictments. What a legacy.
With a nod to FDR, the title Trump will ceaselessly stay in infamy.
Steve Arvin, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I don’t consider that racist assaults are one thing really new in America, nor that they’re really occurring at a larger fee (per capita) than previously.
I do see, nonetheless, they’re way more front-of-mind for me and others with whom I’ve mentioned the topic.
There are such a lot of extra sources of knowledge out there to us now than previously, and many people are immersed in them all through the day. Absolutely it might be excellent news, in some methods, that we’re extra conscious of such issues.
The important query is that this: What are we doing concerning the violence now that we’re extra conscious of it?
A number of totally different responses to the issue have been proposed, together with gun management and higher psychological well being packages. We are able to actually strive such issues and pursue those who yield useful outcomes.
What we can not afford to do is nothing.
Jack Quirk, Porter Ranch
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To the editor: Jacksonville Sheriff T.Ok. Waters mentioned, “I believe it’s unusual to vilify an object.” Actually?
Sure, it could be unusual to vilify a fluffy teddy bear, a child doll or an award-winning novel. However can a gun be in comparison with any of these objects?
Till we as a rustic unanimously vilify semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles and Glock handguns, these mindless killings will proceed.
As exhausting as I attempt to perceive, I simply don’t get it.
Patti Steffen, Thousand Oaks
