To the editor: I acknowledge and respect the factors that columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak expressed of their latest commentary (“America tried one thing new in 2025. It’s not going effectively,” Dec. 28). Whereas I’ve a sure diploma of settlement, I query if they’re overlooking an vital issue.
President Trump is a talented orator and an amazing salesperson, a la P.T. Barnum. Like many nice salespeople, fact shouldn’t be all the time a significant consideration. However we already knew Trump wasn’t essentially the most sincere president; in any case, the Washington Put up counted 30,573 false or deceptive claims throughout his first time period.
To me, we must be specializing in the Republican Occasion. Their help and lack of braveness have allowed the assaults on democracy to achieve success.
I’m not anti-Republican and imagine that for democracy to live on, we’d like a two-party system. However the Republican Occasion right now shouldn’t be the Republican Occasion of many nice earlier Republican leaders. The Republican Occasion of right now represents Trump solely.
Our democracy was arrange so that everybody may have an equal say. Every state is totally different and all have their strengths and weaknesses. However the Congress of the US was made to compromise for the nice of all. Over time, there have been far left-wing and much right-wing politics that haven’t been profitable as a result of they solely serve their very own slim viewpoints.
We should get collectively and keep in mind that, good and unhealthy, we’re all on this collectively. Compromise, consideration and steadiness is the fiber for the greatness of our democracy.
Walter Oliver, Santa Paula
