To the editor: For individuals who, like me, have been sickened by the deep political divide that now plagues our nation, I extremely suggest studying collectively two articles from the Los Angeles Instances’ Oct. 1 version.
The primary, by columnist Jonah Goldberg, highlights how the extreme politics of our two main events, coupled with their stranglehold over our main processes, have pressured many, if not most of us, to have interaction in “lesser of two evils” voting — or not voting in any respect (“Why everyone seems to be dashing to label themselves an ‘unbiased,’” Sept. 30). The sensible result’s that we now have quite a few “leaders” of each events (albeit at present extra overtly on the Republican facet) who’ve eschewed widespread decency and customary sense as pillars of their workplace in favor of blind occasion allegiance and a “win in any respect prices” ethos.
The second, columnist Mark Z. Barabak’s article profiling the choice management mannequin introduced by the present mayor of San José, Matt Mahan, suggests a possible path out of this morass (“He’s an actual ache for Gavin Newsom. And a rising Democratic star,” Oct. 1). Simply think about electing leaders who will criticize others of their very own occasion when applicable, who’re ready to push again on the excesses of monied pursuits and who’re extra centered on fixing powerful issues than scoring factors towards the opposite facet.
Getting there received’t be straightforward, however not making an attempt not looks like a viable possibility.
Russ Swartz, Granada Hills
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To the editor: Matt Mahan is a breath of recent air as a politician. He appears centered on reasonable options reasonably than the identical outdated political demagoguery. He’s not afraid to name out the Democratic institution as “a membership of insiders who maintain one another” and who, as Barabak paraphrases, “principally go alongside to get alongside.”
In line with Mahan, “political success and coverage success comes from providing higher concepts and demonstrating impression,” not simply telling “folks issues that take a look at effectively” after which blaming the opposite facet. You don’t hear that too usually from politicians.
David Waldowski, Laguna Woods
