Open your minds

Editor, Gettysburg Times,

It is heart-wrenching to me to observe the behavior of some of our politicians. I was born and raised a proud Republican. Throughout my life I have felt great pride in our country’s ideals of democracy, one person, one vote, equal opportunity for all and freedom of speech and religion.

In particular over the last decade of my life, I have been emotionally tortured to watch very good people have their deep-rooted beliefs be transformed to far-right, radical ideologies spewed over and over again by the media outlets that they read, watch, and listen to, day in and day out. This misinformation campaign has been masterful, paid for by the super-rich to enact their agendas at every level of our society.

I believe I am an independent thinker. I am so disappointed in the recent public positions and stances of our area’s state and federal representatives. Would these individuals including John Joyce, Doug Mastriano, and Dan Moul be spewing the same accusations regarding our recent election if President Trump had won the vote in Pennsylvania? I think not. Whether they admit it or not, they are enablers to the greatest threat our democracy has seen in my lifetime.

The fact that they continue to sew mistrust among our communities regarding the validity of our recent election is, in my mind, immoral if not downright evil. Shame on them and the media outlets that continue to echo these conspiracy theories that undermine our democracy.

Good people, please open your eyes. If you only follow “conservative media” news, you are being misled. They are lying to you. For the sake of our democracy, please open your minds!

Dwight Michael
Gettysburg