Return to the touchstone of our founding fathers
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Editor:
To Elaine Redman: thank you for writing (“‘Silent Majority’ stands with Trump,” Missoulian, Aug. 17). You were reacting to a letter calling the Republican party a “cult,” which is understandable. But then you turned around and called the Democratic party a “cult” for supporting a legality in this country. You have given me the opportunity to try and shed some light on this divisiveness.
First of all, Republicans may be “silent” (embarrassed?), but they are NOT the majority. Your president (not mine) lost the popular vote. Most people in this country are seeking a saner, more respectful leader, not someone who attacks, lies, backtracks, tweets vitriol and denigrates women. When the comments about grabbing women’s genitals came out, I quickly made plans for the Women’s March in Washington. It was peaceful, the exact opposite of the war-like inauguration day the day before.
Obviously, we differ on some policy issues, but we probably agree on these: hard work, responsibility, love of family, peacefulness, freedom, thriving businesses, a healthy environment, the importance of character and compassion are just a few. In addition, I believe in smaller government (stay out of women’s health care), revamping the welfare system, inclusiveness, diversity, separation of church and state, social justice, and climate scientists. Just for starters.
It doesn’t matter what party we’re in; we should all be seeking common ground, because we share many core values as Americans. We are more alike than we are different. We should try to come together for solutions to the current incompetent obstructionism in all branches of government. And we should always return to the touchstone of our founding fathers: E pluribus unum.
Nancy Teggeman
Polson
