Silence is complicity
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Editor,
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” (Martin Luther King)
The latest vulgarity from our so-called “leader” about Africa and Haiti adds insult to injury. My husband and I have friends in Africa: Noreen, “Chief,” and Waza. They are intelligent, compassionate people who speak with perfect English grammar; unlike our rambling, repetitive president who speaks in word-salad. We are deeply embarrassed for our friends and angered by this racist president.
Many are speaking up. Local letter writers, resistance organizations, demonstrators, a few brave souls in Congress, TV shows (Madame Secretary), movies (The Post), books (Fire and Fury), and even children in school are finding their voice. Millions of courageous people are joining the fight for American values of decency, morality, and diversity. They know that we are better than this; the national nightmare has to end. Morality, after all, trumps party alignment.
Silence is complicity. If you care, please be brave; find your voice. An eighth grader, Juliet Curtis, beautifully found hers when she said, “I wake up every morning with the option of being anyone I want. How beautiful it is that one of those options is to be loving.” (Missoulian, Jan. 15). Thank you, Juliet.
Nancy Teggeman
Polson
