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Time for a little soul-searching

Posted 5/1/25

Catie Clark’s article in the April 25 Timberjay mentioned Braver Angels and civility in American political discourse.  It’s difficult to engage in civil discourse about a President …

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Time for a little soul-searching

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Catie Clark’s article in the April 25 Timberjay mentioned Braver Angels and civility in American political discourse.  It’s difficult to engage in civil discourse about a President who himself makes no attempt to be civil.
It doesn’t surprise me that the greedy and vindictive support Donald Trump.  After all, he is one of them.  What surprises me is that people I consider to be decent human beings support a man who dodged the draft (while I was serving in Vietnam) by claiming he had bone spurs.  During his first administration he proudly tore babies away from their mothers at the border. 
At the risk of being uncivil, I believe that anyone who claims to respect veterans or love children should do a little soul searching if they support Donald Trump.
Bob Tammen