This week while many in our nation spent time on the streets protesting , defacing property, burning flags, defecating in public and wreaking havoc, some Forum readers decided to express their opinions intelligently. We thank them for their time and efforts.
WITH TRUMP-ETS
BLARING
Dear Editor,
Two days ago our country witnessed the greatest upset in presidential election history. On Nov 8., The American people sent a message that Americans are sick and tired of corruption in Washington DC. They are sick and tired of seeing people who commit criminal acts not face consequences because of their last name or their position. Americans sent the message that they wanted an outsider , someone who had never held a position in our government, a government that millions of Americans are unhappy with. The American people who voted for Donald Trump say that the government was becoming a government not for the people ,by the people and of the people. Two days ago Donald Trump became the President- elect and in January he will become the 45th President of the United States of America. Many Democrats have become the ultimate hypocrites after this election. First of all , three weeks ago when Donald Trump said that the system was rigged and that he was not 100% willing to except the results of the election unless he felt he had been given a fair chance, Democrats including Hillary Clinton said that he was putting our democracy at risk. Today and yesterday protesters who are part of the never trump movement and who are Clinton supporters stormed the streets of many of our cities in the United States of America and protested against Donald Trump , our next president. Hillary Clinton , who was so scared about what Trump supporters would do if he had not won, has not gone on the TV or has not sent a message to these people protesting to stop. The second way of hypocrisy is the ridiculous and disgusting derogatory name calling to Trump supporters. Democrats believe and say that Republicans categorize people and put them all in one group because of what the fellow people like them have done. This is not true, but if it was, that’s exactly what Dems are doing right now. What is true is that in the past couple days whether it be on social media or at our jobs or at our schools people have been calling Donald Trump supporters derogatory names like racist. That is just not true and that is the ultimate hypocrisy. Donald Trump wants to be a president for all AMERICANS ! Democrats have seem to forget that we are Americans first , not Republicans and not Democrats.
Anthony Russo
Howard Beach
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Dear Editor,
I am a 17 year old senior in high school and am sending this letter because I am disgusted with the reaction of the people in this country after the presidential election.
Donald Trump is the President-elect of this country and it’s time for our nation to come to terms with that. What is done is done. These persistent protests are doing nothing but harm and they are preventing us from coming together as one nation.
If Hillary Clinton had won, would we be facing protests and cancelled college classes. I highly doubt it.
According to Mr. Trump, his intention is to America great again. For all of us. Let’s give him a chance to do just that. I for one am very anxious to see what all the skeptical protestors will have to say when he accomplishes just that.
Nicolas Cirillo
Bronx
HELLO FROM
THE OTHER SIDE
Dear Editor,
Hillary Clinton was projected by all and sundry as the overwhelming favorite to win the Presidential election. Clinton’s defeat surely was not due to money, effort and voter outreach, because she outspent Trump and received more votes nationally than him.
So how come Donald Trump won, precipitating one of the most stunning upsets in history and prompting unprecedented widespread protests in a country which touts its democratic processes and readily accepts election results?
Clinton said the FBI is to blame for her loss after its embattled Director Comey sent a letter to Congress based on vagaries and speculation only days before the election, announcing he was reinstating an investigation into whether she mishandled classified information when she used a private email server while being Secretary of State.
Although Comey announced a week later that he had reviewed emails and continued to believe she should not be prosecuted, the political damage had already been done, and the die was cast for Clinton’s defeat. Like the Titanic, her candidacy was doomed to sink in spectacular fashion. In contrast to her primary rival Bernie Sanders, Trump went for the jugular, and an exemplary trailblazer’s life and legacy has been tarnished and truncated prematurely.
Americans came out to vote for Hillary in record numbers. However, our hopes were destroyed-again! We have relived another painful loss, and a reminder that we are a nation of double standards. The same FBI Department crushed our efforts to attain recognition and empowerment, just as they did when civil rights leader and community activist attorney Albert Baldeo ran for public office in 2010, when they overreached an impossible theory that Baldeo’s use of his own money in a City Council election to repay his loans was a federal crime. Baldeo was acquitted of the underlying charges, but his non-peer Manhattan jury, after a long deadlock, convicted him of obstructing crimes he did not commit, a legal and illogical conundrum.
Similarly, the fallacy that the FBI’s actions are as American as apple pie, has perfunctorily gutted a great woman’s efforts, and we will be the losers for their egregious actions for generations. It is time for Congress to rein in such perverse actions of federal law enforcement officials, who are already immune from accountability.
MOVING ON
Dear Editor,
Predicting the first 100 days, let alone the next four years, of a Donald Trump administration is as reliable, as the slam dunk forecast by crystal ball pundits, who literally bet the house on Hillary Clinton, and her can’t be stopped candidacy. History did indeed repeat itself, in the space of some five months, when Trump won decisively, the primary battle for his candidacy, to represent the Republican Party against sixteen aggressive competitors. Everyone from both sides of the aisle, the broadcast industry, the print alliance, the seemingly most knowledgeable commentators and those indisputable forecasters, all wound up with perplexed indigestion. On election eve, and into election night, Trump was toast! When the dust settled, and it was announced in the wee hours of November 9 that Pennsylvania had not only gone to Trump, but was the instrument, of him being named the 45th President of the United States, only one question remained; “What happened?” The same element, which put Donald Trump over in the primary was the same determining factor playing out in the election; THE VOTERS! A stunned populace was still scratching their heads, and partisan scribes, the likes of who; George Will, Bill Kristol, Glenn Beck, Jonah Goldberg, along with high profile political sages like; Jeb Bush, George W. Bush, Lindsay Graham, and John Kasich were all the enemies any candidate could possibly envision. No need in fact, to even mention the inevitable Democrats. Professor Larry Sabato, a widely held and regarded political science analyst, at the University of Virginia, perhaps put it best, when describing himself, and his fellow prognosticators. “It wasn’t egg on our faces it was an omelet.” The electorate was not about to be told what to do, and far greater numbers than expected, responded as a new and revitalized silent majority. Noteworthy, in all this up to now is the absence, of blame on members of the Tea party revolution. That may yet come to pass amid debate. Our Republic didn’t come to an end in 2008, when a two year novice Senator was elected Commander in Chief, and it won’t come to an end in 2016 with a total political novice, who comes in boasting solely of administrative skills for success. If you hate Donald Trump, to such a degree that you are unwilling to open your mind, long enough to see what is being offered, before rendering criticism, you do yourself a disservice. Trump is already doomed to failure, and he hasn’t even taken the oath of office. There will be plenty of time, to scrutinize the decisions surrounding, adequate and affordable health care for all generations of Americans, as well as a widening of benefits, and facilities for our veterans, through the streamlining availability, to physicians, and procedures, while aiding the Vets, reach a return to a quality of life. Strengthen our military, to a level not to be confused with going to war, but with preserving and guaranteeing the peace at home, as well as the safety and well being of our allies, while continuing the respect for our world leadership. Creating a new tax structure for individuals, by eliminating the burdening IRS, and garnering a flow of revenue from the percentage of earnings, in an across the board fairness. Lower Corporate taxes, to companies engaged in broad basing incentives, and increased hiring practices. Instill a new love for America, by being part of an active growth, succinctly outlined by JFK’s inaugural speech of 1961—“Ask not what your country can do for you—Ask what you can do for your country.” Address immigration by the numbers. Remove, prosecute, or deport that percentage of illegals, proven not fit to live among us, by virtue of their being repeated felons, lawbreakers, and high risk dangers to our society, and way of life. This is the only immediate attention necessary to immigration, and it demands cooperation from sanctuary cities. Donald Trump may wind up a failure, or he could surprise. In the case of the former, that’s what elections are for.
Robert Rice
Woodhaven
