Letter: Lack of willingness to compromise on both political sides is disastrous for the country
Oh Mark: There you go again. (Fascism threatens America, TCH, Jan. 31, Mark Mansperger). It was easy enough to check the facts of the DuPont-Morgan conspiracy: Wikipedia says the New York Times labeled it a hoax and charges against Jewish bankers in the 1930s would have been suspect anyway. No one was prosecuted.
My Webster is less political than Mr. Mansperger’s, defining fascism as “A philosophy or governmental system marked by stringent socioeconomic control, a strong central government usually headed by a dictator, and often a belligerently nationalistic policy.” Except for the nationalistic and dictator bits, this sounds like the Democratic agenda!
Republicans didn’t invent gerrymandering, it’s been around since the late 1700s (invented by a Massachusetts governor). Most recently, it’s been used to create safe districts to guarantee minority representation. My personal view: All voting districts should be rectangles; safe districts encourage extremism.
And please explain why wealthy Republican support of political causes is evil, but Soros, Steyer, Buffet, et al are not evil for donating to Democratic causes?
On one point we agree: the lack of willingness to compromise on both political sides is disastrous for the country, as is the loss of faith that the system is working for all.
Leslie Hauer, West Richland
This story was originally published February 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM with the headline "Letter: Lack of willingness to compromise on both political sides is disastrous for the country."