Star-Telegram readers are fed up with liberals and protesters
Reducing access hurts everyone
Cynthia M. Allen’s assertion that progressives’ opposition to the government funding of charter schools through tax breaks, at the expense of public schools, has “made life worse for people of color” is laughable at best. (June 12, 13A, “We must all challenge our assumptions about racism”) Until the state adequately funds all programs, social and educational, people of color will continue to be treated as second-class citizens.
On Allen’s favorite target, abortion, Texas’ continuous war on women’s heath care, while waving the red flag of anti-abortion, has caused more deaths of pregnant mothers and loss of babies, not fewer, because low-cost women’s clinics have been closed all over the state.
Progressives support funding all social services at a fair and humane level.
- James Lott, Weatherford
The people are mad at liberals
In the first paragraph of his June 11 column, Eugene Robinson refers to a poll that found eight of 10 Americans think our country is out of control. (9A, “Democrats must take action to ensure the right to vote”) He mistakenly assumed that I and others in the majority blame President Donald Trump for this.
But I attribute it to the constant “gotcha” attitude of the liberals and the press, the political correctness, the constant investigations of the president instead of trying to solve the issues facing our country and a lack of patriotism and of common sense.
- Phyllis Vaught, Graham
Protesters, you infuriate me
What are protests accomplishing? Those who enter businesses and harass patrons make me angry.
You have been rude, trying to provoke people to fight. You have been allowed to get right in patrons’ faces and call them derogatory names with no police intervention. You have made me see that you do not care about mutual respect, only in trying to create chaos.
The protesters who have presented their issues peacefully have begun dialogue with people in power to make changes. I support these people, even if I do not support all their issues. Enraging citizens is not the way to go.
- Georgia Davis, Fort Worth
Confederates were traitors
Jerry Patterson doesn’t get it, does he? (June 17, 13A, “After Confederate memorials, are Lincoln, Washington next?”)
Confederate monuments are coming down because people are finally waking up to the fact that Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis and all the other Confederate leaders were traitors. They committed treason. Worse, the excuse for their treachery was to preserve and protect an institution that kept an entire race of people enslaved. Nothing about that merits honor or glorification even in the slightest degree.
It is a disgrace to all of us that the reminders of what they stood for decorates our parks and our buildings.
- Steve Maxwell, Fort Worth
Trump is right about the anthem
I am a Vietnam-era veteran and a Democrat. I have never agreed with President Donald Trump except for this one issue: People should stand and put their hands on their hearts or salute when the national anthem is played. Veterans, stand up for your brothers and sisters.
- Jose Mendoza, Fort Worth