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Box 81, Albuquerque, N.M., 87103 or faxed to (505) 346-0660. Letters—including comments posted on alibi.com—may be published in any medium and edited for length and clarity; owing to the volume of correspondence, we regrettably can’t respond to every letter. Those Who Forget each person only looking out for themselves, I would ask this question: Has this been a fair Dear Alibi, system for everyone living in the US? Has every America, once the “home of the brave and land person had the same chance for an equal of the free,” has become unrecognizable. Many of opportunity? An objective study of our history our fathers and grandfathers would now be would result in the answer to this question being ashamed of what we have become. They went to a resounding, “No,” because our laws and policies war against a nation that also believed the of operation have not been designed throughout rhetoric of a liar and tyrant. He also promised an these more than 200 years to benefit everyone. economic revival and the destruction of those Many have contained built-in biases and the who were not of the true, white race. The people ability to make life less advantageous for some of Germany believed Hitler’s lies; thus, suffering groups of people, whether this was intentional or war and destruction beyond what most of you not. Part of the reason for this is that average can imagine. Those not of the Aryan race were people who will be directly affected by the forced to wear yellow letters, sent to internment outcome are not in the room giving their input camps or killed outright. Hitler formed his when laws and policies are made. We need a lot “Brown Shirts” and “SS” to carry out his orders more grassroots participation in our government and cower the populace. So many of Germany’s at all levels and politicians who listen to all of us. people were not even aware of the cruelty others We also need much more participation in the were experiencing. Families were split up. voting process. Are you registered? Your chance Children were separated from parents. Yet people to participate in the system, whether for the first accepted these practices as necessary or just time, or being a regular participant, is coming claimed ignorance. Does any of this sound right up in October (early voting) and familiar? November 2018. When my country sent me to Vietnam, I was Pauline Cahalan, proud to serve, even though veterans of that war Albuquerque were ostracized upon returning. Our nation now stands at a crossroads. We can continue as “the ’ land of the free,” or we can ignore our heritage Who s Misguided? and repeat the mistakes of Nazi Germany. I used Dear Mr. Rogers, to be proud of my country. No more. (Man it kills me to compare you to that great Terry L. Warkentine, man.) [In response to your v27 i24 letter to the Albuquerque editor, titled “Your Misguidedness.”] I'm sure you’re out there recycling your own Oh, That Bob urine or fighting a grizzly bear with nothing more than an evil glare in your eye. I don't know how Dear Alibi, you are reading this surviving in the woods all by How sad and frustrating to read the letter by Bob yourself there, Grizzly Adams. The rest of us live Rogers in the latest issue [v27 i24]. What it told in the really real modern world. We have shelter, me is that progressives, though present in our grocery stores, houses with heaters and AC, and political system for many years, have done a very hospitals. poor job of getting the message of what they You keep using the word "progressive" like it's stand for out to the masses. Mr. Rogers’ letter was an insult, but the root word there is progress! The all about himself and how he will use the skills world is changing (I know how much that word he has learned for his own survival. No mention scares you), and we're trying to make the future of how he might teach these skills to others and like “Star Trek,” I'm sure you want to make it help everyone share in the making of the bread, like Mad Max. I'm sorry for using pop culture the fish caught or the safe water for drinking, references since you don’t use electricity for TV cooking and bathing. Potential ingredients for a or movies. collaborative meal. I want to work to pay my bills. I don't, I contrast his letter with what I learned about however, want to work 80 hours every week to through Jim Hightower’s newsletter this month be able to afford those basic amenities or be in that explains exactly what progressives are debt up to my eyeballs so I can go to school for a fighting for. Contrary to Mr. Rogers’ thinking chance at a better job. I'll work for water, food that, “All you progressive want everything for and healthcare, but I want them to be reasonably free,” both progressive Democrats and priced so I don't become homeless. Other places Republicans (Yes, there are both of these) are like Canada, Switzerland and Australia have fighting for a sharing economy that would already done these things and they seem to be include jobs that pay a living wage, that we pay doing a lot better we are, so they do work. As for our fair share of taxes, that some of this go to pay your last point, I know you only get your FOX for a health care system that covers everyone, News piped in from a hand-cranked radio, but and a political system that gives all potential the United States is already heavily in debt to political candidates a fair chance of being China, and Russia has a foot in the door.