Editor:
I find it bizarre that Democrats remain completely deluded about the cause of their defeat in the presidential election (Mailbox, Jan. 2). The commentary and letters in the NCJ have been as ignorant as what I see in the corporate media.
The obvious, but apparently unthinkable truth, is that a great many people voted against the party and candidate responsible for the reprehensible totalitarian policies during COVID.
It was a shock to see the left betray their principles by denying our right to bodily autonomy, medical privacy and fundamental civil rights. Do you remember? Anyone who spoke out against the COVID vaccine mandates was vilified. No opposing viewpoints were tolerated. Debate was shut down.
It was the Democrats who decided that only one course of action was acceptable, and who did their best to coerce, bully and force people to comply.
Do you remember the vaccine passports that some Democratic cities employed? Democrats accepted and even cheered segregation and a two-tiered society.
These authoritarian policies and attitudes were ugly, dangerous and damaging. The people who were vilified, coerced and harmed did not forget the Democrats shameful behavior. The Democrats’ refusal to acknowledge and apologize only makes them look worse.
Amy Gustin, Ettersburg
This article appears in The Battle Over Bear River.