Editor:
I am not sure whether Bill Hassler was writing tongue-in-cheek, or whether he just hadn’t thought his argument through (Mailbox, Dec. 19). I believe, though he doesn’t explicitly state it, he was referring to the recent election results when he said, “Most people are just too dumb to know what’s in their best interest, let alone make important decisions.” That’s exactly what the incoming administration is saying about the American population.
Project 2025 also maintains that a certain group of elite people are smarter than the rest of us and should make decisions for us. It’s pretty fascist, and so is Mr. Hassler’s statement.
Mr. Hassler should not be decrying the American people; he should be railing against an education system that does not teach critical thinking and doesn’t give people the tools to think through the outcomes of their decisions.
Lauri Rose, Dinsmore
This article appears in Top 10 Stories of 2024.