OPINION:
Watching the dissent over the Supreme Court rulings on abortion and hand-gun carry laws, two things became clear (“Supreme Court justices apply originalism as test for constitutional challenges on abortion, guns,” Web, June 26). First, the fanatical left does not respect the democratic system the founders set up. Second, if they could, the progressives would support a totalitarian federal government as long as leftists held power.
On the political right, there is deep disenchantment over liberal policies; that is obvious. But when Roe v. Wade was imposed in 1973, conservatives did not rampage or threaten the Supreme Court. Yes, there were a few violent loons who damaged abortion clinics, but nothing like what we are seeing now from the left.
It is important to understand two things. One, some progressives will try to actually hurt you if they believe you oppose their agenda. Two, some very powerful people will harm those with whom they disagree.
Hollywood is the template for that. It is extremely difficult for outwardly pro-life people, or even Trump supporters, to find work in the entertainment industry, including television. Studio chieftains and high-profile agents are doctrinaire liberals. They wouldn’t hold their positions if they weren’t.
The current situation in show business is worse than the McCarthyism of the 1950s.
BRIAN GOLDENFELD
Oak Park, California
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