OPINION:
The Democrats and too many independent and conservative voters are responsible for the defeat of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. While the Democrats channeled all their rage into votes against Mr. Trump, enough independent and conservative voters turned on him as well because they were tired of his arrogant disposition. Well, good luck to this half of the population if they need emergency surgery and find out that the best surgeon is a conservative or has an irascible personality.
If Mr. Trump had run for reelection against President Biden during a crisis of the greatest magnitude, the American people would have handily reelected him.
Despite the deep division within our population, we will eventually come together and withstand the whirlwinds of chaos, cataclysmic devastation and any dark crisis that we may face. Too often in life, harrowing times come our way. Too often in life, that 1% chance prevails. For instance, if there is a severe fuel shortage and the price of a gallon of gas doubles. Or if our judiciary goes off the rails because of ideological differences with the Supreme Court. Or if crime runs so rampant that neighborhoods throughout the country must enlist their own volunteers to work shifts to protect their families and homes. Or if the cloud of an impending war with Russia or China hovers over us. Let us hope and pray that the current administration does not experience any of these crises.
ANDY FARKAS
Traverse City, Michigan
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