Letter to the editor: Blind to destruction

After reading Jim Harger’s letter ”There’s no destruction happening in U.S.” (Dec. 12, TribLIVE), in which he ignorantly critiques Ed Davis’ letter “Biden will take blame for destruction” (Nov. 10, TribLIVE), I wondered what world Harger has been living in for the past two years. Someone who could seriously ask, “What destruction?” could very well be walking around in a hypnotic state.

Our southern border is a catastrophe, our criminal justice system seems to care more about the criminals than the victims of the exploding crime crisis, our economy is hanging on by a thread, Afghanistan ended in disaster and our education system is third world. Our military, contrary to Harger’s claims, is unable to maintain troop levels as members who refuse the covid-19 vaccine are booted out and recruiting levels plummet, probably because of the “woke ideology” being foisted on them.

It is difficult to imagine that any clear thinking, socially and politically aware person can be so incredibly wrong without having been entranced by some radical left svengali.

Richard Byers

Mt. Pleasant