Staunton citizen says Republicans have spread lies that are hurting our country: Letter – The News Leader

DYLAN MABE| Staunton

Half of our two-party system is consistently rewarded for running campaigns centered on conspiracy theories and lies. There was no huge satanic cult in the '80s. Obama didnt take your guns, is not a Muslim, and did not become the Antichrist and start the end times or take over the United Nations and bring in a new world order.

Over 80% of adults are vaccinated and nothing bad has happened to them. Common-sense social safety nets like child care and expansion of healthcare benefits have not set us on an irreversible course to become a socialist state any of the times we have done it.

On the flip side, gun violence has risen to unbelievable proportions, to where active shooter threats are becoming a staple of the grade school experiences. Trump and a sizable share of Republicans in the House and Senate participated in a bloody coup attempt to stay in power. While doing that, the Republican Party has taken it upon themselves to spread misinformation about a lifesaving vaccine, as well as completely block any healthcare expansions, during a global pandemic simply for political gain.

How long are we going to continue to fall for this stuff? How long until it results in irrefutable damage to our democracy? How long can we go on with half of our government having openly attempted to overthrow an election?

This year, in Virginia, we went from expanding Medicaid, legalizing marijuana, raising the minimum wage and passing the ERA to electing a Republican who ran on anti-vaccine/mask mandates and allowing schools to not include slavery and civil rights in their curriculum properly. There is nothing there to help the people.We cannot keep destroying every speck of progress by allowing Republicans to keep courting extremism and still win elections.

DYLAN MABE

Staunton

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Staunton citizen says Republicans have spread lies that are hurting our country: Letter - The News Leader