A 'call to arms'
Dear editor:
We are living in the age of apathy. I have seen our nation and the individuals in it head down the path of apathy since I was a teenager. My older brother wrote a paper when he was in high school titled "The Age of Apathy." In his paper, he shared how people would watch someone being attacked or bullied and stand by and do nothing. He wrote how high-ranking officials would do scandalous things and get away with it, while people grumble about it a little ... but then go on about their merry way. He wrote about moral decline, poor or nonexistent work ethics, and government taking away our freedoms. What is so funny, is this paper was written back in the late 1960s.
In his paper, my brother would ask "is this person ... or that group of people, or our government to blame?" Or, "could apathy be the guilty culprit?" It seems that we are so oblivious to what is happening around us.
We complain about the government taking away our freedoms. We complain that the government is controlling the people of our nation instead of "us" controlling it. But, in fact, the government is just filling the void of what we as citizens should be doing. The sad thing is that it is easier, safer, and more convenient for us to sit on our backsides ... I used to think it was laziness, but now I feel that it is indifference ... apathy is the culprit.
Think of the future. Not for us, but our children and grandchildren. Apathy is like a cancerous growth. It starts small, but grows as time allows. In the early stages and with removal of the growth it can be cured, but untreated it can be fatal.
What will you do to help overcome this dreaded malignant disease called apathy?
I beg you to do your part. Support Godly, Bible-believing, moral candidates. Stand up for the principles on which our nation was formed. Ask questions. Get involved.
Let's not wait any longer. This is "A Call to Arms!"
Marcia Albaugh
Chairman, Republican Party
of Garland County
The AG and gun sales
Dear editor:
In talking with AG Leslie Rutledge's office I was told that she is one of the GOP AGs who object to credit card companies tracking gun sales. My understanding is that this is to monitor unusual sales in order to report to investigative agencies.
This seems like a reasonable effort to try something to keep us safe. It's not meant to take away anyone's firearms. Ask yourself why would she not want to have another tool in the arsenal to curtail gun violence?
Linda Koehn
Hot Springs
Trump's threats
Dear editor:
Donald Trump is using his mob boss approach and threatening America with a national uprising if he is indicted for his crimes.
He feels secure in doing this because most of the Republican Congress and Republican voters have been complicit in letting him get away without retribution for such absurd and illegal acts.
Our senators and representatives have been complicit and have benefited from their association with Trump. Trump has corrupted the court systems and the judiciary process and weakened the rule of law, with the supporting votes of Republicans.
There are people that still believe that Trump is not above the law and that he was a criminal before elected, during his term, and still a criminal. Justice must be served and hold him accountable for his crimes against this nation and humanity.
Jerry Davis
Hot Springs