Letters to the Editor

The fascist dictatorship is here

Whether you voted for it or not, we’ll get to experience a fascist dictatorship in this country.  I knew we could expect years of chaos, scandal, and Democrat-blaming, but who expected to get a co-president Musk? 

Musk has seized the Treasury’s payment system.  This means that an oligarch and Silicon Valley privateers now have direct access to all of our personal information on our Social Security benefits, tax refunds and bank accounts where federal funds are deposited. This also means that they can now delete any appropriation by Congress:  Medicare and Medicaid payments, disaster relief, whatever Trump/Musk want.  They’ve managed to neuter Congress while stealing the private information of nearly all Americans. Well done!

Trump complained constantly, and without evidence, that dangerous criminals were being released from prisons to prey on Americans. That’s exactly what he did in his first week:  released 1500 dangerous and guilty J6-ers, many who viciously beat police officers nearly to death.

A couple people told me that they were voting for Trump because they were tired of wars. I hope they won’t have a problem with our military slaughtering innocent Panamanian citizens, who have no army of their own to protect them or their Panama Canal. Can you imagine what Trump will do once he controls which ships can access the canal?

Now he’s imposing outrageous tariffs on our best trading partners and allies. Whee!  Let’s get ready for a downhill ride – unless you’re a billionaire.  For you, things will never be better. MAGA.

Debra Shankland

Fox Rest Dr.

Brecksville