President Trump’s use of dehumanizing language
The May 25 article on President Trump’s address to the graduating cadets of the U.S. Military Academy missed how weird was his speech.
CNN, MSN and others, called it, “disgraceful, embarrassing, scatterbrained,” and “proves he’s mentally unfit to serve.”
First, he left early, missing most of the ceremony and breaking the tradition of the president shaking the hands of every graduate. And when he spoke, he abruptly dropped the prepared remarks and said many very strange things, and talked long about Arnold Palmer again, but this time managed to not mention, like he did before, the size of his male organ.
And then he went on a long, strange, rambling talk about William Levitt, the developer: “He ended up getting a divorce. Found a new wife. Could you say a trophy wife? I guess we can say a trophy wife. It didn’t work out too well. That doesn’t work out to well, I must tell you. There’s a lot of trophy wives — doesn’t work out. But it made them happy for a little while at least. But he found a new wife. He sold his little boat, and he got a big yacht. He had one of the biggest yachts anywhere.”
I’m sure Donald is an expert on trophy wives, but this seems more than a little odd to tell young Army officers. This wasn’t some after-dinner monologue at Mar-a-Lago.
Then even worse, on May 26, he made no mention of the veterans who paid the ultimate price, but said: “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds … .”
He called Democrats, and a former president, “scum,” and history has shown us — again and again — that when political leaders use dehumanizing language to vilify their opponents, they’re in actuality laying the groundwork for authoritarianism, repression and violence.
Patrick Easterling
Hilo
Helicopter tours are creating too much noise
I live in the country and do so because of the peace and serenity, which there is none now.
The helicopter tours are out of hand! Starting at times 6:30 in the morning and continuing all day!
Many people will say, “Don’t live near a tourist site.” However, I own my home and have lived here for 30 plus years.
I grew up in the area and don’t see why we have to put up with the constant noise to please tourists.
The state and county need to limit the number of tours flying around the island. They need to take care of the residents and not the tourists.
They were able to limit the tours at the volcano. Now they need to limit the tours around the island.
The state and county need to consider the physical and mental health of Hawaii residents.
Hokuao Henriques
Kukuihaele
