Election rebukes Trumpand his insurance policies
This election was an enormous Democratic victory and a repudiation of Donald Trump. Apparently, it by no means occurred to him that People could be appalled at:
1. Masked ICE brokers snatching their neighbors off the streets, a lot of whom have been arrested due to the colour of their pores and skin. Some even turned out to be U.S. residents.
2. Hiring an antivaxxer and science denier, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to be in command of the nation’s well being.
3. Focusing on his political opponents by bringing frivolous, made-up expenses.
4. Beginning a commerce conflict with our associates, akin to Canada and Mexico. He simply raised Canadian tariffs just because they performed a Ronald Reagan industrial disparaging tariffs throughout the World Collection.
5. Sending the Nationwide Guard into cities in Democratic-run states on the pretext of crime preventionand in opposition to the desire of the governors.
6. Chopping again Medicare and Medicaid advantages to offer enormous tax cuts to his billionaire donors.
Arthur StrausWalnut Creek
The reality aboutdemocratic socialism
Re: “Democrat Zohran Mamdani elected New York City mayor” (Web page A3, Nov. 5).
Many People don’t perceive the distinction between communists, socialists, and democratic socialists. Democratic socialists imagine in a market-based capitalist economic system run to profit the bulk, not the few. They advocate for a sturdy social security internet, authorities management over important providers like well being care and insurance policies to cut back financial inequality, akin to greater taxes on the rich and firms. They need common well being care, free greater schooling and to strengthen labor unions.
Whereas communism and a few types of socialism contain state management of every little thing, democratic socialism works inside present democratic buildings to attain its objectives. It’s against the authoritarian communism of Russia and China.
Many additionally fear that democratic socialism will slide into full-fledged socialism or some type of communism. That ignores long-established and revered Social Democratic Events in Europe — the Labour Occasion within the UK and the Socialist Occasion in France, in addition to left-of-center events all through Scandinavia.
Jim WolpmanWalnut Creek
Restoring SNAP wouldbe neatest thing for Trump
Re: “Congress must cement health care, food aid” and “Trump administration must prop up SNAP” (Web page A6, Nov. 6).
Thanks, Jim Driggers and Ricardo Narvaez, on your latest letters advocating for SNAP, the federal government program offering meals for needy youngsters and households.
Clearly, Mr. Trump has by no means needed to go with out meals on account of a scarcity of cash, so he can’t perceive the that means of starvation. Effectively, Mr. Trump, there are a lot of individuals with out the means to purchase meals who’ve used SNAP to feed their households. Do you actually need to be seen as the rich chief accountable for ravenous American youngsters?
Restore SNAP.
Tari NicholsonMartinez
Federal guidelines againstgerrymandering wanted
My get together simply put one other nail within the coffin of democracy in California with Proposition 50.
Even in highschool, we realized that gerrymandering was undemocratic and unacceptable. It wants a non-political federal implementation of ordinary guidelines for all states. States’ rights are a problem, however these are elected federal positions and can’t be left as much as the native political bias of states. It beats rolling within the mud with the remainder of the nation.
Sooner or later, the California Democratic Occasion’s declare to defend democracy and shield all minorities (Republicans) will ring hole.
James RoeslerSan Ramon
Progressive tide rollsin with election
The political tide has modified in America.
Zohran Mamdani’s emphatic victory over Andrew Cuomo reveals that New Yorkers help progressive, for-the-people insurance policies, over for-the-rich favoritism.
Democratic wins across the nation — Virginia and New Jersey governors, races in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Virginia once more, and Proposition 50 right here, are all blows to Donald Trump’s nasty, erratic divisiveness.
But, the Democratic Occasion management resists progressive insurance policies as a result of they concern dropping company marketing campaign funds and are happy with the established order. Chuck Schumer didn’t endorse Mamdani. Hakeem Jeffries solely did so, and Barack Obama solely referred to as him on the final minute, after the end result was clear.
Had Kamala Harris supported progressive insurance policies relatively than spouting limp anti-Trump rhetoric, she would have gained.
The one approach for Democrats to win again energy is to prioritize abnormal individuals’s wants, tax the shamefully wealthy and provides first-time and youthful voters causes to help Democrats. It’s frequent sense.
Keith NakataniOakland
Gaza tragedy mustnever occur once more
Re: “It’s time to face the enormity of Gaza’s loss” (Web page A13, Oct. 26).
I can solely think about returning to the devastation that after was residence in Gaza. Think about the entire Bay Space diminished to powder: Grace Cathedral, 680, Golden Gate Park — no extra. Faculties and hospitals — piles of concrete and rebar. No clear or working water, not even any pipes or remedy services. No bathrooms; no sewers. No meals. Your own home is now contaminated rubble. Are you able to even discover the lot? Your pets?
How do you rebuild centuries of historical past, magnificence, life and tradition which have all been bombed to mud? Deliver again entire households blasted out of existence? Assist so many WCNSFs (Wounded Baby No Surviving Household)? This, whereas Israel continues its bombing, torture, hunger, detention and land theft of harmless Palestinians.
We should discover a strategy to reclaim the vibrancy and historical past of Palestine and make sure that “never again” will such obliteration be funded with our cash and help.
Elizabeth FisherPleasant Hill
