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Letters from Readers| Florida Times-Union

Democratic Party is moving

the nation into socialism

In 1944, Norman Thomas, six-time presidential party candidate for the Socialist Party of America, said that the American people will never knowingly adopt socialism.

However under the name of "liberalism" they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without knowing how it happened.

Today Democratic Party socialists are widely embedded in our government at all levels. They include Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a majority in Congress and key civil service officials.

They proudly proclaim that, if elected, they will transform America into a socialist nation.

Our country is now engaged in a war for total control of America: capitalism vs. socialism. If we vote for Democratic Party socialists in November we shall join nations that are run by socialists and communists.

The only group large enough to defeat socialism at the ballot box is the Republican Party.

If Americans do not turn out to vote for President Donald Trump and the Republicans we will not save our cherished Land of Liberty.

Liberty lost will never be restored! God bless America.

Jane Kenny, St. Augustine

John Lewis was America at

its best. Trump? Not so much

When world leaders and their citizens watched as a horse-drawn caisson covering the flag-draped coffin containing the remains of civil rights legend and Congressman John Lewis cross the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, they watched America at its best.

They were honoring a man who 50-some years ago attempted to walk across the same bridge with hundreds of fellow Black Americans demonstrating for civil rights, knowing that Alabama State Police were waiting with clubs and dogs to attack them.

America can admit when we are wrong. President Donald Trumps refusal to visit the bier of Lewis while he was in state at the U.S. Capitol shows the world America at its worst.

A small-minded, thinned-skinned, petty, egotistical, self-proclaimed leader of the free world is ensuring he will never be remembered with any reverence when his time comes.

Rick Mansfield, Ponte Vedra Beach

To improve relations, media

should stop mentioning race

The vast majority of American citizens would like to see much better racial relations in our country, especially between Blacks and whites.

To this end, I suggest that the news media should stop referring to race in the news.

No useful purpose is served by mentioning the race of individuals involved in any event whether it be crimes, sports, entertainment, etc.

If the individual in the newsworthy event was not black, then race would not be mentioned.

In my opinion, this type of reporting the news only stirs the pot of distrust and hatred.

Roderick Schlosser, Jacksonville

Note to readers: The Times-Unions longtime policy is to mention race when it is relevant to a story. Editorial Page Editor Mike Clark

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Letters: Democrats are socialists, Trump is no John Lewis and media should never mention race. - The Florida Times-Union