What is wrong with the way people debate an issue today? Look no further than Pat Gordon’s Nov. 10 letter, “Rants sound familiar.”
Gordon’s personal disagreement with certain viewpoints is escalated to destructive proportions. Gordon dismisses scientific evidence regarding climate change as “rants,” and dismisses valid concerns regarding gun violence as being akin to propaganda used by Hitler.
This kind of histrionic demonization of open dialogue is destructive to the fabric of what America stands for: the right to be respected and the right to disagree without fear of violence, defamation, and hatred. Hitler’s legacy was based on hatred; let’s keep that sentiment out of our American dialogue.
