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Letter: Wake up, be worried about Trump

By Kathy Godsil, VANCOUVER
Published: January 11, 2017, 6:00am

How can we, as a nation, sit idly and watch what is happening to us? How can we, as a nation, ignore the bigotry, the insincerity, the lying, the bullying, the stupidity? How do we go on with the lack of leadership? The Obamas offered friendship, truism, grace, honor, honesty, sincerity. What does Donald Trump offer? What does his wife offer?

Wake up, America — we’re on a precipice and close to falling. How low do you want to go? How long will you wait to get your voice out there? The U.S. is in danger of losing our status in the political world, the financial world, the caring world. We’ve been looked up to for many years for many things. We are being laughed at by so many now. Our personal connections in foreign countries tell us that the world is concerned for us and, as a result, for themselves. Trump is the devil in action. He has not a care for us. He has not a clue about America and what we stand for, and what we want or need.

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