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Letter: Republicans are dangerous

By Jerry Mathis, Vancouver
Published: May 30, 2021, 6:00am

Now I am afraid. Very afraid. I just saw a promo for a TV series called “Fear the Walking Dead” about mindless zombies whose bodies still work but they are totally dead in the head. I thought it was fantasy until I realized the zombies are real and they are among us, especially in the Congress of the United States. They call themselves Republicans and they somehow manage to have leaders named Kevin and Mitch and even a god they call “Donald.” Some of them have even infiltrated local and state governments as well as the national institutions.

They don’t seem to have any purpose except to be as destructive to normal people’s lives as they can be. The amazing thing is how they seem to multiply. They are very active on social media and even have their own TV network called Fox News where they can spread lies and promote conspiracy theories with reckless abandon. I don’t have the answer to how to stop this invasion but I do have a warning: be afraid. If you meet someone who has a blank expression on their face and says they are a Republican, turn away and run. It’s getting dangerous out there.

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