Megan Schrader’s call for Trump protests is dangerous (Letters) ...Middle East

Calling for Trump protests ‘dangerous’ and met with pessimism

Re: “A common cause: What would it actually take to force Trump to resign?” June 22 commentary

Using the example of a protest in Puerto Rico (with a population less than 1% of the U.S. total), where more than 1 million people protested for days and nights, banging “pots and pans” over what they felt were “disgusting messages,” is a poor example to use when calling for millions of Americans to protest over illegal migrant rights in our country.

That aside, as a moderate independent voter, I find it disturbing that a major newspaper editor would call a sitting president “a danger to our economy, a threat to our freedoms, an ally to our enemies and a constant source of lies and misinformation.” That language, combined with the intent to incite millions of Americans to take to the streets by calling for a protest over a controversial political position (that millions of conservatives support), is dangerous given the extremely polarized politics we have today.

One may want, and even call for, a “peaceful” protest, but realistically we cannot expect millions of Donald Trump supporters, who voted him into office, to idly stand by and not counter-protest. Riots, destruction, injuries, and deaths would seem inevitable.  And, at the end of the day, does anyone really believe that a protest, such as Megan Schrader calls for, would actually convince Trump to resign?

Jim Malec, Roxborough Park

I read the article Sunday about what it might take to peacefully depose President Donald Trump. Finding a “core value” right now in the United States would be very difficult. Using Puerto Rico’s demonstrations doesn’t seen to rise to the level we need. It is a small island with nothing like the population of the mainland United States.

A small island could easily find core values and share them among one another. They are small. We are large.

Do you think book burning would do it? No, we’ve already had that. How about bodily autonomy? Nope, we had it and didn’t like it. First and Fifth Amendment rights are gone, folks. Voting rights are being erroded. How about a full-blown concentration camp? Been there, done that at Amache in Colorado during WWII. Perhaps gas chambers? What stopped the Nazis from destroying Europe? The violent intervention of the U.S. armed forces. What kept the Confederate states from forming their own country? The violent Civil War fought to keep our nation whole.

I don’t think we have any core values any longer. I’m definitely not advocating for another civil war, but I’m not sure banging drums and pans outside Mar-a-lago is going to solve our problem. Our democracy is great, but can we keep it?

Betty Green, Colorado Springs

“No King’s Day” was a representation of liberals as self-absorbed, ideological and self-deluded. Liberals who suck at the teat of a pathetic liberal mouthpiece like The Denver Post are nothing more than useful idiots to the left ideology. They’ve been indoctrinated by left-leaning schools, woke companies and liberal news outlets. Donald Trump a king? Give me a break. Trump is the only thing keeping this country from descending into a socialistic, pathetic shadow of itself.

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Thank you, Jack, from Aurora, and Kay, from Denver. The military parade celebrating our armed forces was awesome, and the “No Kings” protests were pathetic.

Scott Gardner, Aurora

Just a correction: the author wrote, “a man who took office with the support of a majority of American voters…”

In fact, Trump did not win with a majority of the votes. Less than 50% of the voters marked his name on the ballot. More people voted for someone else than voted for Trump, by about 500,000 votes.

Fred Waiss, Prairie du Chien, Wis.

When both sides agree to be angry with the messenger

Re: “Readers question coverage of “No Kings” protests and Trump’s parade celebrating Army,” June 22 letters to the editor

After reading the Open Forum letters criticizing The Post for its coverage of the military parade and the “No Kings” protests, I think you should be proud of your reporting. Ticking off both sides of this issue means you’re doing something right.

Steve Titus, Boulder

Skilled reporter retains excellence, even as Rockies falter

Re: “Owner, now sober, says Rox need fresh eyes,” June 22 sports story

Patrick Saunders just anchored himself as the best sports journalist in the Rocky Mountain region with his news-breaking article and interviews with Charlie and Dick Monfort. Not only did Saunders obtain an interview with the Monforts — which no one else has done during this abysmal Rockies’ season — but he presented the information with journalistic integrity, objectivity, and honesty.

It is rather unfortunate that Saunders has been relegated to doing most of the beat coverage of the Rockies during this stretch of bad baseball, but his reporting and weekly analysis is always spot-on while never pulling punches, as it were. With no quarter to rant on with the opinion columnists, Saunders has been the one voice covering the team that is most reliable, unbiased, yet critically minded about the Rockies’ shortcomings. There is no other local or regional journalist who provides Rockies fans with insight, information, and analysis like Patrick Saunders.

While other local publications often run Associated Press coverage of Rockies games, Saunders provides fans with hometown flavor — despite often being unable to cover road games in person.

What Patrick Saunders has done with his latest piece is award-winning journalism. It represents the best of what he does amidst the troubled times of the team he covers. Kudos to Patrick Saunders. Hopefully, the dreadful baseball he covers does not prompt him to switch to another sport. Rockies fans and the Rocky Mountain Region need him on the baseball beat.

Dan Sage, Centennial

If, indeed, it is difficult to play in Denver because of the altitude, then we should win every home game. The visiting teams do not train here, nor are they used to the mile-high issues.

Shirley Schley, Denver

Colorado Republican congressional delegation all in on harming vulnerable citizens

Re: “Tax bill: Report: 6 rural hospitals in state could close,” June 22 news story

In her article, writer Meg Wingerter addressed the appalling possibility of Colorado losing six rural hospitals should the Republicans’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” be approved as is by the Senate. She did an excellent job explaining how this would impact thousands of Coloradans. She did not mention that all of Colorado’s Republican congressional representatives voted “Yes” on this bill — demonstrating their willingness to rip health care from the most vulnerable and their utter disregard about the impact of doing this — oh, and add billions of dollars to the U.S. deficit along the way.

But in her article, Wingerter referred to the “left-leaning” Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and their analysis of the bill’s impact. I cannot help but wonder why that descriptor was needed. Was this to suggest that they couldn’t be trusted, that their analysis was somehow “tainted?” And does that mean that The Denver Post will continue to use the description “left-leaning” and its corollary, “right-wing” in all articles? If so, why isn’t this damaging bill described as “right-wing”?

Christine Soto, Denver

When will majority of GOP admit 2020 election results?

Re: “Lindell now owes Dominion executive $2.3 million for his lies, but his con continues,” June 22 commentary

Rarely have I agreed with Krista Kafer, but it is for that reason that I am responding to her “Election lies” column in last Sunday’s Perspective section of The Denver Post.

Even today over half the Republican Party still believes the 2020 presidential election was stolen by Joe Biden. In Oklahoma they are trying to add that theory to the curriculum they are teaching their students.

Christopher Krebs, whose job, among others, was to make sure the 2020 election results were fair, actually lost his job for daring to speak up, saying the 2020 election was one of the most accurate elections in the history of our country.

Even as Donald Trump has started his second term in office, he continually says he won the 2020 election.

Mike Lindell, the “My Pillow Guy,” recently lost a defamation suit against Eric Coomer, the former security director for Dominion Voting Systems. Rather than be contrite, he doubled down on his lie.

When are the majority of Republicans going to finally acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and move on? Only then can this country start to heal.

The “No Kings” protests were a start. Let’s hope it is only the beginning and we truly start to believe the emperor has no clothes because he truly doesn’t.

David Shaw, Highlands Ranch

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