Letters to the editor Aug. 19
Compliance over competence
In what increasingly seems to be a case of life imitating art, are the current political events happening not just in our country, but around the world: a war on the productive, the achieving and small businesses.
Many years ago, a book was published called “Captains and the Kings.” Reportedly based loosely on the life of Joseph Kennedy, it follows him from poverty to incredible wealth and influence. Within his circle was a global group who disdained independence: “The middle class, in all nations, as we know, must be eliminated, for they tend to stimulate and encourage chaotic liberty. They stand in the way of our Plan.”
The Plan?
“Wars, confiscatory taxes to destroy the middle class, inflation and national debt. When these became unbearable even the most docile population had the propensity for rebellion. It was then that the anonymous plotters came into their own and seized ultimate power, in the name of law and order.”
It’s not easy to control a group of people who are prosperous and independent, and they fear you. But take down the productive, and you also take down those dependent upon them. Keep dividing people into groups, and have them fight each other.
The opposite of courage is often said not to be cowardice, but compliance. Too many of our elected officials, from the president on down, are of this ilk — compliance over competence — and making bank by destroying you.
Will this be just your average election? It’s getting tougher to deny reality.
— Linda Lien, Billings
Supports Busse
Ryan Busse, a Montana kind of governor, sees each one of us as equals. His early life experiences, on a ranch, created this “down to earth” kind of guy. The ups and downs during his career led him into a world with a voice that he realized was harmful to families and communities. That world was not going to let him have a life where he could make a difference. The freedom to nurture his family and community in a safe, honorable place, and protect public lands is a priority of his. We, who have made our home here in Montana for many years, appreciate Ryan. He does not want to forget who we are.
The current governor has been pulling Montana down the wrong path. Candidate Busse is ready to work with citizens to define the future for true Montana citizens. Gov. Greg Gianforte, a man of questioned relationships and great wealth has forgotten who actually lives here.
Gianforte actions:
1. Blocking public access to a state waterway.
2.Using government to erase property taxes for the wealthy.
3. Using red tape relief, softening constitutional regulations which protect lives and property of everyday Montana citizens.
4. Shaming women for their right for, safe and private, reproductive health care.
5. Hindering access to health care for low-income citizens.
6. Welcoming a relationship with a conservative “think tank”, degrading our educational system.
7.Supporting a museum connecting Bible stories with dinosaurs.
8. Connecting with the Trump Mega World, violently impacting Montana’s freedom we love.
Vote for Ryan Busse, our next Montana governor. We need Ryan to bring Montana back to the friends and citizens who love Montana for what it is.
— JoLynn Yenne, Kalispell