To the Editor,
I don’t know how else to begin except to say this: I am watching the country I have always been proud of fall apart, and I am grieving its loss.
Money and power have become so concentrated, so protected, and so corrupt that they have fractured us beyond recognition. We are divided against one another while a small, wealthy elite benefits from our exhaustion, our fear, and our constant distraction. I am afraid that if we do not stop at this moment—right now—and choose unity over division, we will all deeply regret it.
Most Americans want the same basic things: to live safely, to work hard and be fairly compensated, and to have time to spend with our families and friends. Instead, we are kept scrambling, overworked, and angry, with barely enough time to sit down and share a meal with the people we love.
We are being distracted— deliberately. Much of what we read is not fully true. It’s half-truth, outrage, and manipulation designed to keep us fighting each other instead of asking the real questions: Why are we protecting extreme wealth at the expense of working people? Why are we taught to fear one another over race, religion, gender, or orientation while billionaires profit from our division? Why do we tolerate a system that treats people as disposable labor instead of human beings?
What truly baffles me is watching intelligent friends and family accept this insanity without stopping to ask who benefits from it.
I believe in the Constitution. I believe in due process.I believe in law and order that applies to everyone. I believe in freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and marriage equality.I believe in justice for all—not just for those with money or power.
Most of all, I believe in us. The choice before us is simple: either we stop letting hate and fear divide us and focus on what unites us, or we continue down a path that leads to destruction. Unity is not weakness. Accountability is not radical. Democracy only survives when people are willing to defend it together.
The question is: are we ready to believe in each other again?
Sincerely,
Amber Jewell
Battle Ground
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