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Tech Bros should beware of fickle Trump
Attention Tech Bros: Vladimir Putin is always ready to take down any oligarch — no matter how fawning — whom he happens to believe is getting a bit uppity, just as Xi Jinping has done, and so too did Adolf Hitler, Chairman Mao and Josef Stalin.
Donald Trump is nowhere near as smart as those guys, but he’s right up there with them in paranoia and narcissism, and he’s much more fickle.
Think about that as you snuggle up in your well-guarded compounds.
Jim Wolpman
Walnut Creek
Today’s headlines paint an unflattering picture
As I read the headlines from Minnesota, I asked, “Is this who we are?” I hope not.
But I can only know for sure that this is not who I am: not the above-the-law, ignore-the-law, flash-bang, masked ones — not the spin doctors who deny the reality of what my eyes have actually seen in videos.
I am haunted by the question, “Is this who we are?” And I am afraid.
Richard Naegle
Walnut Creek
It’s past time to remove draft-dodging Trump
It has been said that “actions speak louder than words.” I am a firm believer in this axiom, as I also believe talk is cheap.
This concept is exemplified by the deranged loudmouth residing in the White House. While he has no redeeming qualities, he has shown once again that he is a pitiful coward. He talks tough, and he hires chowderhead thugs to do his dirty work for him. After exhausting four education deferments to avoid serving his country in the military, he avoided service a fifth time by claiming bone spurs. A quick scan of the Internet will show that these maladies are easily removed. This was also true during the bully’s draftable years.
It is past time to remove this hate-fueled revenge monger from office.
Jon James
Pleasanton
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