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Dear Editor,

Leo Terrell is one of the most emotionally transparent people I have ever seen.  He is a former Democrat, black civil rights attorney, and political commentator.  Every time I saw him as a Democrat he looked angry and miserable.  After he switched parties in 2016 he radiates a smile as big as the Sun when I see him.  Leo has told of his transformation and joy. The soul knows.  I think a lot of Democrats haven’t admitted their misery to themselves.  Hypocrisy is cancer to the soul.

There are Americans without a violence problem - The Amish.  My AI check revealed just 4 Amish have been convicted of murder in US history.  Their Christian faith and culture teach non-violence and forgiveness.  The Amish own a lot of guns though.  Hmm, if guns are the problem why haven't Dems studied Amish guns to find out why they don’t kill people?  Culture and community are the keys.

Something else Amish don’t have - social media.  Social media echo chambers are a cancerous evil for many including Charlie Kirk’s accused killer.  Garbage in, garbage out.  People without critical thinking skills and strong values can be brainwashed.  Media trust is at an all time low and deservedly so.  There are 2 kinds of slavery - of the body and of the mind.  Many people are their own slave masters. What can help is every social media have Community Notes like X does so lies can be challenged.

The fact so many Democrats (thousands) expressed approval of and rejoiced in Kirk’s assassination is soul numbing and evil. Bluesky, the Democrat X alternative, even posted a warning to its members. Mark Cuban stated about Bluesky 12JUN25 the site had become a toxic echo chamber and “grown ruder and more hateful.  Constitution expert and law professor Jonathan Turley said in early 2025, “As a lifelong Democrat….I no longer recognize the party of my youth.  We used to stand for something other than the next election or hating others.” Democrat Party approval is at an all time low.  The Democrat Party stands judged by its own.

The obsession with external characteristics has led many Dems to mental illness in denying over 2 million years of biology.  The recent Minnesota murderer of 2 children was trans.  So have others.  The info was withheld by many media.  The person was very troubled and let down by every adult in his life.

The trans issue didn’t exist until recent years.  Amish don’t have a trans issue.  Isn’t it highly likely it’s driven by social media which rose at the same time and which the rest of us didn’t have either until more recent years?  The powerful drugs trans people have to take for the rest of their lives can cause terrible mood changes that can lead to violence.  The Hippocratic Oath has been obliterated by every doctor that performs sexual surgery on otherwise healthy children.  That is evil.  Character and culture are what are most important.  That seems to have been forgotten.

When we stand before God none of us will be able to say Trump or this or that made us do it.  We all stand on whether or not we chose to do good or evil. Choose wisely.

Be well with your mind and soul.  Peace.

Gregory Erickson, Dodgeville, WI 

Constitution Defender and Veteran