Elaine Lore writes to say she is ashamed of the hate being spewed by some of those seeking the presidency.
To the editor:
I am so ashamed of my America or, should I say, certain portions of it. There is so much hate being spewed forth in the name of keeping us safe, so much so that it has even permeated those seeking the highest office in the land. How sad.
We need to really reassess what made our country great. Perhaps we need to seek out the elder members of our society to speak out about their ancestors coming here as refugees and also how they remember the mistakes made by our country when we acted out of fear and misunderstanding of the danger we faced.
We all need to take a hard look in the mirror to see if this is really the America we want, constantly acting out of fear and exuding such hatred toward people for no fault of their own. For those who want to label and limit who is accepted based on religion, we must acknowledge that when we start questioning anyone's motives based on religious affiliation, we are diminishing our own Christianity.
If one feels that we shouldn't rescue any of these people, then why not just drop a bomb on Syria and call them all 'collateral damage.' How absolutely inhumane! We could get rid of ISIS and everyone else in one fell swoop.
Democracy is messy, slow and expensive, but isn't it the grounds on which our country was founded? There are thousands of groups in this country that are fronts for different kinds of hate. Is this the America we want?
It would be most enlightening if everyone were to read the editorial in the South Jersey Times from Nov. 19 outlining the long process involved in accepting refugees into the United States. I commend the Times for publishing this editorial.
Elaine H. Lore
Pitman, NJ
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