PRESS: A Chinese weapon

It appears that the Coeur d’Alene Press, led by Dwayne Hagadone, has become an extended arm of Communist China’s propaganda machine by publishing Andrea Nagel’s column on the front page (not on the opinion page). Ms. Nagel propagates teaching our children about the Chinese virus (COVID-19). She propagates teaching distrust in their own government (don’t watch President Trump’s daily briefings) and instills in children the fear of being labeled a racist through the avoidance of being labeled xenophobic which she accuses our government of being. These are all poor civics lessons for our impressionable youth.

If we are to be great as a nation, we must not lie to our children in the name of political correctness and identity politics. The virus originated in Wuhan, China. The Communist party in China was responsible for spreading the virus throughout the rest of the world through the manipulation of resources, experts and media. Ms. Nagel, if you want to teach children not to place blame, you would be better suited to be a good example by not encouraging them to mistrust their own government, raising possible domestic terrorists and encouraging trust in a foreign entity.

ESEQUIEL VASQUEZ

Post Falls