ONE NATION: We are not enemies

Idahoans have been strong independents for many years. We like our freedoms, and we display our “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, high and proud. There is nothing wrong with that. But what is wrong is that many have been convinced that the Liberals are the enemy. Let’s talk about those freedoms that we all hold so dear.   

Who has decided that they know better about your body than you and your doctors? Who is dictating what you and your children can or cannot read? Who has determined who you can love? Who says who you can be as an individual and that you only have two choices? The answer to these questions is, not the liberals!  

If you are an acquaintance, a friend, or a family member, I hold you dear regardless of your politics. I don’t have to agree with you, but you are more to me that your politics!  

However, if your politics has convinced you that I am your enemy, then please step back and look at yourself. Everything the MAGA party has done from the outset has been to divide us as a nation. You believe we are no longer all Americans; we are no longer all patriotic and we all don’t love our country.   

Before it is too late, please understand that we are one nation, and we all care deeply that our democracy survive this trying time. We need to stop the, “you verses us” mentality, come together, work together, and resist hateful rhetoric.   

It was Lincoln who famously said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” His words could not be more appropriate than they are today.

CAROL SHEMANSKI

Hayden