Re: 'Is Trump connected to the twin towers?' [Village News Letters, 11/28/19]

I was so glad to see the two letters concerning the Twin Towers in New York. Thank you, Chuck Tillotson and Harry Stitle for revealing the false statements made by the possibly well-meaning Ann Harter.

For whatever reasons, she chose to reveal her lack of knowledge of well-known facts about the Twin Towers. Writing should involve some basic research on the subject, and upon completion, both meaningful and accurate details could be revealed. Free speech does include the ability to express inaccurate information, as in her article. But?

The current phrase generally being used to reference published inaccurate information is fake news. The proliferation of misstatements and absolute lies appears to be endless and growing in apathetic acceptance. The volume of this fake news is an illness and untreated has changed our society.

The misinformation contained in her article could have far reaching consequences. Other people with limited knowledge concerning the collapse of the Twin Towers might accept her version of the cause of the structural failures, but they would be wrong. I wish people would think before espousing potentially harmful inaccurate facts.

Our society is awash in a flood of often negative political propaganda. We all have brains and should have an ability to discern political posturing. Obviously, our society has been dumb-ed down sufficiently to further a political agenda of one party or another. There are so many issues that need our immediate attention. Unless we collectively work together there will not be any positive changes to correct the ever growing problems in our local communities or nationwide.

Whether a Republican, Democrat, liberal, socialist or any political name you wish to apply to your orientation, we have and will disagree on issues we believe are important. The one fact that seems to be ignored by many is that we all live together and enjoy life. We strive to better ourselves and provide for our families. As we do, I doubt much consideration is given to a political point of view. We are busy and focused to succeed in whatever level of society we find ourselves.

For myself, I went without food, new clothes and shoes that fit at times, and I worked two eight-hour jobs with only a half-hour between them. I did not complain; I was too tired then, as many of you are today. You can and will progress and achieve your desired goal with probable setbacks on occasion.

With as much misinformation as we are subjected to currently, we have to stop. Why stop? The reason is to take the time needed to listen and understand what is really the issue being discussed or narrated. We all have been misled and will most probably continue to be misled. Who is the current liar? What is the true agenda of the speaker? What is being offered as fact not opinion? We are tired of listening to the opinions of narrators. We would rather hear the truth that we might not agree with than the opinions being expressed.

Carol A. Winn