Letter from Waldo C.M. Johnston Jr.

Main Point Not Challenged

What a pleasure to read replies from Jill Holbrook and Nicole Dillingham to my July 2 “Partial Observer” submission titled “A House Divided Cannot Stand.” Thank you both for reading my opinions, giving them your attention and taking the time to reply.

My takeaway, however, is that we see the events of our time very differently. While Jill compared Trump to King George with creativity and multiple references, Nicole made a strong case for the importance of viewing ourselves not as a house, but rather as a “village” with room for many points of view.

While my goal was to invite conversation, neither Jill nor Nicole seemed to challenge my main point, which was that our partisan disdain for Trump is causing us to ignore the “real issues,” many of which I specifically described in the July 2 edition.

As an aside, I continue to wonder if anyone in Cooperstown agrees with anything I wrote.

Waldo C.M. Johnston Jr.
Cooperstown and Vero Beach, Florida