Fight back while democracy dies

To the editor,

I am 97 years old, and I will not be quiet while our democracy is destroyed by a moronic egomaniac president. We were quiet as Hitler rose to power, and ships filled with refugees were turned away from our shores. We were quiet as innocent Japanese Americans were interned in camps, and when Senator McCarthy was destroying lives and careers. We were quiet when Jim Crow ruled the South and lynchings were commonplace.

It is only when we the people are not quiet, that justice will triumph. We must speak out protesting the atrocities of this administration whenever, wherever, and to whomever we can. As Senator Booker said, “ This is not about Democrat vs. Republican, Left vs. Right, this is about Democracy vs. Dictatorship”.

Governor Pritzker of Illinois has called for civil uprising. We must protest and resist loudly, clearly, frequently, and non-violently.

If your answer to the question, “What did you do in 2026 when America was in peril?” is “I kept quiet, “you are complicit in the downfall of democracy”.

Joan Hollander