Steve Earle: Community members hold double-standards

To The Daily Sun,

Great accurate letter by Marie Bradley here on Jan. 5, exposing the hypocrisy of the oh so many outraged left writers attacking Rep. Johnson accusing her of anti-Semitism and demanding she resign. As she, Bradley, pointed out, not one of those writers ever had a bad word to say about the overwhelming left's support of all those anti-Israel, anti-Semitic in Congress, in the media or generally in democratic circles. It's very much the same for the left to attack fundamental Christians as so many writers right here in the Sun have done over the years. The hypocrisy there runs so deep and is so pervasive I find it hard to believe those people can't see it in their own writings and feel no shame about it. But then in the left circles it's all politics all the time ethics be damned, any means justifies their ends.

Let one of we on the right dare to write a true factual letter condemning the violent terrorist actions of one of their favored groups and we are labeled racist, Islamophobic, fascist or some other vile name. Try to engage any of them in a reasonable conversation and it's like speaking to a spoiled child whose "opinion" overrides any facts. Asking them to look at facts is like asking them to commit the outrageous offense of doing some homework. "I know everything I need to know" is the usual conditioned response, told by peers what to think so no need to do anything more. Again willfully blind as bats in the glaring light of facts there is no sense expecting reason or shame from such people.

Steve Earle

Gilford