To the editor: I'm disappointed in the column by Al Lehmann in the Nov. 14, 2024 issue of The Terrace Standard , 'A study in contrasts: Hard to believe Trump election'.
To the editor: I'm disappointed in the column by Al Lehmann in the Nov. 14, 2024 issue of The Terrace Standard,"A study in contrasts: Hard to believe Trump election". And I'm disappointed that The Terrace Standard published it, given the content of the message. There should be some level of shame for publishing lies when it is extremely easy to do some fact checking.
The level of intellectual dishonesty is palpable in the short opinion piece. But I don't actually blame Mr. Lehmann initially anyway. It depends on how he sources his facts from which he formulates his opinion. I noticed a phenomenon first in 2016 during Trump's first run for political office, but I paid little attention at the time. Then the COVID restrictions and lockdowns came, and I saw how bad the phenomenon really is. I have fallen victim to the logical fallacy called the"appeal to authority" many times in the past, but now that I can think for myself I see it happening to everyone around me, and it scares me.
Much of what Mr. Lehmann mentioned in his opinion is a half-truth at best, hearsay or lies at worst. The paragraph I take most issue with is when he says, as a statement of fact, that"Trump had a career of a succession of frauds and crimes, including rape" and"later he supported an attempted coup." It's a vague statement that points to one specific event so it can encompass many of the false allegations that Trump had to endure during the election campaign.
A pillar of our liberal western society and the system of justice that allows us to defend ourselves, is that we must assume innocence until proven guilty in a court of law. Without this core tenet, we can accuse, incarcerate, and destroy the lives of our fellow citizens with zero evidence. Therefore, I would like to see the evidence and conviction of the crimes that Lehman accused Trump of.
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