We need unity and respect
By The Bakersfield Californian
Regarding the Nov. 8 letter "America died on Tuesday night": On the contrary, America was rejuvenated. The letter writer blames the media (MSNBC) and all other liberal idiots for sinking us into a Third World abyss.
We live in a democracy and the majority has spoken. The demographics of the U.S. have changed. The Republican Party has a problem relating to the average American. Conservative entertainers like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have created a polarization of ideologies that only distance Americans from one another. This only hardened the Democratic base, which led to Romney's ultimate defeat.
This partisan bigotry and name-calling must stop so that both parties can work together to save the republic from an economic collapse. When both parties learn to work and respect each other, America will once again rise from the ashes of a decaying society to a country that our founders would have been proud of.
Frank R. Stibor
Tehachapi
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