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PittBlue

(4,897 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 03:18 PM 10 hrs ago

My letter to the editor that was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer...

My heart is broken because the America that I love is no more
I hope the Republicans are proud of the destruction their president has caused around the world.

A war that was not approved by Congress has caused chaos, our beautiful White House has been ravaged, the Lincoln

Memorial Reflecting Pool has carried the weight of the Presidential motorcade and millions of dollars in damage.

Immigrants have been arrested and living in deplorable conditions. Parents separated from their children and people have died thanks to ICE. People are starving because of losing their SNAP benefits.

Our education, health system and women’s rights are being destroyed. Our voting rights are threatened every single day. Racism is rampant.

I no longer recognize this country and my heart is broken when I think of the 250th celebration coming up. If this is great, please take us back to not-so-perfect.

That was the America that I loved.

The writer is a librarian from Middleburg Heights. Name withheld by request.

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My letter to the editor that was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer... (Original Post) PittBlue 10 hrs ago OP
Kurt Vonnegut called it the "Cleveland Pain Feeler." OMGWTF 9 hrs ago #1
Hear! Hear!! pat_k 9 hrs ago #2
Excellent letter Grim Chieftain 8 hrs ago #3
Thank you! PittBlue 8 hrs ago #4
Beautiifully stated. Thank you for sharing. niyad 8 hrs ago #5
Truth! blm 8 hrs ago #6
Name withheld by request.... very wise move. QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #7
Thanks... PittBlue 7 hrs ago #10
Well done! Chasstev365 8 hrs ago #8
Excellent work! calimary 7 hrs ago #9
Well stated. mzmolly 5 hrs ago #11
Was bawling through your whole message. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #12
👏 👏 👏 Raftergirl 5 hrs ago #13
You speak for me MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #14
You and me both... PittBlue 4 hrs ago #15
Hug's MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #16
Thanks. PittBlue 3 hrs ago #17

Grim Chieftain

(2,396 posts)
3. Excellent letter
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:05 PM
8 hrs ago

I think you speak for many of us in saying your heart is broken, I know mine is.

Thanks for sharing this with us, PittBlue.

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