Dear Editor:
RE: “In very poor taste,” Dec. 4.
The Wellington Advertiser appears to be receiving more and more letters to the editor from far right (alt-right?) folks and this one is no exception.
To take issue with Mr. Nease’s political cartoon of Nov. 27 and saying “Whether you agree or disagree they are world leaders and deserve respect – especially Trump, he has stopped eight wars” (the editor noted “Donald Trump has not stopped eight wars”) would have been enough.
But what enraged me is Mr. Drexler is asking that we respect these leaders by virtue of being leaders, despite one being charged and convicted of war crimes and a second leader who could very well be charged with war crimes (amongst a litany of crimes).
The loss of lives that both Putin and Trump are responsible for is both hideous and obscene. Although I must confess to not seeing the “offensive” cartoon, if there is anything that would have “poked the bear” within myself was Mr. Nease’s inclusion of President Zelensky in the same cartoon as the other two vile leaders.
Zelensky has more leadership, more bravery, more compassion, more everything in his little finger than those two combined. But what’s really sad is Mr. Drexler’s short memory of such brave folks like Alexei Navalny who dared to speak up against Putin and the unspeakable treatment sanctioned by Putin himself that led to his ultimate demise.
And yet because of his position as Russia’s president, we’re to respect him? And that also goes for one of the most incompetent presidents in the history of the U.S.?!
Respect deserves respect … And only one of the three depicted by Mr. Nease deserves the world’s respect.
Brett Davis,
Erin