To the editor:
Listening to the several presidential debates recently, I have growing concern about the rise of socialism in this country. We have the largest military force in the world, with bases, or at least military influence on every continent.
The reason we are given, is to “protect American interests.” The primary interests seems to be oil, but we don’t call it a “subsidy” to the oil companies.
The latest excuse for the drop in the stock market is the drop in oil prices. We did as we were told and conserved energy, but now our 401(k)s are sinking.
Since World War II, we have called it patriotism supporting the U.S. policies in the Middle East by overthrowing governments and putting boots on the ground since 1990. Look where that has gotten us. As told by presidential candidates, patriotism is spending billions of dollars in foreign countries, socialism is spending money on Americans.
