To the editor: I’m an octogenarian Swiftie and happy with it. (“Donald Trump’s politics of hate have come for Taylor Swift,” Opinion, Sept. 18)
Ever since I heard Taylor Swift’s first hit track, “Tim McGraw,” in 2006, I fell in love together with her music and messages. In a world the place an ex-U.S. president sows worry, Swift writes and sings about hope, pleasure, love, kindness, and all the opposite feelings that carry optimistic emotions and connectivity to not simply the younger people on the earth, however a couple of of us “previous timers” too.
In a world the place so many celebrities select to stay on the political sidelines, Swift comes ahead and takes a stand for what she really believes is moral and honorable, whatever the potential penalties.
I recall a well-known quote from my highschool days: “One man with braveness is a majority.” I believe that is fairly apropos, aside from the truth that we’re speaking about one younger girl who has the braveness to face up with love, kindness and compassion whereas fearlessly going through the hate and fearmongers.
Whereas I’ve been a Republican my entire life, I might be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris — as a result of, Mr. Trump, within the phrases of Swift, “We’re by no means, ever, getting again collectively once more!”
David Brubaker, Palm Desert
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To the editor: When Trump and supporters say that Swift ought to keep on with leisure and keep out of politics, it’s the peak of hypocrisy.
What was Trump earlier than he ran for president? A star entertainer.
His “do as I say, not as I do” angle is emblematic of right now’s Republican politicians and hypocritical at its core.
Richard Brown, Irvine
