Terry Altheide took exception to my last letter citing, of all things, the dirt under my fingernails. (They look clean to me) At any rate, I said what I meant, and I meant what I said. In fact, Id advise people to read it again. Other people thought my letter was both detailed and factual, but you cant please everyone.

Mr. Altheide characterizes my letter as wildly wacky, a hate-filled diatribe that shows my splenetic personality. I try not to hate anyone. Its bad for the digestion. What Mr. Altheide calls hate-filled, and Mr. Bindewald calls name calling is merely a description an accurate description of #45.

Elisabeth Parker writes: Trumps America gets uglier with each passing day. I cant really argue with that. A Harris County, Texas deputy and her husband are indicted on murder charges in the senseless death of John Hernandez thanks in part to cell phone video.

Kali Holloway writes: The trickle-down effect of Trumps campaign rhetoric and election is now being felt among kids in schools across the country. Bullying has taken on an alarming twistwith White students using the presidents words and slogans to bully Latino, Middle Eastern, Black, Asian, and Jewish classmates. The articles subtitle is This is Trumps America.

Sixty-three percent of white men and 53 percent of white women (that voted) voted for Trump. Is this the America they voted for? If Trump voters have angst defending their choice, too bad. Resistance is indeed the order of the day. Being anti-education or demeaning teachers wont change our nations history. It wont alter the fact that among the traditional values that this country was founded upon were slavery, attempted genocide, exploitation, and germ warfare.

I choose to stand for other traditional values, like kindness, compassion, honesty, equality, helping those in need, speaking up for and protecting the powerless. I will stand against, and call out anyone, including the president of the United States, who threatens these values or victimizes our citizens. My letter did exactly that.

William Windsor

Fort Madison

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I meant every word - Fort Madison Daily Democrat