Will we be lost in the darkness?

To the editor:

Adolph Hitler, the author of “Mein Kampf,” said: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”

There are, ostensibly, enough Republicans that are willing to believe the “big lie” of Donald Trump as well.

I have previously written a letter to the editor in regard to some states seeking to reform their, according to them, “inadequate” voting laws. It has been pretty well disseminated over the last week or so as to just how sincere, yet malicious, this effort is evolving in placing barriers to citizens exercising their constitutional rights.

Some Republicans seem willing to enact a 21-century version of the old “Jim Crow” laws in order to ensure future election “victories.” Their solution seems to be, “let’s break it so we can fix it.”

Or to use Orwellian double-speak: the fewer people who vote the better.

Hitler also said: “A man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes.”

“Democracy Dies In Darkness” are the words under the banner of The Washington Post.

And it remains to be determined whether we will cover our ears and close our eyes, and thus, give our consent to the darkness and the death of our democracy.

Michael Kinser

Portland