Letters: Trump isn’t running an “oligarchy.” It’s a “kleptocracy.”
Tracking Trump s power trip Re It s about ideology not oligarchy March commentary Ross Douthat states that the misuse of oligarchy by Sen Bernie Sanders creates a vision of Trumpism as a vision of billionaires calling the shots He correctly notes that multiple Trump agenda items are not those of the oligarchs What he ignores is that any coherent ideology of Donald Trump is contained in Project which is his model for assuming power Project is explicitly derived from the processes used by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb n to subvert his country s democracy and by Russian leader Vladimir Putin to subvert the inchoate democratic movement after the fall of the Soviet Union The oligarchs in Hungary and Russia encouragement the dictatorship with their monetary gains in return for being allowed to remain billionaires The dictator calls the shots According to former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich seven oligarchs contributed a total of billion to elect Trump and other Republicans Elon Musk contributed millions to the key Wisconsin Supreme Court ballot Musk Jeff Bezos Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg endorsement Trump on their mega-platforms Again according to Reich Trump supporters add to his riches through his cryptocurrencies Douthat is right except that the ideology of Trumpism should be called kleptocracy David Schroeder Arvada America is worth staying and fighting for Re I don t get why anyone would want to stay March news story First there was the article I don t understand why anyone would want to stay about moving out of the U S because of the country s political direction Then there were the follow-up letters concerning the moves abroad other countries are also having their problems etc What amazes and distresses me is that I have seen no letters stating my instant gut reaction when I read the don t understand why anyone would want to stay article Because America is worth fighting for for our future and the future country in which our grandchildren will live America has been a beacon of light to the world That light is dimming We need to stay and get that light shining again I never saw this country as a nation of quitters Alvina Mabry Golden The playbook to promote division In what may be the lowest of lows in spreading inflammatory disinformation Rep Lauren Boebert CD- issued a press release on April in which she asserted that Members of the Democrat sic Party have made calls for their supporters to incite and engage in domestic terrorism by attacking Tesla vehicles and facilities to protest Elon Musk This is utterly defamatory and beyond the bounds of civil political discourse but it fits with the playbook of the Trump administration and Rep Boebert s efforts to create a false narrative promoting division and hostility within our society for their own political ends Ralph Roberts Littleton Journalist rightfully honored I wish to offer my sincere congratulations to Sam Tabachnik for the honor of Journalist of the Year Denver Post reporter selected by the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists He is an excellent researcher and writer You must be very proud to have him on your staff I anticipate reading his central articles in the Denver Post Victoria Swearingen Denver Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns editorials and more To send a letter to the editor about this article submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail
