{"id":2595,"date":"2026-07-01T23:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2026-07-01T23:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T23:37:21","slug":"letter-from-deep-red-arkansas-tears-apart-pro-trump-patriotism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2595","title":{"rendered":"Letter from deep-red Arkansas tears apart pro-Trump ‘patriotism’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arkansas voters haven\u2019t elected a Democratic governor in over a decade. Same with its two U.S. senators. And with all four of its U.S. representatives. Donald Trump won the state in the 2024 presidential election with nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the vote \u2014 even more than he took in 2020. For more than a decade, Republicans have controlled both chambers in the state legislature \u2014 now with a veto-proof supermajority. And as of the 2024 election, more than eight out of 10 Arkansans live in solid Republican counties.<\/p>\n

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So perhaps it\u2019s surprising to see an anti-Trump letter to the editor in one of the state\u2019s top newspapers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that patriotism?\u201d asks Doug Barber in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state\u2019s paper of record.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recently read an article that stated Republicans are more patriotic than Democrats or independents. I question that assertion,\u201d Barber argues.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can someone claim they are patriotic when they support a president who regularly ignores the U.S. Constitution?\u201d he asks. \u201cFor example, in 2021, Donald Trump did everything in his power to prevent the duly elected president from taking office.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cUnder the Trump administration, freedom of the press and freedom of speech is only as long as you aren\u2019t too critical of the president (CBS News is an example),\u201d Barber continues. \u201cHow about the separation of powers? Trump tried to appoint his Cabinet without the approval of Congress. He threatens judges who decide against him with impeachment. He regularly uses executive orders to bypass Congress and impose his will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barber scorches Trump\u2019s pardons of January 6 rioters.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget how he treats protesters,\u201d he posits. \u201cIf you violently protest for Trump, you get pardoned and possibly get financially rewarded (if Trump gets his way). If you protest against the president, you get harsh sentences (see Minnesota) or perhaps even killed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf supporting this kind of president is what it takes to be patriotic,\u201d Barber concludes, \u201ccount me out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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