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People exaggerate COVID-19 suffering

To the Editor:

In today’s America, we find ourselves facing the continued onslaught of biased reporting and erroneous “expert” advice relative to a virus no more significant than a severe flu outbreak. And to add suffering to misery, we have continuing protests and their accompanying riots and looting with a professionally coordinated effort by Black Lives Matter, Antifa and other supporting subversives. Indeed, a new American conflict.

We have state and federal health officials and government leaders exaggerating the fatality numbers from the virus as well as making an all-out effort to convince the uninformed that “catching the virus equals death.” They are fear mongers of the worst kind, using the opportunity to garner more power for themselves over the people for as long as they can. And in the process they have substantially harmed the nation’s economy and the lives of millions of Americans.

Our leaders on both sides of the political aisle have done their part to demonstrate that in today’s America, we have the worst leadership in our nation’s history. Leaders characterized by dishonesty, cowardice, apathy and gross incompetency. The nation’s “flock” has seen the departure of its leaders, leaving the flock to be devoured by wolves, coyotes and wild dogs.

 What will it take to stop the growing assault on our nation, its freedoms and its history? A Black Lives Matter leader has now pointed its attention to the American churches. What will that mean?

These forces at work in the land today are as evil as any we have seen in recent times, anywhere in the world. Their intent is clear, take the nation down and turn it in to something few would want. These groups and their adherents and supporters are demonic. They are active extensions of the kingdom of darkness and they will have to be stopped. And rest assured when the time comes, we will stop them!

Rob Rich

Waynesville

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