Dear editor:
Was it evil outside our borders that invaded Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day or was it backsliding within?
People say, “America is great because she is good.” Is it possible that we are no longer as great and as good as we say we are?
For example, as soon as bad things happen, our government and police authorities immediately claim to be all over the situation.
At the first press conference we heard, “Our law enforcement are built for dealing with evil.”
We immediately assure the world that all this terrorist stuff is just a blip on the radar and that we are “resilient,” meaning we will bounce back quickly to greatness.
Maybe what really is happening is that we are taking two steps back and then one step forward, constantly losing ground as we go.
How can we be so resilient when we are ever more anxious, fearful, irresponsible, hypocritical, dishonest, and maybe even a little bit evil ourselves?
We are always looking for foreigners to blame but we always forget to look in the mirror.
Kimball Shinkoskey
Woods Cross, Utah
