{"id":459,"date":"2021-07-02T22:21:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisalovegallas.com\/?p=459"},"modified":"2021-10-26T20:29:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:29:46","slug":"only-the-incompetent-need-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/louisalovegallas.com\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"NYT OPINION: Only the Incompetent Need Apply NYT:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||4px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<a data-testid=\"story-section\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/opinion\">Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"css-1vkm6nb ehdk2mb0\">Only the Incompetent Need Apply<\/h1>\n<p><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t know, but if you aren\u2019t terrified, you aren\u2019t paying attention.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-w6ymp8 e1wiw3jv0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/01\/opinion\/republicans-incompetence.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/01\/opinion\/republicans-incompetence.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisa Gallas | Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Mr. Krugman, we are paying attention. Many of us are terrified. I know young people so anxious about the state of our country and the climate, as well, they are on anti-anxiety drugs and seeing psychiatrists. Not about dating, not about their identity, but how to go forward with purpose in the midst of our American debacle. What we have here is the Republican Depravity sucking the life out of democracy. The Supreme Court has now joined them in killing off voting freedoms. A frightening alliance. So we must also spread the word about coalitions that are having successes in fighting these state and federal legislators and even judges who suppress votes. One such alliance influenced a defeat in Texas. As the Republicans revive states rights to undermine the collective good, we must send hope to the terrified young. There is a Native American saying we must \u201clive for the Seventh Generation,\u201d beyond our own narrower focus. Let\u2019s us older folk, writers, journalists address them with ways of activism and resilience. We must slay the dragon of ignorance and bigotry with strategy and wisdom. The Bridge to Human rights in America, the struggle, the steps onto the moral high road, are the challenges of our everyday life. The kids know it!! Let\u2019s all help each other. The freedom movement, America\u2019s renewed reach for true democracy must not become the dead star like a recent black hole did, in fact, swallow into its depths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Opinion Only the Incompetent Need Apply &#8220;I don\u2019t know, but if you aren\u2019t terrified, you aren\u2019t paying attention.&#8221; https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/01\/opinion\/republicans-incompetence.html Louisa Gallas | Michigan Yes, Mr. Krugman, we are paying attention. Many of us are terrified. 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