Letters: Americans voted for Trump and ignored the endangerment of democracy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Trump and the propaganda machinery that elevated him to power have transformed his blatant narcissism and vindictiveness from vices into virtues.
58% : There is no question that Carter was a better citizen and probably a better human being than Trump.
48% : So, rather than trying to change his legacy as a president or comparing him to others such as Trump, let's just say Carter was a great human being.-- Dan Schuchardt, Glen EllynI agree that Jimmy Carter did laudable things, but as a Vietnam veteran, I cannot come to grips with the fact that he pardoned the draft dodgers.-- Jim Weber, NapervilleOn Christmas Day, the Tribune offered all readers the unintended gift of holiday peace and love by keeping Donald Trump and his tirades out of the newspaper.
36% : If they understood what was at stake in this past election, Trump never would have won.
33% : A Trump voter CNN interviewed after he cast his ballot said that Trump was his choice because he promised to bring down inflationary prices.
30% : I cannot imagine Trump explaining the significance of that sacred document.
20% : In his New Year's Day column, Steve Chapman warns us to be neither complacent nor despairing over voters' decision to hand control of the White House back to Donald Trump.
15% : Biden's veto of the bill was akin to a 10-year-old taking his ball and going home after being thrown out at second base.-- Terry Takash, Western SpringsI noticed that a few letter writers contrasted Jimmy Carter with Donald Trump (Jan. 2).
11% : But who or what will constrain the Trump-induced corruption that is eating at our national character?-- Rick Knight, BrookfieldPresident Joe Biden vetoing the effort to add federal judgeships was little more than a case of sour grapes because Donald Trump won the presidency.

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