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Re: Gratitude v. Fear

“This column and its linked historical background on our American Thanksgiving should be mandatory reading for every high school student across the nation. Alas, it won’t, but sustaining Liberty has never been easy.” —Massachusetts

“Thank you, Mr. Alexander, for this encouraging Thanksgiving message! Having outlived two beloved husbands and my firstborn, I’m remembering so many happy Thanksgivings shared, and your message captures my feelings so well!” —Florida

“This message typifies what sets The Patriot Post apart from the rest of the conservative media, and I suspect that is why you have been successfully publishing longer than any other online journal out there. Thank you to ALL of you genuine Patriots!” —California

Re: About That U.S./Canada Border ‘Terrorist Attack’

“I can tell you that on the ground here in upstate New York, the way the FBI and our governor handled this incident was inexcusable. As Alexander wrote, they accomplished what no terrorist did, causing enormous disruption and concern in the middle of our Thanksgiving Day.” —New York

Re: Biden: ‘I’m Disappointed in Myself’

“It’s not unexpected to see the bumbler-in-chief bowing to the pro-Hamas faction of the Dems and MSM. While I’m extremely relieved hostages are being released, the staged orchestration and prolongation of the releases do nothing but strengthen Hamas’s position. They’ve gotten a cease-fire to regroup, and by releasing a few hostages a day beginning with foreigners but few Israelis or Americans, they will be the darlings of the MSM and other foreign useful idiots like the UN and EU praising their humanitarian efforts and calling for a complete cease-fire. Biden is being played again, and long term nothing good will come of this. Israel must remain strong and eradicate Hamas if it truly wants have a future.” —Alaska

Re: The Army’s Big Vax Mea Culpa

“A major contributor to the military’s recruiting woes is lack of confidence in the command structure, particularly at the top. It would be instructive to chart recruitment and retention against the Afghanistan debacle and other disastrous decisions of the current administration (including DEI indoctrination, the vaccine mandate, admission of ‘trans’ personnel, etc.). One factor in my brother’s decision to retire after 20 years in the USMC was Bill Clinton’s relaxing the military’s prohibition on homosexuality to ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell.’ He saw that the lowering of moral standards would lead to a decline in overall fitness and morale and an increase in problems with sexual harassment. ‘Let the camel’s nose in and the rest soon follows.’” —Minnesota

Re: Chauvin: A Sacrifice to the Social ‘Justice’ Mob

“Lethal doses of drugs present in the body were known early on. The heart disease was covered up for awhile. Even Cal Thomas contacted a PA police investigator who said that every time Floyd’s head came up, so did Chauvin’s knee. He also said police manual protocols were followed exactly. The medical examiner was intimidated. Everything covered up for the railroad job done in the Commie Republic of MN.” —Minnesota

Re: Heating Your Home: More Difficult, More Expensive

“Another problem with the 95% efficient furnaces is their exhaust. They produce carbon monoxide and water vapor vice carbon dioxide. Water has consistently proven to be a bigger global warming source than CO₂. Also note: CO and CO₂ molecules have the same amount of carbon. Oh yes, CO is far more toxic than CO₂. Any exhaust leaks and it can easily be death for entire families.” —Florida

Re: Rich Emitters

“The richest 1 percent of the world’s population produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 [as] the five billion people who made up the poorest two-thirds of humanity.”

“This number isn’t entirely composed of capitalists. There are also the high-living heads of state, especially dictatorships. They live in air-conditioned palaces with all of the amenities and are chauffeured around in limousines and state jets while most of their people travel in crowded public transports, motorcycles, bicycles, or on foot. President Xi of China is a notable example.” —Minnesota

Re: Musk v. Media Matters

“I certainly hope Mr. Musk is successful with his suit. Media Matters is good at one thing, and one thing only: twisting data to make a point. Of course, they will scream ‘Free speech!’ but they are interested, like the rest of the DEI crowd, in free speech only when it agrees with their agenda.” —Washington

Re: In Brief: What Trump Is Doing Right

“Two words: Lame duck. We could elect Trump. No doubt he would be effective in many endeavors. But even if successful, the Democrat Party knows at the very worst it must wait only four years. Trump’s record of success is greater mostly in magnitude, with very few differences in types of challenges effectively overcome by most other GOP candidates. Ron DeSantis’s record shows parallel challenges and successes. Because DeSantis would be eligible for a second term, he poses a greater threat to the DNC. For this reason, I strongly suspect the DNC prefers Trump. I also expect the media is fanning the flames to ensure none other than Trump wins the GOP nomination.” —Missouri

Re: Wednesday Short Cuts

“It’s time to stop saying ‘People of Color.’ It’s meaningless to classify people by skin color. It needlessly pits ‘whites’ against ‘nonwhites.’” —Vivek Ramaswamy

“Literally every human on Earth is a person of color. There has never been a colorless person. Not even sure what that would look like.” —Matt Walsh

“‘Know no man after the flesh…’ (2 Cor. 5:16). The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). If ‘flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God’ (1 Cor. 15:50), but the ‘spirit’ can (Eccl. 12:7), then racism is a depraved, unbiblical trait. What should our utmost priority be for others: temporary ‘flesh,’ or eternal ‘spirit’? (Eze. 33:9)” —Massachusetts

Re: A Transfer of Power

“Every week I look forward with great anticipation to your next column. I enjoy your writing, as you humanize the people who forged our great country — great thinkers and leaders but very human. I sincerely wish there is a mechanism to have your essays presented to middle schoolers as an alternative to the pablum that passes for American History being taught in our schools today. Please keep up your excellent American History series, and thanks to The Patriot Post for publishing it.” —California