Who are we now? 

1. Liza I don’t think it’s because “WE” have lost our humanity and our common dignity . Most of us still have that. The reason all these things that you mention are the result of a slim majority of the people who voted in the 2024 election elected a person and or persons who lack any sense of humanity or dignity, or many other positive qualities for that matter. But, it doesn’t have to be a permanent situation. We hopefully will still have the power to change the trajectory of our country and get back to a more civil society in November, or soon after.

2. Liza —

   If your concern is that immigrant workers here — many of whom help sustain the Island’s everyday economy — are feeling pressure from national immigration policies, that’s a fair point to raise and worth discussing.

   But your letter moves far beyond that into a sweeping indictment of the country — deportations, detention centers, universities, history, war — without clearly connecting those claims back to what is actually happening on Martha’s Vineyard.

   This Island still depends on a diverse workforce, and that hasn’t changed. People are still working, raising families, and supporting one another in the same ways they always have. If there are specific impacts being felt locally, those would be important to identify and address directly.

   “Because we have lost our humanity and our common dignity!”

   That’s a serious claim. It should be easy to show — here.

   If the issue is local, show it. If it’s national, say that plainly.

   1. You might have a better understanding of Liza’s points if you had gone to the rally and asked people why they were there. If you want national verification of Liza’s claim that we have lost our humanity and common dignity , read some of the comments on relevant stories on Fox news, or watch infowars or any right wing talk show– try WXTK ( 95.1) on the radio. If you want to see it locally, go to islanders talk and look at the limited comments from islanders themselves. You will pretty quickly see the difference of opinion between those who think Liza is correct, and those who think spewing vile rhetoric about “illegals” is just the normal and humane American way.

      1. Don — suggesting someone attend a rally or sift through national media to “understand” a local letter proves the point.

         The question raised was about who we are — here.

         The claim was that “we” have lost our humanity. That should be easy to demonstrate locally, with something concrete.

         Instead, you point to Fox News, Infowars, and talk radio.

         That doesn’t describe Martha’s Vineyard. It avoids it.

         This Island still depends on a diverse workforce. People are still working, raising families, and supporting one another in the same ways they always have.

         That reality hasn’t changed — regardless of what’s being said elsewhere.

         If there are specific examples here that show otherwise, those would be worth discussing directly.

         If the argument depends on examples from somewhere else, then it isn’t about this Island — it’s about avoiding the facts right in front of you.

3. Why are we forcing radical deportations to foreign countries? Why did we allow a radical puppet to let millions from foreign countries come in without following immigration due process?
   Why are we building monstrous detention centers separating children from their parents?
   Why did we lose 300,000 children because of lax border security ?
   Why are we punishing universities for freedom of speech?
   Why did we let universities shut down opposition views through violence and intimidation?
   The best questions always generate more questions now don’t they?

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