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To the editor:

The following is a statement from retired Gen. Paul Eaton.

“Add me to the ranks of retired flag officers who believe that Donald Trump is indeed fascist to the core.:

For a four star Army General to use such language is extraordinary. Words like “fascist” aren’t tossed around lightly in the military, especially from top-ranking Generals. We’re all acutely aware of those who came before us and fought World War II to stop the March of fascisim. We saw the horrors of fascism and what it unleashes on innocent people. We know how it kills Democracies like the one we swear to defend from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

You have people like General Milley who are telling voters that Donald Trump will usher in an era of fascist America. Voters are going to have to decide whether they are going to help that happen. In so many countries throughout history, we have seen fascism take hold only because voters enabled it to take hold.

“Voters are the ultimate guardrail against fascism. If the voters fail, so will the Republic. And God save us all if that happens.”

David Carroll

Mocksville