Letters to the editor Detroit Metro Times
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=6968 Divided we stand Since the election there have been many calls for America to unite behind the president. It is easy to make this sound poetic and noble, but we must not forget that the views of the losing side still have merit. Those who have legitimate concerns about issues should not abandon them in the name of national healing. We cannot. We must not. Democracy requires the expression of views including strong opposition. If contrary opinions are not expressed, then we no longer have a democracy. If "healing" means not voicing opposition, then the cure is worse than the disease. The people who voted for Mr. Bush did so for a variety of reasons. Not every Bush voter selected him for "moral issues," some voted for him in spite of those stands. Not every Bush voter was in favor of his foreign policy; some voted for him in spite of those actions. His election is not a mandate on all of his policies, and there is no reason we should all "unite" behind all of them. -Laura Lee, Rochester Hills
