I arrived in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on May 1, 1972, on International Workers’ Day. At the time, Yugoslavia was ruled by a dictator, Josip Broz Tito. On that day I saw a multi-story banner with Tito’s face displayed on one of the downtown buildings in celebration of May 1.
“Ah,” I thought, “so this is what a dictator does to remind people who is in charge.”
During the past two years, Donald Trump’s face has glared down from multi-story banners on a variety of federal headquarters, including the Department of Justice, Department of Labor and Department of Interior. These have been intended to tell us all who is in charge — and his party in Congress, appointees in the Supreme Court, state legislatures, and counties have been remarkably compliant.
Don’t skip your chance to vote by Nov. 3.
Mary O’Brien, Castle Valley