Repent over extermination
Warning! If you’ve eaten recently, don’t read this letter, as it may cause you to vomit.
I’ve witnessed numerous Israel Defense Forces atrocities, as they’ve murdered 377,000 Palestinians, according to a recent Harvard DataVerse study.
In the past weeks, the IDF has forced starving Palestinians to walk 12 miles in the blazing sun to attempt to get one day’s ration of food. 18,700 food
boxes for 2 million people. Each day, the IDF has opened fire on these starving Palestinians, murdering over 550. The IDF stated it’s just “protecting itself from Hamas.”
I didn’t think anything could be worse, but I was proven wrong when I saw the video, “Think Israel Is Bad? Wait Until You See Its Society!” A new horror, “Genocide Tourism International.”
An organization that takes busloads of Israeli school children to Gaza’s border on a “field trip” to show them how the IDF, “the most moral army in the world,” are preparing Gaza for the children of Israel. Using coin-operated binoculars, Israeli children can now witness the holocaust in real time. The video shows children watching homeless Palestinians starve. Imagine, Israeli children smiling, excited to watch Palestinian children starve.
The video also showed nighttime boat rides to Gaza’s coast for Israeli families who have signed up to be future Gaza “settlers,” aka land thieves. All smiles as they enjoy the glow of American-made bombs dropping on Palestinians. Wickedness that only demons could conjure up.
This is a stone-cold, heartless society, void of empathy or a shred of remorse. They swell with pride and pleasure, witnessing the brutal extermination of Palestinians.
Mark my word, America will not escape God’s judgment for this sin of mass murder.
Zionist Christians, wake up. You are the useful idiots for Satan’s agenda. Repent.
Mary Mason, Murphy
Time travel to next planet?
The moon is 238,855 miles away and takes three days to reach using current rocket propulsion.
Reaching Venus, 93.111 million miles from Earth, would take 90-150 days, depending on trajectory.
Mars is 185.09 million miles from Earth. Using the Hohmann transfer orbit, a trip to Mars would take about nine months, so plan on 2-3 years for a round-trip.
Jupiter is 570.77 million miles from Earth.
Saturn is 859.46 million miles from Earth.
Uranus is 1.8764 billion miles from Earth.
Neptune is 2.7514 billion miles from Earth. It would take 12 years to travel there using current technology.
It took Voyager 2 spacecraft
12 years to reach Neptune after its launch in August 1977, arriving in August 1989. The speed of Voyager reached 42,000 mph. Using ion engines or other advanced propulsion system could potentially lessen travel time.
NASA has the ARTEMIS program, which aims to return humans to the moon and International Space Station. Other missions eventually include Mars. ARTEMIS II first crewed mission is scheduled to launch this year.
Blue Origin with Jeff Bezos has the Alan Shepard rocket that was named after the astronaut. He has an 11-minute ride with an altitude of 62 miles, just pass the Karman line, considered the boundary of space.
The crew experiences a weightlessness feeling while in orbit, then the capsule returns via a parachute. The launch site is based in west Texas. First flight was auctioned off for $28 million, while to get a flight today a non-refundable $150,000 is required.
Elon Musk’s Space X missions are focused on humanity, multi-planetary and reducing the cost of space travel. His ongoing mission is to colonize Mars and, with his Starlink company, to be the largest provider for global satellite internet.
Would you be one of the millions wanting to explore the planets?
Shelley Dietrich, Murphy
An angel on Earth
On July 11, I was tidying up my front porch at my home in Andrews. Due to a health issue and curvature of my spine causing herniated discs, my legs will just stop working, and I will fall down. Doesn’t matter if I am using a cane or my walker – being in a wheelchair is my only safe option. I fall down a lot.
Since Medicaid canceled all in-home care coverage for me, I have to fend for myself most of the time. This was the case when I was outside last Saturday. I fell down, hard, landing on my back onto solid concrete. I was glad I was wearing a baseball cap or there might have been a large pool of blood. Just a scraped elbow.
Before I had a chance to call 911, I heard a frantic voice asking if I was OK. This sweet young lady who was wearing an Andrews High School Volleyball shirt helped me get back up on my feet. Had she not come to my rescue, I could have been there much longer. It just goes to show that there are wonderful people living in Andrews.
I will be eternally grateful to this young lady. I’m so sorry I forgot her name. I was so very lucky. This time.
Teresa Pullium, Andrews
Democracy looks like this
The Cherokee County Democratic Party is thrilled to have such a fantastic turnout at their July 5 Rally for the U.S. Constitution.
People from Cherokee and nearby counties came together to show their support and celebrate the world’s oldest written governing document, the U.S. Constitution. This document united the citizens of 13 states, giving the power of the union to the people.
With around 200 participants, the event featured an Asheville band, The Phantom Clutch, our guest emcee, Adam Tebrugge, and speakers from all over N.C. Congressional District 11 who are running for Congress. The presence of Murphy police officers was greatly appreciated.
Thanks to the drivers-by who added to the event by honking their support or expressing their non-support peacefully. This is what democracy looks like.
Diane Snyder, Murphy
The writer is chair of the Cherokee County Democratic Party.
No courage in hypocrisy
After reading Glen Kolp’s letter, “Showing courage today,” I decided to provide a response.
The writer states MAGA supporters are safe in wearing our hats and flying our flags because others believe in the rule of law. You mean looting and property damage?
To which Kamala Harris stated, “They’re not gonna stop before Election Day in November, and they’re not gonna stop after Election Day.” And Maxine Waters’ statement about forming a crowd to push Republicans out of any public place, and telling them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.
You call us cowards and toadies, which is typical as we are used to being referred to as Nazis, racists and fascists by the party of inclusion.
President Donald Trump is aggressive, quite the change from the Republican milquetoasts of the past. Felon, we all know that it was lawfare to ruin him personally and politically.
Trump uses financial tactics like those of many wealthy Democrats.
Trump dodging the draft; well, that depends on what you mean by that. Do you mean deferments for college and one for bone spurs?
President Bill Clinton had deferments for college as well. And mentioning cheats, let us not forget the cigar and blue dress scandal of Clinton, JFK and his numerous infidelities.
Credible sources? The major networks? Are you serious? Like the reporter referring to mostly peaceful protests, while fires and violence were visible in the background? And those networks – CNN, MSNBC – are calling the protest of anti-ICE are using the same descriptions.
Or President Joe Biden was sharp and on point, then the same reporters writing books on how he was in decline mentally and physically.
You question our courage, but can you turn your rapier sharp wit inward and ask how much courage does it take to be a hypocrite? Seems not much.
Bruce Brown, Murphy