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To the Editor:

Re “It’s Not the Hypocrisy. It’s the Stupidity,” by Hillary Clinton (Opinion guest essay, March 30):

Mrs. Clinton’s dismay at the Trump administration’s panoply of “dumb” actions is justified and understandable. But this raises the uncomfortable question of whether there is an underlying purpose.

These are not random acts of stupidity. They are linked by an apparent intent to destroy the fundamental institutions and values that have defined us as exceptional. America’s greatness stems from the strength of our moral, cultural and economic leadership, which these dumb activities systematically undermine.

It’s not clear whose interests are being served here, but it’s certainly not America’s. This is simply deplorable.

Steven J. ScheinmanSkaneateles, N.Y.

To the Editor:

I read Hillary Clinton’s essay, and to me it encompasses our current predicament.

To preface my argument, let me say that I baked a Hillary Clinton logo cake on Election Day in 2016,66jogo which ended with me and every politically active Democratic woman I know crying ourselves to sleep. I supported Hillary. As a child of the ’80s, I’ve looked up to her almost my entire life.

But this essay is a disappointment. While it echoes feelings many of us have, it proposes no concrete solutions, offers no action steps. It is a microcosm of the Democratic response across the board to the atrocities of this administration.

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