To the editor: As a senior efficiency artist and self-appointed “sidewalk therapist” for the politically exhausted since 2016, I wholeheartedly agree with the premise of this text (“Why older Americans are Trump’s biggest nightmare,” Could 8). Impressed by Lucy from “Peanuts,” I arrange a sales space throughout Los Angeles, providing an area for individuals to vent. What stands out most is the age of those that cease to speak — most are over 50. I’ve met unbelievable individuals, a lot of whom are indignant, annoyed and simply must be heard.
What frustrates me at occasions is how youthful individuals typically stroll by and faux I’m invisible. Nonetheless, the expertise has been deeply rewarding. In these tense and polarized occasions, I’ve discovered that having a humorousness is crucial to surviving the insanity. My sales space could also be easy, however the conversations I’ve had there reveal simply how determined individuals are to attach — and the way highly effective listening may be.
Denise McCanles, West Hollywood
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To the editor: Thanks for the insightful piece about older People protesting the Trump presidency. As I’m a type of older of us, Joni Mitchell’s plaintive chorus from her 1970 music “Massive Yellow Taxi” got here to thoughts: “Don’t it all the time appear to go that you just don’t know what you bought ‘til it’s gone?”
Paul Horgan, Huntington Seaside
