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Americans attacking Americans: I never heard of an American attacking our Capitol. It’s unheard of. People call themselves patriots, but that’s not what patriots do to other Americans. Americans come together, talk about it, and come up with a mutual solution. They don’t try to kill each other just over a difference of opinion. That’s un-American as you can get.

School loans for mortgages: I’ve got a deal for all you people who want to cancel student loan debt and make us pay for it. I’ll be more than happy to do that if you agree to pay my mortgage off. Then we’ll all have something in the game. Let’s start there.

Time to fight: It’s about time people start standing up. Russians are standing out in 50-below temperatures and are fighting for their rights. Chinese people are fighting for their rights. Now it’s America’s turn. This is our land. We want freedoms too. We want to be able to talk. We want to be able to use the internet. This is our America, not your America, Democratic media. This is not your land. We’re going to fight for it, and we’re going to win.

Trump loves his country: Your Speak Out column is filled with venom and anti-Trump comments. It in no way helps our nation to mend. Do you ever wonder why we voted for Trump? Do you even care? The list of reasons is long — longer than haters can ever fathom. Aside from his boastful rhetoric and his penchant toward getting back at his critics, he was the best thing to happen to the U.S. in decades. He loved the people and he loved the country. We don’t believe he had anything to do with the Capitol riot.

Back to the classroom: It’s ridiculous that the teachers are not back on the job. They’re getting paid for whatever little they are doing in the meantime. The people who work in grocery stores, gas stations and so forth are out there taking a risk standing behind the Plexiglas taking your money. If those teachers didn’t have the benefit of everybody else like me working, I don’t know what they would do.

Advice for anti-Trumpers: This is for all the Trump haters out there, dial 1-800-GET-ALIFE. Thanks for listening.