Turning off news to save my heart

I have been following the news closely for many months now, and I know it is taking a toll on my health. So I have decided to stop watching almost all television news and reading print news about the government because it is heartbreaking to see what is going on in our country, and I am aghast at the people who are allowing it.

What is going on in our once beloved nation are lies, deception, bigotry, cruelty, financial precariousness, misinformation, unbelievable ignorance about important health matters, and refuting intelligent people, who are trying to save us from falling into the tar pits resembling an authoritarian regime.

Most people recently deported are separated from families for no truly good reason. The Iran war was started for various questionable reasons and is impoverishing countries because of the reduced global flow of oil now that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.

It was heartbreaking seeing our beautiful Capitol assaulted in 2021 and the human toll of that, and ultimately there was no accountability. The unforgivable was forgiven. Where are the leaders who led by example?

I haven't begun to express the depth of my feelings, so as a way to extend my health, I am putting my "head in the sand," leaving most television news shows and print stories behind, hoping that when I reemerge, some sense will be brought back to this country.

Sylvia Essman, Plainview