The world is in chaos, and we have no functioning government — all thanks to the hubris and dysfunction of the Republican Party.

There is a documented insurrectionist who is trying to insert himself as third in line to the presidency. House members who are not supporting him are receiving death threats.

This is not normal political discourse. Right-wing extremists are trying to slowly destroy our democracy. The parallels to Adolf Hitler’s rise in Germany should send chills down people’s spines.

We fought to rid the world of fascism in World War II, and these zealots want to bring it back.

People need to wake up and vote these traitors out before it’s too late.

Eric Rohrbach, New Gloucester