To the Editor:
Last week’s “We can save Washington” by Evan Carter was inspiringly written and passionately argued, but failed to examine why students are so disillusioned with politics. Carter complains that Hillsdale students have no hope of saving Washington.
I disagree. I, for one, am disillusioned with politics because of the rampant corruption and ignorance. To fix this problem we need to change the hearts of the people, not run for Congress and go to war over legislation. The reason we have bad politicians is because the American people voted them into office. If we want to elect conservatives, we need to change the American perception of conservatives.
The best thing to do is to continue living justly and morally, not go charging headlong into the fires raging over the Hill. All we need to do is live our moral values throughout our ordinary lives, apologizing when we mess up, and always striving to do better. Then Republicans and Democrats alike will look at us and say, “I respect them. I want to be like them.”
Then we will save Washington.
– Kate Patrick, freshman