The following is a letter to the editor that I wrote,
which appeared in The New York Times, about Pennsylvania political ads and ‘a flood
of falsehoods’:
November
5, 2022
To the
Editor:
Re “With Push of a Button, Lies
Flood a Swing State” (front page, Nov. 1):
As a Pennsylvania voter, I find
that it has become increasingly difficult to cut through the deluge of
disinformation that has flooded the airwaves, our mailboxes and social media
channels in connection with the coming election.
Regrettably, far too many people
choose to peddle propaganda in a brazen attempt to mislead voters, and the
relative ease with which deceptive and denigrating material is widely
disseminated degrades an already tenuous political system.
With an electorate that is already
jaded and exceedingly cynical because of the rancor that has become so
pervasive in American politics, we cannot afford to give voters yet another
reason to stay home on Election Day. Pennsylvanians deserve better than a flood
of falsehoods that threatens to wash away the decency and credibility that we
desperately need in our electoral process.
N. Aaron Troodler
Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
