Why does hazing still exist on any school campus? Hazing happens when a small group wants to dominate other members. It is enabled by group members burying their conscience to participate or stay silent. According to one source, www.stophazing.org, there are three components to hazing.

It involves humiliating, degrading or endangering behavior; it happens regardless of an individual’s willingness to participate.

Does this sound eerily familiar to the Republican Party? The definition describes the current Republican candidate for president to a T.

Hazing works through intimidation, providing misinformation, and excluding any member that might jeopardize the loss of power to the leaders. It depends upon other members being in the dark or participating by association. As voters approach the ballot box this November, they should please remember that our country was hazed during the last Trump administration.

This election is about preserving our democracy and preventing further hazing.

Tracy Floyd
Cape Elizabeth