I understand the theory the Independent may be using to allow differing opinions to be expressed in their opinion section. I do not agree with the approach of allowing people to express their opinions that aren't based on truth or facts and instead based on biased propaganda and conspiracy theories. A person's honest opinion, whether it be on one side of the conversation or the other is fine if it's based on reality and truth, but to spew falsehoods and partisan rhetoric is not only annoying but a waste of what this forum should be used for.
I am not immune to the opinions as in " Build Back Better? " and I usually pass on reading them. There's no secret as to what side of the fence the writer choses to stand. Let me just rebuke a couple of the usual Thorns in my side.
"President Biden promised to “build back better.” How are his plans working? Included: No southern border, drugs are flowing over the southern border, our country is being massively invaded by illegals" — Sorry, what? In February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection “encountered 100,441 persons attempting entry along the Southwest border,” according to the monthly statistics it released March 10 — but it also expelled 72,113 people. Despite making an exception for unaccompanied children, Biden has continued former President Donald Trump’s Title 42 policy, which allows CBP officers to expel migrants without allowing them to make an asylum claim in the name of public health. You would think conservatives would be cheering him on.