Our patriotic duty to conserve energy

Reflecting on our 232-years of working together to find "a more perfect union," it became evident the highest indicator of patriotism for regular citizens is not the giving of one's life in a battle-theater, especially a theater the stage of which has been propped by autocratic politicians, but the competent conservation of "energy" (which is,, per Einstein, not just oil!) to solidify the foundation of our future republic.

Call it conservation, prudence, economics or self-sacrifice, we all do it gladly for our own children.

Shouldn't a real patriot be the one doing it for his or her country?

John S. Sonin

Juneau, AK