Letters to the Editor
Shiloruh
Published Letters: 2
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just a reminder y'all
[Read the article: The I-word goes public]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.
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A wonderful essay
[Read the article: A marked woman]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I found this essay to be a delightful read. The people who object to this story are missing the point and it seems that they are not able to comprehend the more sophisticated slant. It was a well-crafted, entertaining glimpse into the mind of another person. I found myself reflected in the thought process she shared. The process of developing and telling our stories is one of the ways we create ourselves and I very much enjoyed the opportunity to share that journey with the author.
As to the people whining about too many "women's interest" articles on Salon:
Puh-leeez! Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth. There are two sexes on this planet. Get used to it. We all have voices and we all want to be heard.