Letters to the Editor
Lynx
Published Letters: 1590 Editor's Choice: 126
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Jason C
[Read the article: Bush to the media: Shut up and wave the flag]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You write that WWII was a product of the Great Depression, not WWI. You have to remember that the Great Depression itself was a result of WWI. Hitler's rise was also not solely attributable to the depression, the humiliation Germans felt at the resolution of WWI was also hugely responsible for the conditions that allowed him to come to power. You seem to discount the effects of WWI as much, if not more, than you accuse the author of crediting them.
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Misreading
[Read the article: A fellow teacher got drunk and told me a secret]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think those posting here decrying Cary's supposed supposition that the story is false are misreading what he wrote.
Cary wrote: It might be that you would recommend that she talk with a therapist or advisor about her experience. You might feel she needs to go to law enforcement. You may begin to feel that her story is not completely accurate or truthful.
Each of these statements are preceeded by the "It might be" at the beginning. He's saying that these are all possible results once you get to know the person more and understand the full situation. He isn't doubting anything any more than he's saying he has to go to law enforcement or psuh her to go to a therapist. He's counceling obtaining a fuller understanding of a situation before taking further action and this is exactly right.
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Sucker Reporting
[Read the article: Deficit games]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I heard an article on this deficit nonsense yesterday on NPR. Not only did they credulously swallow the White House talking points, the economist they called to interview and agree that is was wonderful news was a former Bush White House flack. This morning they were spouting more White House talking points, so this seems to be the new NPR. Why aren't people asking what happened to the surpluses and why a $300 billion deficit can possibly be considered a good thing? How does going from surplus to deficit ever mean their economic policies are working?
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Picking and Choosing
[Read the article: Gay, godly and guilty]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Everyone that practices religion picks and chooses, Poco. For one thing, there are many inherant contradicitons in the bible that make it impossible to not pick and choose. For another, you're reading a book that has been translated and transcribed endlessly. Which version of the bible are you reading anyway? The very fact that this question can be asked honestly puts the lie to any assumption that people don't pick and choose.
I'd suggest reading Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman. He's an accomplished biblical scholar and writes quite well.
The bible is a guide for living in a society 2000+ years ago. Society has changed, technology has helped change it and us. Perhaps living now we would do better to live by guidelines that apply to now instead of the distant past. Some of the things in the bible and other religions still apply, some don't, that's why picking and choosing is important.
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enough to shake us all a little bit
[Read the article: Artificial sperm swims forward]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Speak for yourself. And the idea of men reproducing without women or women reproducing without men is "perverse"? Any other loaded words you feel like throwing out there? "Freakish"? "Against Nature"? "A desecration of God's Will"? Especially 'cause someone might think you're calling homosexuals perverse and I'm sure that's not what you mean to say. Is it?
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What is really improper
[Read the article: They called me a child pornographer]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Odd that innocently framed shots of kids can be considered reportable just because they're nude, but dressing little girls like sexual adults and having them perform dances and songs with sexually explicit moves and lyrics is just "Beauty Pagents". Remember Jon Benet Ramsey anyone? The film of her was horrifying and her parents and many other parents push these kids into this behavior. This is somehow fine while a shot of your child taking a bath is to be reported to the police?
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Dodgers
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My friend's mom was once a rabid baseball fan. She hasn't followed a single game since the Brooklyn Dodgers moved and, in her words "broke my heart".
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Thinking back
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The only two NFL Teams that were part of the league from the beginning that are still in their home cities are the Packers and the Bears. The Cardinals moved at least twice since then. While other teams joined the league later and have stayed in their home cities, it does seem that over time most teams will move. Even the Giants moved to NJ, though they still claim to be NY. Other teams, 49ers, Browns, Chiefs, etc... started in other leagues, though their location stayed essentially the same. And what of the teams that simply fail? True, that hasn't really been an issue since the early days of the NFL and most of those teams essentially became teams we know today, but the Expos nearly went under. If a team fails outright, or a league does (Negro leagues, Women's baseball), who can you root for then? And are minor leagues a good substitute? Women's football leagues, Minor League baseball and hockey, etc. Was Minor league hockey a decent substitute when the majors went away for a year?
I'm a Packers fan, in large part because of their history. I root more abstractly for the NJ/NY teams 'cause that's where I grew up. I started rooting for the Seahawks in the mid 90s 'cause I felt someone had to and they were playing the equally hapless Jets in a game where I wanted to root against my brother (a Jets fan). Other than the Packers, I don't know that I'd care all that much if a team moved away or into town.