Letters to the Editor
Serai1
Published Letters: 503 Editor's Choice: 32
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Hunh
[Read the article: Political Christmas wishes]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Maybe it's the attention I've been paying to the political scene in this country the last few years, but I believe that, unfortunately, I've now reached the stage where I cannot hear the word "Christian" without thinking "hypocrite". It's just gotten too damn common to see people who profess to follow the teachings of the Carpenter, whose actual actions go against everything he ever taught. I feel sorry about those Christians who aren't like that, but they have become so few and far between that they simply don't count in the mix anymore. This holds true even in my own personal life, where I'm no longer comfortable in the presence of people who call themselves Christian, because nine times out of ten they don't act like they care anything about Jesus.
One of the main reasons I gave the religion up was that I didn't feel I was up to the task the Master put to his followers. Just don't have the strength of will to live the way he demanded, and I refuse to pretend. It's that pretense that makes the actual religion so reprehensible to me - how people get away with behaving in exact opposition to their Master, and are often encourage to do so...that's not faith. That's contempt, either for him or for themselves, I can't decide which. In any case, I want no part of it. And how anyone can make his career on such utter hypocrisy and blasphemous hubris? As Vorobyaninoff said, "You'll have to puzzle that one out for yourself. It's too much for me."
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in three...two...one...
[Read the article: Political Christmas wishes]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you, Safegrams. I knew I could on some good Christian coming along in record time to prove my point.
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@Anonymous
[Read the article: Political Christmas wishes]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You people make me sick.
And you're still reading here why, exactly?
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@Xavier
[Read the article: We South Asians like our leaders dead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While your comment is clearly well-intentioned, you may as well save your breath. GO is neither reasonable nor well-informed. He won't pay attention to what you've said other than to sneer at you. We've seen enough of his attitude to know that about him.
But nice try. I commend your effort. :)
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@LaurieNY
[Read the article: We South Asians like our leaders dead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]THANK YOU. It seriously chaps my ass to hear the obnoxious, holier-than-thou attitude about terrorism that seems to run rampant in this country. As soon as the 2001 bombings happened, a hell of a lot of people conveniently forgot the many successful terrorists that have sprung up in our midst. McVeigh, Kaczynski, and their ilk need no urging from "furriners" to act like insane ghouls and attack their own kind. In fact, the first thing I thought when I saw the footage on that day back in 2001 was, "Wait a minute. How do we know this wasn't done by an American?" All I could think of was that Oklahoma building, half its structure in ruins (including a day-care center) because some nitwit CHRISTIAN whacko decided he could play God.
We have absolutely no right to point fingers at other countries/religions and claim they're "responsible" for terrorism. What's responsible for it is the inbred human tendency towards bigotry and violence, which starts with attitudes and beliefs. And there are plenty of those right here at home, thank you. No need to go shopping around.
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APPLAUSE
[Read the article: Opus]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you, BB. You totally get it.
To the techies carping about this comic: the light is not finally the point. There's more to a book than just the print. Books are warm and intimate, as opposed to the cold plastic of a computer. You can handle them, turning each page with your fingers. You can write notes in the margins. You can lend them to friends. Each one has a physical identity. Saying it's the same is like saying that being in a chatroom is the same as getting together for conversation over a pizza - no way.
Besides, e-book readers may be fine - until you lose them, or they get stolen. Then not only have you lost the device, you've lost every book you had in it, along with all the money you spent on them. If I leave a book behind at a restaurant or wherever, I only lose that one book.
See, sometimes there are advantages to doing things the old way.
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Nobody expects the American Inquisition!
[Read the article: Oligarchical decay]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Our chief weapon is Surveillance!
And Immunity.
Right. Our chief weapons are Surveillance and Immunity!
Don't forget Extreme Secrecy.
Yes, yes. Our chief weapons are Surveillance, Immunity and Extreme Secrecy!
What about our Almost Fanatical Devotion To The President?
Alright, alright! AMONGST OUR WEAPONS are Surveillance, Immunity, Extreme Secrecy and an Almost Fanatical Devotion To The President!!!
Well, what about -
Oh, SHUT UP.
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@wmhogg - Late reply
[Read the article: Oligarchical decay]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]*grin* Glad you liked it. Just couldn't resist!
Have a great New Year yourself!
Ditto goes to Glenn and all the interesting, erudite posters here!
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It's good to hear
[Read the article: Radiohead's Thom Yorke says people still need CDs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yorke saying that. Every time I hear that crap about how CD's are "over" and there's no future for music except on the internet, I think it's got to be some techie saying it. MOST people still don't have computers, and it's just arrogance to think that because one can afford these gadgets, that means everybody can afford them!
That's bullshit now and it'll be bullshit for a long time to come. I'm glad to hear somebody finally calling it out.