Letters to the Editor
Fran L
Published Letters: 5 Editor's Choice: 1
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Leaders or criminals
[Read the article: How Libby became Cheney's pawn]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Leaders have responsibilities that go far above the norm. Our leaders, touted as the best in the world have the responsibility to be ethical beacons for all to see. We will forever be the liars, the cheats, the murderers, the fabricators. The criminals occupying the white house deserve to be tried for their crimes. Instead, they sit there and send men and women to their deaths. Was Hussein a horrible man? Of course. This administration decided to join him in the annals of history as an equal.
From campaigning to governing, we have drifted so far from ethical behavior I doubt if we can correct the course.
Ethical politics is the greatest oxymoron of our times.
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In the words of Jean Luc Picard.....
[Read the article: I'm a brilliant scientist and I fear for the world's fate]
[Read more letters about this article: Here](from The Inner Light)
Seize the time, Mirabor. Live now. Make now the most precious time.
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Take a good look at the future
[Read the article: I can't stop stealing!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In my previous corporate life, I used to deal with people like you, through the investigation, the firing, and the prosecution. So here's what you are going to go through. You get fired. You get prosecuted. Let's say you get charged with felony theft, and you carry that for the remainder of your life. You lose everything. Stealing is a thrill. It's fun - until you get caught. Then your life is shattered.
So do this. Take a day and go sit in a courtroom. Watch what happens. See yourself there. And get some help.
I am guessing you aren't the kind of person who would knock down an old lady and steal her purse. What is the difference here? Stealing is stealing. Stop it. It will destroy your life.
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Limbaugh
[Read the article: Limbaugh off the hook for voter fraud ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Occasionally I listen to Limbaugh. I hate damn near everything he says, but I do believe in listening to the "enemy" to see what is being said.
Here is my question. How can a person claim to be an American and a patriot when they consistently attempt to destroy the basic values of America?
Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" is about the destruction of fair play, decency and honor. It is unfathomable to me that people listen to his unending crap and buy into it. His rantings display the worst of America. His rantings are pure evil.
It would be great if we could blame his drug addiction for the venom he spews. Unfortunately, I believe that at his core, he is simply a hateful person who feeds on power for personal pleasure. The tragedy is that some people believe it.
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The elephant in the room
[Read the article: My brother abused me -- now our parents want us all together again!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As millions of others, I was also abused by a family member. I have not seen him in over 30 years. I know that when my mother dies, I will probably have to be in the same room with him. I don't know if I can do it.
You, LW, are concerned about having to spend time, interact, smile, take family pictures, etc. Your concern is not simply about having to spend the evening. This will stay with you. Your parents disassociation with the events. Pretending that all is well and that all of their children are fine, normal, of equal stature. Well maybe as parents that is what they have to do to keep their vision of their family intact.
But this is not your vision, and you can't be expected to pretend the elephant is not in the room. You must find a way to honor your parents without it causing you additional pain. The cost your mother is trying to exact is too high. Your pain will not be acknowledged. You will cringe inside with every smile towards your brother, with every "I'm so glad we are all together again" comment. Your mother's belief that you can be one big happy family forever will have a profound effect inside you.
Many of the people who have posted have similar stories, as I do. We are all built differently. Some people can throw events off of them with ease. Others are burdened by the load that forever remains too heavy. Most of us, I think, fall somewhere in the middle. We lead fairly normal lives, but there are parts of us that remain forever affected. The people closest to us may not see them, but we know they are there.
You can honor your parents without being molested again mentally. Don't do the party. Don't force yourself to spend time with him. Someday you will have to be in the room with him, but don't do it by choice.
You must protect yourself above all.