Letters 06-20-2016

June 17, 2016

More About Kachadurian

Columnist Tom Kachadurian’s recent fit to slash out at the world of science and scientists is just another example of his profound ignorance and shallowness.

His previous efforts to address substantive issues have also proven to be beyond his grasp. This latest trashing of climate change science and evidence is just more of the same. As for his past record, he has mocked gays and lesbians, denigrated women and feminist concerns, disingenuously praised school teachers and then disparaged them for their curriculums, methods and union membership, has shilled for anti-gun control, dismissed the unfortunate poor as deserving their fate and undeserving of public welfare, pandered to religious and cultural intolerance by bashing with juvenile immaturity Islam and other beliefs, and exploited the prejudices and fears so cheaply dredged up from the turmoil in the world about us.

The only saving grace for putting up with his sorry rear-end input is the valuable lesson that freedom of speech comes with a price.

Allen McCullough, Interlochen

Love Wins

Wow! Donald Trump scares me! He is a nasty individual who has the one thing that makes him dangerous"¦money! If he becomes president, the U.S. will be completely destroyed. It is already in serious trouble.

I cannot believe how much the world continues to evolve into a hate-filled existence; I feel a very deep sadness. All the struggles, the fight for equality, peace, human dignity, basic human rights, is in a serious downward spiral. It can make one feel powerless. Yet if we focus upon appreciating our true strengths"¦ love, compassion, respect"¦we can unite our hearts. Unity is the key! Love wins! Let love shield us from the darkness of the evil in this world. For it strengthens our resolve to survive!

Rene’ Jeffries, Traverse City

The New Normal

Fifty more gunned down. They say it was a gay bar.

Remember "saloons" had a connotation of a specific "type" of entertainment. Today, bars are simply social meeting places for all walks of life.

What is interest is that these millennials were a mix of stereotypes: gay, straight, etc. What they had in common when the tragic interviews aired was a camaraderie of caring for each other, the joy of being together, the love that comes in friendship.

Dancing is an expression of joy, fueled by music, pretty normal social activities to express happiness.

Judge not but love Isn’t that was Jesus did? See the perfect good in humanity; it is our healing power. Love one another.

Lois Bedtelyon, Interlochen