Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.Byline: The Register-Guard Tune out the name-calling Obviously whoever formats The Register-Guard's letters to the editor has a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . How else would Deborah Ogburn's Oct. 28 letter about liberal name calling - "racist, corporate exploiter, imperialist oppressor OPPRESSOR. One who having public authority uses it unlawfully to tyrannize over another; as, if he keep him in prison until he shall do something which he is not lawfully bound to do. 2. To charge a magistrate with being an oppressor, is therefore actionable. ," etc. - be followed by Jeff Crocker's rant about "Hillary Clinton and her gang of lunatic left-wing socialists"? Both sides have developed name calling to a fine art, but I think the top prize must go to conservative talk radio where I have discovered that voting Democrat is an act of treason. If that is the case, I worry for our country as it will go broke building prisons for the majority of voters in our last presidential election. Sincerely, I do think Ogburn is right. It is time to think rationally and tune out the name-calling wacko nut cases. Oops. MIKE NEUN Eugene Zeal fuels war against evil Several in the Bush administration, including President Bush himself and Gen. William Boykin, feel the need to reveal their religiosity re·li·gi·os·i·ty n. 1. The quality of being religious. 2. Excessive or affected piety. Noun 1. religiosity - exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal religiousism, pietism, religionism . Evildoers! Axis of evil! War on Satan! Idol worshippers! It is appalling that these men do not understand the divisiveness of these bigoted big·ot·ed adj. Being or characteristic of a bigot: a bigoted person; an outrageously bigoted viewpoint. big words - not only within our own country, but within the Muslim world where their dignity and the safety of our soldiers is at stake. The negative public reaction to these crassly insensitive words is more than a sad reflection on these men, it reflects the level of respect given organized religion in the conduct of world affairs. President Bush needs little prompting to repeat his favorite psychological diagnosis: Terrorists hate us because they are evil. We should be very frightened by his willingness to wage a global war against terrorists. Our president recognizes that evildoers have spread globally, but does he realize that the science needed to put weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or into their hands is equally widespread? I am extremely afraid of the zeal behind the belief that the United States and its few allies have both the will and the capacity to win such a global war. Which nation, fearing itself next in line for a preemptive attack by any nuclear power, will arm itself accordingly? Is the United States being led toward world domination in the name of eradicating evil? If so, how successful can it be? We need a president who has the temperament to wage peace. ALAN WILM Eugene Rodeos a form of abuse I appreciated Register-Guard reporter Jim Feehan's inclusion of the viewpoint of Johnni Prince of the Greenhill Humane Society at the end of his Oct. 26 article on child rodeos. It helps those in the culture who view rodeos as an accepted type of entertainment to realize that they are really a form of animal abuse and exploitation that need not occur. For some eye-opening reading on a brand new perspective toward "breaking" animals, especially horses, I refer readers to any book by Monty Roberts. He was encouraged by the queen of England Noun 1. Queen of England - the sovereign ruler of England female monarch, queen regnant, queen - a female sovereign ruler , an expert horsewoman, to share his horse training methods with the world. You'll quickly understand that we've been doing it wrong for a long, long time. KATHLEEN DANZ DANZ Dance Aotearoa New Zealand Eugene Judges usurp u·surp v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps v.tr. 1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. 2. our republic The Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. has a problem other than the phrase `under God' - that being `to the Republic for which it stands." The republic has gone with the wind, being replaced with a judicial oligarchy oligarchy (ŏl`əgärkē) [Gr.,=rule by the few], rule by a few members of a community or group. When referring to governments, the classical definition of oligarchy, as given for example by Aristotle, is of government by a few, usually . The wall of separation between the states and the federal government, provided by the U.S. Constitution, has been breached by the federal judiciary by the process of usurpation Usurpation Adonijah presumptuously assumed David’s throne before Solomon’s investiture. [O.T.: I Kings 1:5–10] Anschluss Nazi takeover of Austria (1938). [Eur. Hist. with little public debate and no amendments. We are ruled by black-robed philosopher kings, for good or evil. Can these genies be put back into the lamp? ROBERT WILLIAMSON Creswell |
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