Letter-mania
Saturday apparently brought out some good folks for the letter-writin' ...
This first one by Chuck Jackson is absolutely ridiculous. First, he oddly links the opinions of a handful of people in the community who take the time to write letters to the editor expressing to those of the staff of the Athens Banner-Herald, revealing to us that these people expressing their opinions is what led him to cancel his subscription ... showing a profound inability on his part to simply turn the page and move on to the actual news in the newspaper.
Second, how does Jackson articulate his disdain of idiotic letter-writers? Well, how about by writing an idiotic letter.
Awesome.
Then there's this bordeline offensive letter by Norm Weatherby where he attacks anyone who combats poverty - from public-funded social programs to churches providing soup kitchens. My problem isn't so much his intolerance, but rather that he doesn't really know a damn thing he's talking about.
He projects two massive stereotypes - one for all of those living in poverty in our community and another for those who work with agencies and organizations which help the poor. This first one, though terribly unfortunate, is a common occurence in these types of discussions. The latter, however, is truly, truly odd. Rather than acknowledge the fact that these organizations - like say IHN of Athens or The Sparrow's Nest or Athens Homeless Shelter or The Salvation Army - actually do things which help prepare those who receive assistance to be able to move toward sustainable and responsible independence, he claims we all just want to become more dependent on the ever-vanishing public funds ... which is a tad ironic in light of this story on a training session IHN of Athens offered for area non-profits which included how to raise funds from both the public and private sectors.
This first one by Chuck Jackson is absolutely ridiculous. First, he oddly links the opinions of a handful of people in the community who take the time to write letters to the editor expressing to those of the staff of the Athens Banner-Herald, revealing to us that these people expressing their opinions is what led him to cancel his subscription ... showing a profound inability on his part to simply turn the page and move on to the actual news in the newspaper.
Second, how does Jackson articulate his disdain of idiotic letter-writers? Well, how about by writing an idiotic letter.
Awesome.
Then there's this bordeline offensive letter by Norm Weatherby where he attacks anyone who combats poverty - from public-funded social programs to churches providing soup kitchens. My problem isn't so much his intolerance, but rather that he doesn't really know a damn thing he's talking about.
He projects two massive stereotypes - one for all of those living in poverty in our community and another for those who work with agencies and organizations which help the poor. This first one, though terribly unfortunate, is a common occurence in these types of discussions. The latter, however, is truly, truly odd. Rather than acknowledge the fact that these organizations - like say IHN of Athens or The Sparrow's Nest or Athens Homeless Shelter or The Salvation Army - actually do things which help prepare those who receive assistance to be able to move toward sustainable and responsible independence, he claims we all just want to become more dependent on the ever-vanishing public funds ... which is a tad ironic in light of this story on a training session IHN of Athens offered for area non-profits which included how to raise funds from both the public and private sectors.
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