[Peace-discuss] Letter in News-Gazette

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

David,
I feel that you make many good points particularly against Ann Callis
who is nearly as evil as Hillary in my opinion, just less overt.

Quite a bit of my work is innovation and research but I really am not 
offended
by your words.  But I think you would do well to point out how it is that
innovation and research are not enough and what you would do to
make things better.  Surely you dont mean that if all Americans become
[Electric] Amish then everyone would be happier.  Some explanation
to tie up those loose ends would be helpful to your cause.

My children are in public Chinese school in Beijing now.  We loved King 
School in Urbana
and are very grateful for the wonderful people there.  But it is obvious
that the education system in the USA is quite deficient.  George Carlin 
was right.
The owners of Amerika dont want to make young people who are capable of 
critical
thinking.  "Got a pencil.  Good.  Get  in there.  It's Physics."
There is a huge problem with the education system in the USA.  The
answer is not "throw money".

In regard to vilification of public employees, my observation is that 
public employees
tend to be lazy, stupid, uncooperative, inert, and over-payed.  That's 
my studied
opinion from some 40 years of observation.  Some of them are also 
susceptible to
bribes and engage in various sorts of graft and corruption.  Of course 
we dont want
jellyfish running things.  St. Paul noted that Euripides's circular 
reference to Cretans was
true.  How are you going to turn the tide, not only the tide of opinion, 
but also
the truth that public employees tend to be Cretanesque and seem to be 
cretins as well?

The problem with Amerika is the prevalence of toxic virulent memes.
How will you change the way that people think?

Wayne









On 12/29/2013 11:25 PM, David Green wrote:
> This letter was published in the 12/29/13 edition of the News-Gazette:
>
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> http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/2013-12-29/dems-will-have-very-clear-choice.html
>
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>     Dems will have very clear choice
>
> Sun, 12/29/2013 - 7:00am | The News-Gazette 
> <http://www.news-gazette.com/users/digitalmedia>
> As one of three candidates in the March 18 Democratic primary for the 
> 13th District U.S. House seat, I believe voters will have an authentic 
> choice.
>
> Democrat Ann Callis' website promotes a "tough, anti-crime judge, who 
> for 18 years faced down murderers and drug dealers every day to 
> protect our neighborhoods."
>
> My website states: "The War on Drugs has for four decades been a means 
> of disproportionately and arbitrarily incarcerating millions of 
> African-American men, creating a 'New Jim Crow' in American society 
> and destroying urban communities and families. I support movements 
> toward decarceration and de-criminalization, especially in relation to 
> nonviolent behaviors."
>
> Democrat George Gollin's website states: "We must direct our economic 
> policies toward investment in education and research, (and) innovation 
> as a primary driver of job growth. ..."
>
> I reject the notion that teachers and students are the source of our 
> economic problems, and that research and innovation magically promote 
> prosperity and fairness. For four decades, government policies have 
> increased economic inequality and unemployment by undermining labor 
> unions, putting American workers in competition with foreign workers, 
> vilifying public employees and maintaining an overvalued dollar.
>
> Research and innovation have primarily benefited the 1 percent and are 
> implicated in the profit-driven corporatization of academic life.
>
> My website states: "The educational system has not failed the job 
> market — the job market has failed students and workers, due to 
> self-aggrandizing decisions by bankers, corporate leaders, and 
> politicians."
>
> Again, voters will have a unique opportunity to make an informed choice.
>
> DAVID GREEN
> Champaign
>
>
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