Windsor Park Branch Library
Stop Whining
RECEIVED Tue., April 12, 2005
Dear Editor,
We love your “Page Two” liberalism, with which it is usually hard to argue, but ain't it clear at this point in the fictional process known as American history that it's time to drop the gloves? There are endless untold stories of corruption and collusion in local government and business that dovetail perfectly with our national and international involvements, as Ronnie Earle and friends are bravely pointing out (note to Mr. Earle: Watch out for trips in small airplanes and self-administered gunshot wounds). So why not accept once and for all that the Chronicle is one of the few remaining examples of free press in this company, whoops, country, and really take up the reins of the lost democracy you lament?
Perhaps one single page per issue dedicated to local and national stories that corporate news won't touch would be a fine start; you must know that for many the Chronicle is the only "alternative" news they get, and also what an impact your paper's views have on this community. So use the power! It wouldn't dent your budget too much – surely the revenues from your porno ads would cover the cost. What a treat to finally see stories like the views of local soldiers returning from Iraq – one tale per week would doubtless say volumes. Or at long last a major American publication digging into what really happened on 9/11 (as every other nation has ... what are we afraid of?), or why Michael Jackson is front page news while hundreds of pedophile priests remain free while the church pays off their victims, or even who really owns what in this country, and city, and where their money actually goes (that information might truly inspire change).
Sure, it's a major risk to tackle the boys who run the Show ... but ain't it more fun that watching this country become a truly enslaved nation, and whining about it weekly?
Someone needs to stand up, and you're in the front row. Otherwise, please spare us the rants and go back to your thrilling tales of movie stars you've met at the latest international film festival. But we know, or at least hope, that you've got more in you than that. If not you now, then who, when?
We love your “Page Two” liberalism, with which it is usually hard to argue, but ain't it clear at this point in the fictional process known as American history that it's time to drop the gloves? There are endless untold stories of corruption and collusion in local government and business that dovetail perfectly with our national and international involvements, as Ronnie Earle and friends are bravely pointing out (note to Mr. Earle: Watch out for trips in small airplanes and self-administered gunshot wounds). So why not accept once and for all that the Chronicle is one of the few remaining examples of free press in this company, whoops, country, and really take up the reins of the lost democracy you lament?
Perhaps one single page per issue dedicated to local and national stories that corporate news won't touch would be a fine start; you must know that for many the Chronicle is the only "alternative" news they get, and also what an impact your paper's views have on this community. So use the power! It wouldn't dent your budget too much – surely the revenues from your porno ads would cover the cost. What a treat to finally see stories like the views of local soldiers returning from Iraq – one tale per week would doubtless say volumes. Or at long last a major American publication digging into what really happened on 9/11 (as every other nation has ... what are we afraid of?), or why Michael Jackson is front page news while hundreds of pedophile priests remain free while the church pays off their victims, or even who really owns what in this country, and city, and where their money actually goes (that information might truly inspire change).
Sure, it's a major risk to tackle the boys who run the Show ... but ain't it more fun that watching this country become a truly enslaved nation, and whining about it weekly?
Someone needs to stand up, and you're in the front row. Otherwise, please spare us the rants and go back to your thrilling tales of movie stars you've met at the latest international film festival. But we know, or at least hope, that you've got more in you than that. If not you now, then who, when?
Just wondering,
Kyle Swanson
Kyle Swanson
