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Personal Responsibility
RECEIVED Wed., July 20, 2016
Dear Editor,
Concerning the weekly “Quote of the Week” [News, July 15] from President Obama, "we ask the police to do too much, and we ask too little of ourselves," our president finally states the obvious words he never wanted to utter. We need "personal responsibility." That is why the United States has become the greatest country in history by its citizens having "personal responsibility," not by our governmental nanny state.
Concerning the weekly “Quote of the Week” [News, July 15] from President Obama, "we ask the police to do too much, and we ask too little of ourselves," our president finally states the obvious words he never wanted to utter. We need "personal responsibility." That is why the United States has become the greatest country in history by its citizens having "personal responsibility," not by our governmental nanny state.
Chris Jacob
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Engage in Election
RECEIVED Mon., July 18, 2016
Dear Editor,
People with disabilities should register to vote [“REV UP the Vote,” News, July 15] – but we then have to be engaged with the process each and every election. All politics are fundamentally local. We need to hold our own interest groups accountable. Being able to get onto ramped buses fast became a hollow victory if sidewalks were allowed to remain in disrepair. Or Capital Metro was arbitrarily allowed to roll back the frequency of its busiest local routes. Enough is enough!
People with disabilities should register to vote [“REV UP the Vote,” News, July 15] – but we then have to be engaged with the process each and every election. All politics are fundamentally local. We need to hold our own interest groups accountable. Being able to get onto ramped buses fast became a hollow victory if sidewalks were allowed to remain in disrepair. Or Capital Metro was arbitrarily allowed to roll back the frequency of its busiest local routes. Enough is enough!
Robin Orlowski
Insidious Discrimination
RECEIVED Sat., July 16, 2016
Dear Editor,
I am a member of the Austin Film Society, and not only does Holly Herrick and the other great female programmers she mentions in her comment [“Killer Lineup,” Screens, July 8] do fantastic work, but she also illustrates the insidious nature of marginalization as a form of discrimination. I am a recreation therapist and as such I am often required to be an advocate for marginalized groups such as women, children, and people with disabilities. Although great progress has been made in recognizing the needs of these groups, there is still a tendency in some quarters of our society to act like these groups "are rumored not to exist" (to quote Ms. Herrick's letter). This form of discrimination is far more insidious than the more overt forms of racism we have watched on the news the past few years, months, weeks, and days because we cannot feel empathy or even sympathy for people we can't see or hear or touch or feel. These people deserve our attention, our mercy, and our justice.
I am a member of the Austin Film Society, and not only does Holly Herrick and the other great female programmers she mentions in her comment [“Killer Lineup,” Screens, July 8] do fantastic work, but she also illustrates the insidious nature of marginalization as a form of discrimination. I am a recreation therapist and as such I am often required to be an advocate for marginalized groups such as women, children, and people with disabilities. Although great progress has been made in recognizing the needs of these groups, there is still a tendency in some quarters of our society to act like these groups "are rumored not to exist" (to quote Ms. Herrick's letter). This form of discrimination is far more insidious than the more overt forms of racism we have watched on the news the past few years, months, weeks, and days because we cannot feel empathy or even sympathy for people we can't see or hear or touch or feel. These people deserve our attention, our mercy, and our justice.
Philip Drexler
