{"id":245745,"date":"2021-05-09T03:37:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T00:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-09T03:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T00:37:33","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-may-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Letters to the Editor \u2014 May 9, 2021<\/strong>”
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COVID uncertainty
<\/strong>The Post editorial about herd immunity makes several good points, albeit within the context of general<\/a> uncertainty about the virus (\u201cWe\u2019re Still Beating COVID,\u201d May 4).<\/p>\n

We have reason to be optimistic, but we have more work to do and still need to grasp the uncertainty of the virus.<\/p>\n

The assumption that future mutations will be less dangerous is not scientific; mutation is random. Reducing the opportunities for the virus to mutate is good science<\/a> and common sense.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, a missing piece in your article is the damage done to public health by right-wing politicians and pundits who have discouraged vaccinations at a time when we need to work together.<\/p>\n

The Post article blithely assumes that the many Republicans who are opposed to getting vaccinated will come around. I hope you are right, as that is what our country needs, but I worry you overestimate both the public spirit and the scientific intelligence of these people.<\/p>\n

Chip Boyd<\/em>
Cheshire, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n

Distrust in big biz
<\/strong>I agree with the broad thrust of Josh Hammer\u2019s article about the disaffectedness of new conservatives toward big business, but I think that he slightly misunderstands the cause (\u201cThere\u2019s No Stopping GOP-Big Biz Divorce,\u201d PostOpinion, May 3).<\/p>\n

Withdrawing support from big business does not necessarily mean that we are embracing government control. The pro-liberty, anti-government principles of conservatism are still consistent.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just that we\u2019ve realized that big business, at a certain scale, is indistinguishable from the government. A monopolistic corporation that uses its wealth coercively instead of engendering a free market\u2014 with the nodding app<\/a>roval of certain politicians who regularly lunch with the executives \u2014 is nationalized in all but name.<\/p>\n

Robert Frazer<\/em>
Lancashire, UK<\/em><\/p>\n

Misleading mask
<\/strong>Miranda Devine\u2019s column about President Biden\u2019s meeting with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn hits the mark (\u201cMasking science,\u201d May 6).<\/p>\n

In his indoor meeting with the elder Carters, Biden is seen not wearing a mask. As soon as he leaves and goes out into the open air, he places a mask on his face. He refuses to show the nation any optimism that the COVID epidemic is winding down.<\/p>\n

Biden is turning out to be the most masked man since the Lone Ranger. At a recent virtual climate summit with other world leaders, and with no one else in sight, Biden continued to cover his face with his mask. I guess he was afraid he might give his computer a virus.<\/p>\n

Warren Goldfein<\/em>
Mount Arlington, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n

Court hypocrisy
<\/strong>The United States is worried because El Salvador has removed the magistrates of its Supreme Court\u2019s constitutional chamber (\u201cSalvador worries US,\u201d May 3).<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Antony Blinken claims an \u201cindependent judiciary is essential to democratic governance.\u201d Is he hallucinatory or just in heavy denial?<\/p>\n

What does he think will happen if his party succeeds in adding justices to the US Supreme Court? El Salvador is being more upfront with its actions than the United States.<\/p>\n

Ellen Minaker<\/em>
Queens<\/em><\/p>\n

Celebrating moms
<\/strong>It wouldn\u2019t be Mother\u2019s Day without Cindy Adams\u2019 beautiful salute to her mother (\u201cIn memory of dear mom,\u201d<\/a> May 6).<\/p>\n

It bring tears to my eyes every time. Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all those hardworking moms past and present, especially my momma, Nora Quinlan.<\/p>\n

Margaret Clabby<\/em>
Queens<\/em><\/p>\n

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