{"id":286756,"date":"2021-06-29T00:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-june-29-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T00:50:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T21:50:39","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-june-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-june-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Letters to the Editor \u2014 June 29, 2021<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Issue: Olympic athlete Gwen Berry turning her back on the US flag while receiving a medal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If hammer-thrower Gwen Berry hates the United States so much, and she has a right to, she should not be taking advantage of all that her despised homeland has to offer by representing it at the Olympics (\u201cO say can you seethe,\u201d June 28).<\/p>\n

This utterly despicable country of yours, for which you now have the privilege to represent, does not salute you either, you ingrate.<\/p>\n

How fortunate for you to live where you can snub the nation\u2019s anthem and not be jailed or worse. Gary Schwartz<\/p>\n

Vernon, Conn.<\/p>\n

The US Olympic Committee should ban Berry from representing our great country.<\/p>\n

How could she even represent the country she disrespects? If you cannot be grateful for all the opportunities that United States bestows, how can you accept a position on the team?<\/p>\n

The only reason is because she is a selfish individual who only wants to take what she can for her narcissistic purposes. Such a person should not be granted the privilege of competing in the Olympics under the flag of the United States.<\/p>\n

Eliezer Cohen<\/p>\n

Lawrence<\/p>\n

To Gwen Berry: Thanks for the heads-up. This is one more sporting event I can skip watching.<\/p>\n

And I see you didn\u2019t reject the bouquet of red, white and blue flowers that you held onto during your show of disrespect.<\/p>\n

Bo Madden<\/p>\n

Jupiter, Fla.<\/p>\n

We Americans have only ourselves to blame for Berry\u2019s childish and self-centered antics.<\/p>\n

If, when the very first Olympian used the game<\/a>s as a political device in 1968, he had been removed and lost his medals, a Gwen Berry wouldn\u2019t be possible today \u2014 and all sports would be thriving, instead of losing their audience.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not bigots or racists. We\u2019re Americans, and we love our country. If Berry doesn\u2019t love her country, she shouldn\u2019t be allowed to compete.<\/p>\n

Edward Rubinstein<\/p>\n

Devon, Pa.<\/p>\n

\"Gwen
Gwendolyn Berry celebrates finishing third in the Women\u2019s Hammer Throw final on day nine of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 26, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon.<\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Berry just doesn\u2019t get it. She is representing everyone in the United States, not herself.<\/p>\n

If she wants to protest, let her pay her own way to Tokyo. She should not be on the US Olympic team. Paul Dunn<\/p>\n

New Milford, NJ<\/p>\n

I think Berry should be removed from competing on the US team.<\/p>\n

In the Olympics, you represent our country. If this athlete has a problem with that, take her out.<\/p>\n

Sports, athletics, etc, are not the app<\/a>ropriate venue for anyone\u2019s private feelings. It\u2019s about the team, and yes, in the Olympics, it\u2019s about the country you have the honor to represent.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sick to death of all the negativity these people have for the United States. Try that in China, Russia or Iran and see if you\u2019re on that team.<\/p>\n

She certainly doesn\u2019t represent my country, and there are so many other candidates who would do anything to be there. Enough coddling. Show her the door.<\/p>\n

Theresa Rohr<\/p>\n

Hamburg, NJ<\/p>\n

Berry was there to represent her country. The national anthem and the flag stand for the right to live in a free society. Both black and white Americans have given their lives for this freedom.<\/p>\n

Berry said she was \u201cpissed.\u201d Then go see which other country will accept your disgusting behavior.<\/p>\n

If racism was the issue, she would never have been there in the first place. Instead, she has been given (and has taken) every opportunity.<\/p>\n

Maureen Sharkey<\/p>\n

Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Ed Scarry hit the nail on the head with his article on hammer-thrower Berry (\u201cSelfish \u2014 and ungrateful to a great nation,\u201d June 28).<\/p>\n

Ungrateful is the only way to put it. Here is an athlete who was given a great opportunity to succeed at an Olympic level, and still she disrespects the many coaches, teammates and her country.<\/p>\n

Respect goes a long way. The US team should not allow an athlete with this selfish behavior to compete.<\/p>\n

If her mission is bigger than the sport she represents, then go pursue it elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Doc Ludemann<\/p>\n

Brudgeport Conn.<\/p>\n

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