{"id":291083,"date":"2021-07-05T02:56:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T23:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-july-5-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T02:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T23:56:49","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-july-5-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-july-5-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 July 5, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Letters to the Editor \u2014 July 5, 2021<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Issue: Gwen Berry\u2019s response to critics after her national anthem protest at the Olympic trials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After very publicly disrespecting the American flag and national anthem, Gwen Berry made her opinion perfectly clear: \u201cThe anthem doesn\u2019t speak for me. It never has\u201d (\u201cOlympic-Size Feud,\u201d June 29).<\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t believe in what this nation and its symbols represent. So why in the world would she want to represent us and our values to the entire world at the Olympics?<\/p>\n

Gwen, your athletic performance qualified you only for the opportunity to represent the United States in the Olympic game<\/a>s, not the guaranteed right. The Olympics are also about character, and you have been found lacking.<\/p>\n

Brian Finn<\/em><\/p>\n

Stamford, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n

Elected Republicans are having a fit about Berry but app<\/a>laud the treason that took place on Jan. 6 at the US Capitol.<\/p>\n

She has the right under the Constitution to do what she did. So these bigots should shut up and try to bring this country together instead of making noise about Berry. Be proud, young lady, and do what God has chosen for you to do as an activist, which is: \u201cBe civil-minded.\u201d<\/p>\n

God bless and protect you in all of your surroundings. Keep up the good work. Very proud of you. <\/p>\n

William Belcher<\/em><\/p>\n

Worcester, Mass.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m appalled at the behavior by this Olympic-bound person.<\/p>\n

I have watched winter and summer games for as long as I remember. I guess Berry has not been versed in or does not care about the true meaning of what the games represent.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s such an honor to be part of a team of elite athletes, and she behaves this way?<\/p>\n

She\u2019s obviously not aware of the role model she could be. She should be taken off the team. Shame on you, Gwen.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so disappointed. This is not the time and place to show your disrespect to your country.<\/p>\n

C. Hagney<\/em><\/p>\n

Saratoga Springs<\/em><\/p>\n

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Olympic athlete Gwen Berry placed third at the Women\u2019s Hammer Throw final during the US Olympic Track & Field Team Trials.
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AP Photo\/Shizuo Kambayashi, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Berry turned her back on the flag during the anthem, and she had a lame excuse.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s the poster child for critical race theory and wokeism. It\u2019s all about her and her activism. She\u2019s a pure disgrace for America.<\/p>\n

She should be banned from the team. It was a pure attention-getting ploy. The White House backs her, which is not surprising, as we have no leader there.<\/p>\n

David J. Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

Stamford, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n

Berry is entitled to her First Amendment rights, but as all of our mothers said to us as children at one time or another, \u201cThere is a time and a place.\u201d This is not the time nor the place to focus on one\u2019s self.<\/p>\n

Not only should Berry be \u201cexcused\u201d from the team but this should be done immedia<\/a>tely. No discussions, no appeal processes, no press conferences. Berry has had her 15 minutes of fame, and those 15 minutes are up.<\/p>\n

If nothing is done to discipline Berry, it would be the first time in my adult life I would be rooting against a fellow American in the Olympics. That\u2019s how sad this situation is.<\/p>\n

Jack Cashman<\/em><\/p>\n

Brambleton, Va.<\/em><\/p>\n

Berry has insulted our country. Why does she compete for a country she hates? I will turn my back on her and the Olympics because of \u201cactivist\u201d behavior.<\/p>\n

If Berry is so contemptuous of our anthem and flag, maybe she should compete for China, Russia or some other country that doesn\u2019t have our freedoms and see how far she gets.<\/p>\n

If she wants to be an \u201cactivist\u201d do it on her own time, not during Olympic competition.<\/p>\n

Gary Acerra<\/em><\/p>\n

Staten Island<\/em><\/p>\n

Berry turned her back on the American flag as the national anthem was being played in protest against perceived American racism.<\/p>\n

Of course, the irony of this \u201cracist\u201d country affording a black woman the privilege and honor of representing us on the world stage, not to mention the opportunity to earn millions of dollars in endorsements, was lost on her.<\/p>\n

I guess when all you\u2019ve got is a hammer, America will look like a nail.<\/p>\n

Jack Kaufman<\/em><\/p>\n

Naples, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n

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