I was surprised that my comments on cheese elicited so many responses, and once again, I say “terrific.” My purpose in writing is not only to have fun and to get people to consider things that they might not otherwise think about but also to encourage civil discourse about topics that fill our everyday lives and decisions that connect us, thanks to the global economy, to the rest of the world.
I agree with Mrs. Weeks, who wrote a thoughtful editorial last Friday, that we all need to stay informed in order to make responsible choices. I also agree that it is very hard to find the truth about many issues because the problems are complex and every source of information contains a bias...liberal, conservative, CNN, Fox News, New York Times or Wall Street Journal. I make attempts to present information in an apolitical way, but to be completely apolitical is probably impossible. Mr. Crain suggests that I should not express my opinion but isn’t that what he does so frequently in his letters to the editor? I suspect he objects to the format as much as the content of my articles. If my articles produce spirited debate or dialogue, then they do serve a purpose.
So, Mr. Post, please know that I, too, like cows; I don’t like industrial feedlots. To Mrs. Weeks, I support the efforts of the individual farmer and rancher and admire your efforts to stay connected to the land; I do not think large industrial food production is good for the planet in the long run. And finally, Mr. Crain, polarization of national political discourse has, I believe, served our country ill, for it has forced everyone to take sides, right or left, liberal or conservative, and the solutions to our complex problems don’t lie in either- or, or in completely discounting what the “other side” says.
Thanks for reading,
Kermit
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I was surprised that my comments on cheese elicited so many responses, and once again, I say “terrific.” My purpose in writing is not only to have fun and to get people to consider things that they might not otherwise think about but also to encourage civil discourse about topics that fill our everyday lives and decisions that connect us, thanks to the global economy, to the rest of the world.
I agree with Mrs. Weeks, who wrote a thoughtful editorial last Friday, that we all need to stay informed in order to make responsible choices. I also agree that it is very hard to find the truth about many issues because the problems are complex and every source of information contains a bias...liberal, conservative, CNN, Fox News, New York Times or Wall Street Journal. I make attempts to present information in an apolitical way, but to be completely apolitical is probably impossible. Mr. Crain suggests that I should not express my opinion but isn’t that what he does so frequently in his letters to the editor? I suspect he objects to the format as much as the content of my articles. If my articles produce spirited debate or dialogue, then they do serve a purpose.
So, Mr. Post, please know that I, too, like cows; I don’t like industrial feedlots. To Mrs. Weeks, I support the efforts of the individual farmer and rancher and admire your efforts to stay connected to the land; I do not think large industrial food production is good for the planet in the long run. And finally, Mr. Crain, polarization of national political discourse has, I believe, served our country ill, for it has forced everyone to take sides, right or left, liberal or conservative, and the solutions to our complex problems don’t lie in either- or, or in completely discounting what the “other side” says.
Thanks for reading,
Kermit
