Condemning bomb threats
Unacceptable
Regarding “Bomb scares jolt nation already on edge” (Front page, Thursday): We as one nation must condemn this kind of vitriolic attack on so many people who are identified as from one political party.
John Huerta, Houston
Hysteria
The widespread bomb threats are a direct result of the hysterical political dialogue coursing through the nation. It is the result of the fear and hate coursing through the country. This began long before the election of President Donald Trump; he has only exacerbated it for his own political gain.
Gonzalo Martinez, La Porte
Just imagine
Regarding “Migrant caravan” (Letters, Wednesday), the letter writer asks us to imagine ourselves living in a gated community and that caravan showing up wanting to come in, thinking they have the right to do so. While I agree that the caravan is a problem, I can’t help wondering if he would allow immigrants to enter his gated community to mow lawns, clean houses or repair the streets.
Jim Varnon, Kingwood
Compassion?
Regarding “Trump says he will cut aid to 3 countries” (Nation/ World, Tuesday): A letter writer describes the caravan as “a horde of invaders.” An estimated 7,000 people works out to 140 people in each state. Is 140 people a horde? Are people desperately seeking safety invaders? We turned away Jews fleeing Germany, which led to most of them dying. We are a nation of immigrants and refugees. Demonizing the poor, demonizing the desperate, sowing fear — this is opposed to everything I believe this country stands for and is completely counter to my understanding of what being a Christian (or for that matter, a decent human being) demands of us.
There is no limit to the ugliness that fear can create. I pray we can resist the siren calls to unreasoning fear and find compassion instead.
Alan Jackson, Houston
Threats to Earth
Regarding “Theory kaput” (Letters, Tuesday), the letter writer stated that A&M University’s discovery of another food source disproves the Malthusian theory of outgrowing the Earth’s food supply. Converting cottonseed to protein may just be kicking the can down the road.
The Earth has only so many resources, and there is always the risk that our demands will exceed the supply. Further, we face an even greater problem of our own making: destruction of the environment via global warming. The symptoms abound: hurricanes with greater ferocity, longer seasons for insects to carry diseases and destroy forests, droughts causing famine resulting in civil strife and war in many places of the world, and rising sea level rises causing “sunny day flooding” in Miami, Norfolk, and several Atlantic islands.
We have the knowledge and technology to counter this problem but we need to develop the political will to do so. That has proven to be more difficult than researchers developing new food sources. Thomas Malthus may yet be proven right: that the human race is its own worst enemy.
Ron Drees, Houston