Letters
to the Editor
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you for your editorial in your most recent edition of Southern
Cross Review.� However I must urgently
inform you that you were dead wrong on one important point:
On November 2, 2004, a great American tragedy occurred: a majority of
voting citizens of the United States of America returned to office of president
a man and his minions who had already been responsible for the death, maiming and
suffering of thousands in the name of peace, freedom and God, and who openly
vowed to continue doing so. History has seen similar, even greater, destruction
before.
A majority of voting citizens did not return Mr. Bush to a second term, anymore
than they elected him to the first term.�
By saying that you tend to reinforce the worst myth about America - that
we any longer have free democratic elections.
If you wish to inform yourself further, please see:
http://www.fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com
http://www.radioinsidescoop.com
�The Ohio Re-Count of Presidential election�
There are numerous other sites which document the outrageous criminal
fraud being perpetrated.� However, so as
not to overwhelm you, I suggest you start with the above, which will in turn
direct you to other links. I bring this to your attention because you must keep
in mind that actually a majority of Americans do not support Bush, nor have
they voted for him. You must imagine that we are captives in our own country,
ruled by a corporate media, with all three branches of government now
controlled by fraudulent Republican rule--actually a much more dire situation,
not unlike Nazi Germany in the 1930's.
Sincerely,
Patricia
U.S.A.
RE: Freedom, Authority and the "Faithful Thinker"
The text of Don Cruse's
article is very good, though I have reservations about one point. The major
problem is that Anthroposophy can also be taken as authoritarian religion, with
most people connected with it unable to verify large numbers of Rudolf
Steiner's statements. One can attempt the road of the "Philosophy of
Freedom", which gives thinking experiences, but which does not enable us
to check most esoteric statements. Anthroposophical spiritual development is
very difficult.. What I have tried is to live through contradictions with
science, which can lead to experiences and a certain understanding. However the
problem still remains, especially in respect to certain of Rudolf Steiner�s
statements.
It is not possible at present to live in comfortable beliefs. However Rudolf
Steiner can inspire us and help us on our road.
Michael Friedjung, Astronomer,
Paris
Hey, Frank,
I need to point out that the song "Give My Love to Rose" was
not written by Bob Dylan, but by Johnny Cash. It is on his last album, "When
the Man Comes Around," one of the most poignantly beautiful albums of all
time, put together when Johnny felt the end of life drawing near, and wanted to put out something so beautiful that it would
touch every heart profoundly.
I listen to it all the time.
So give Johnny his due!
Blessings to you this Christmas season.
Elizabeth Simons
(Ed: This error was caught by Elizabeth on the same day number 38 was
put up, so not many people saw it.)
Dear Editor:
My husband has delusions of grandeur and a long record of money problems.
He thinks he's a financial wiz-kid, but he's run a bunch of businesses into the
ground, and he runs up huge credit card bills and at the end of the month. If I
complain he tells me to relax and believe--it's all under control; all we have
to do is pay the minimum and let our kids worry about the rest. But it's
already so bad that we can hardly keep up with the interest payments.
Also he has been so arrogant and abusive toward our neighbors that most
of them no longer speak to us. The few that do are an odd bunch, to whom he has
been giving a lot of expensive gifts, running up our bills even more.
Also, he has gotten religion in a big way, although I don't quite
understand it. One week he hangs out with Catholics and the next with people
who say the Pope is the Antichrist. And now he has taken to parading around in
military uniforms and cowboy boots. I hate to think what it all means. Finally,
the last straw: He's demanding that before anyone can be in the same room with
him, they must sign a loyalty oath. It's just so horribly creepy!
Can you help?
Signed: Lost in DC
Dear Lost:
Stop whining, Laura. You can divorce the s.o.b. any time you want. The
rest of us are stuck with him for the next four years. Ed.
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