I can’t help but sympathize with Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg when he recounted one of the letters he received regarding the paper’s treatment of President Donald Trump.
The writer wrote “It seems that people with morals are the underdogs these days.”
Looking at Trump’s actions and comments in office, I truly have to wonder what definition of “morals” this reader was referring to.
I have always thought that morality referred to the concepts of right versus wrong.
Trump has called Mexicans thugs, drug dealers and rapists, while Muslims are terrorists. He has separated families, putting children into detention camps for an indefinite period of time and raises questions as to if they will ever be reunited with their parents.
The latest count of lies told by Trump is now over 12,000! And even if the writer was referring to morality only with regard to sexual behavior, Trump has been shown to have had multiple extra-marital affairs.
Even when presented with this evidence, Trump supporters continue to hold to their opinions. I have always felt you cannot reason with an unreasonable attitude, position or person.
It would seem that this reader is saying morals, but it’s highly unlikely that morality has anything to do with the position they hold.
Dan Pupo, Orland Park
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Accuracy still valued over speed when it comes to news
The accuracy of TV national news has become a joke.
The quest for ratings and clicks on social media has resulted in a complete disregard for accuracy and verification of sources. I gave up on CNN, Fox News, CBS and ABC. I was holding on to NBC and PBS.
Well, after the major goofs of Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow I am down to PBS.
I still have respect for newspapers, but the timely delivery of news is their major shortcoming.
However, I would rather have accuracy if speed results in major inaccuracy. I hope PBS will not let us down.
Warren Rodgers Jr., Matteson
Making America great again includes addressing global warming
President Donald Trump declares that his “highest duty is to keep America safe,” yet he dismisses the threat posed by global warming.
In its report “Catastrophe Modelling and Climate Change,” Lloyd’s of London states that the 8 inches of sea level rise off the tip of Manhattan increased Superstorm Sandy’s surge losses by 30 percent, and that “further increases in sea level in this region may non-linearly increase the loss potential from similar storms.”
This statement is profoundly disquieting when one considers that the Fourth National Climate Assessment projects oceans to rise by one to four feet by the end of this century and that “a rise by as much as 8 feet cannot be ruled out.”
Twenty-five Atlantic and Gulf Coast cities are already experiencing accelerating rates of daily tidal flooding and sea level rise is expected to be above the global average in these regions.
It’s also important to look beyond our borders where, for example, millions of Bangladeshis are farming on land that is within a meter of high tide. To understand the devastating impact that the advancing sea is having on this country, I recommend watching the documentary “30 million.”
Sea level rise is caused by the warming of the oceans and the melting of land ice. Rapidly melting Himalayan glaciers feed rivers that sustain 1.65 billion people, many of whom live in India, Pakistan and China, which are nuclear powers.
Urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions and funding adaptation should be top priorities for every politician who is concerned about world hunger, national security and global stability.
Terry Hansen, Circle Hales Corners, Wisconsin
