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My husband locked me out of the House and accused me of having an affair Wilh this neighbor. I have never looked at another Man in the 20 years we be been married Ann. Something is wrong Wilh him. What can i do to help worried in St. Louis dear worried you can take him. To neurologist and find out if some brain disorder to causing your husband s strange behaviour. If there 1� no medical reason aim needs to see a psychiatrist pen pals Ynn you Ouy a Pim Ami 10 my Frt wot in push us column. 1 a 23 Yun cd tra Hin us m pm Dong Ali plug Lud minus dec a by Uchau Lertor ind Tovi a Haj Arnm. Sub Felwin pm Juu rank a Linda f it Ramum. Pat to in your pin i m 21 Yir cd ind i he diet Imp Gong to us Nuwt ind a Mogk Han Ron so us. Cruz racism charge prompts Many rebuttals i d like to respond to parliamentary assist i West Germany s Green party George Pumphrey assistant in _ _ _ is re cent letter referring to the accompanying photo of Jim Fowler draping a Snake around the neck Ofa Lem fied Black child or. Pumphrey accused Fowler of Pray Ting the american Breed of racist sadism i would certainly agree with or Pumphrey that Jim Fowler exercised extremely poor judgment in frighten ing the child but 1 object very strenuously to his Asier lion that this must have been a racially motivated act of sadism. A i understand it racism is the tendency to pre judge other solely on the basis of their race the writer s accusation is thus a racist one. Rather than blame this incident on one Man s stupidity and thoughtless Ness be blamed it on the Man s race. As a teacher who works with and cares about Stu deals of All races i deeply resent the implication that All White authority figures enjoy sadistically torturing Black children. Racism cannot cd Defeated until we learn to judge people As individuals rather than pre judge them based upon their skin color. Rhonda West Germany or. Pumphrey s observation serves As an excellent example of the eagerness by Many greens political party to interpret America arid americans As unfavourably As possible racist sadism what nonsense Rick Kearney Wiesbaden West Germany. Yes Jim Fowler misused his authority and i agree this Little boy was terrified. I m angry and sad whenever i see an innocent defenceless child mis however is this a racist Issue would it not have been As appalling if the child were a different color if the Man were a different color would you have been angry enough to write a letter o the editor if the child in the photo were while people who Label every injustice racist perpetuate racist mental ily. God help us to protect and defend All of his precious children. Their skin color Mach nights Audrey Frazier Johannes by fat West Germany the letter from the parliamentary assistant of the Green party in the German parliament really made my Day. The child obviously volunteered to be " fright ened in much the same Way that millions of people pay rather High prices to be frightened by Loop Lac Loop roller coasters. The Green s Assumption that or Fowler was trying to terrorize a defenceless 9-Ycar-old with sadistic pleasure and impunity is a striking example of How mindlessly Anil american the extreme left Wing political parties in Germany and the rest of Western Europe can get. The greens Are a fascinating political party. They to tarted As the ecology party primarily concerned with pollution and the environment. Except for. A solidly anti at rec anything stance they have of late been neglecting environmental issues in favor of Radical feminism and the attempt to open up new frontiers on the West German political left. At a recent party convention for example one of the main Points of discussion was How Best 10 Gam pardons for jailed members of the red army faction or since that objective is probably unreal to improve their confinement conditions by putting them All to Gether so they do not have to suffer the indignity of being with common criminals. Most of those prisoners Are in jail for murder of policemen Public officials and Industrial leaders but the feeling seems to be that the murders were committed for a worthy cause and the murderers arc really Sweet souls at heart. I Lake exception however to the writer s statement that the fact of his having lived exclusively in Europe for the past 17, years Tiad almost made him forget the american Breed of racist he implies strongly that he and other europeans arc pure and unsullied by such churlish primitive altitudes. As a Black american coincidentally also living exclusively in Europe for the last 17 years i can assure you that he knows not whereof he Speaks. 1 personally prefer overt racism to this sort of Fatu Ous hypocrisy mainly because at least then i know where i stand. But preferences aside ask any Turk living in Berlin or Amsterdam or an algerian working in Marseilles or a korean nurse working in a slut Gart Hospital and you will discover if you had any doubt thai racism is alive and Well and thriving All Over Europe. It s no worse than Back Home but it s no Bill or Davis Ramseck West Germany do not agree Wilh the fact that the writer believes that this is racist sadism or that Mutual of Omaha s wild kingdom Host. Jim Fowler used his influence As an adult a while and a Man of influence in order to terrorize the 9-year-old." 1 do not believe this action should be taken As a racial Issue. This is the exact attitude that helps flare racial prob lems in the service or in All government and civilian areas am not a racist Ana have Many Black and hispanic and Oriental friends. I even got a second opinion on this before i wrote the letter. I realize that racism is a problem that must be Deall with but. If this had been a while child would you still have written the letter sgt Ronald d. Erlandson Raf upper Heyford England. I cannot Wilh certainty deduce racism from this photograph for i cannot gae into he heart of this White Man and fathom his attitude and intents. Unlike the writer i cannot say with certainly that Jim Fowler a a racial sadist and that he s smiling because As a while Man of influence with the heart Ofa beast he loves to inflict pain on Little Black children. Indeed i would expect Jim Fowler to be father open minded on the subject of race As he is a Well travelled Man who has visited Many Peoples and lands and who presumably has Learned 10 value racial diversity. Again 1 Don t know. Don t cry racism unless you have positive proof. Marks Atterberry Man hdm Sandhofer Vest Germany when 1 was a child my Baltimore elementary school was also visited by a wildlife expert who brought with him several reptilian horrors. 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