European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. December 29. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters continue from Page 10 doonesbury does not exemplify a vitriolic hatred of mainstream american values. Doonesbury does Lam Poon intolerance hypocrisy and self righteousness and those who mistake such attitudes for mainstream american values. Steven c. A Aldema Offenbach West Germany stripes is almost the Only Well rounded newspaper in Europe and the British Isles that is edited and printed with americans in mind. Therefore How can you claim this newspaper As yours and try to Force your views and morals on 300,000 military members and Al their loved ones. Staff sgt. Steve Jonau Kamlein a West Germany As an in Lik minded Reader i would love to let you know my sentiments concerning doonesbury. Unlike this writer 1 would never think to speak for the majority or try to place my values on a Pedestal As the be All and end All of americanism and i would never at tempt to dictate what free people should or should not read. Whether he likes it or not the stars and stripes Ismy paper too. He has no right to assume that it should reflect his values Only. It should reflect a free society values and a diversity of opinions. Jeanne Gravitt Raf Lakenheath England it seems to me that in these Days As Eastern Europe is making reforms and moving towards democracy the United states is stagnant and moving away from democracy. Every other Day we read about one group or another attempting to suppress the ideas thoughts and speech of others. If doonesbury is removed from the stars an stripes it will not be Only an editorial decision being that it is the Only american newspaper we have Access to it will be censorship. We Are in Europe to protect the rights of americans and people of the free world so let s not lose the Battle ourselves through censorship of an artist s work. Michael s. Beaujon Raf Chicksands England. If All those Reading a newspaper could eliminate the features they dislike in the paper what would be left. If there Are enough objectionable features in a paper i Don t buy it that s what free Choice is a labout. Jeff Hill Athens Greece. Where exactly is Middle America and How Arete values found there different from those held by we who Are dedicated to protecting All of America pleased not assume that your values Are shared by a com Mon mass for there is no such thing As collective thought. Doonesbury s very existence and contents Are reassuring indication and confirmation that the privileges of All artists awfully expressed Are being observed and practice in America. Sgt Phillip  Al Dogen West Germany. Especially considering the developments in the East bloc where undoubtedly those who were in Power would heartily agree with him about his vie son censorship am surprised that anyone with any sort of open mind would attack someone and suggest censorship just because their views do not agree. Alix Paultre Wiesbaden West Germany Trust us we the people can handle it. We do Havethe Freedom to decide what we choose to read and not read and i commend the stars and stripes for recognizing it. Helen Purcell Ellingen West Germany Many More readers wrote. The following people agreed As did several who withheld their names with Many of the Points in the preceding letters fall cities Are in West Germany unless otherwise stated Karl Hees Fulda Gene seller Wiesbaden rut Griggs Raf Lakenheath England master sgt. . Brown Ramstein a maj. . Hardy Raf Laken Heath Charles Bishop Frankfurt spec. Eric Szulczcwski Frankfurt senior airman Michael . Erlanger Chuck Bickerstaff Nornberg Paul Mcmire Fulda Martha Kay Atcie Nurnberg staff set. James a. Hudson Raf mild halt eng land Shaniss Conley Vai Hingen spec. Douglas k. Ferguson sch Atzingen capt. Kelly l. Kring Ramstein a Joseph Elliott Stuttgart staff sgt. Charles e. Nagy Raf Fairford England and  w. Crickmore sgt. Todd w. Wothington and spec. Erik l. Hawkins of Augsburg. But some think his humor in bad taste you can certainly add my name to the Long list of people who would like to see the humorous Doones Bury strip dropped permanently from their daily Sta Sand stripes. For years Many in your captive audience have undoubtedly gritted their Teeth each morning when read ing through the comics Section and having to be exposed to whatever sick new idea that arrogant Jerk Trudeau has come up with to vent his ire at am incan leadership institutions and mainstream american values. Mind you his satire cannot by any stretch of the imagination be described As Good natured constructive or playful but rather invariably takes the form of vicious attacks on people and things that Donot fit into his undoubtedly weird concept of How the world should be. Like the Man said everybody s entitled to their opinion and Freedom of the press is one of the thing that makes our system better than All the rest. But 1 frankly doubt that your predominantly military read ers arc All that interested in the anti establishment anti government and essentially anti american views of or. Trudeau. Jerry Kelsey Heidelberg West Germany i would like to Echo the sentiments recently expressed regarding doonesbury. Trudeau in reality contrib utes no humor to your comics Section. Indeed his odious and repugnant political statements have the direct opposite effect. Instead of being comical the Yare depressing. I vote for cancellation Corky Watson Augsburg West Germany do you really think Trudeau is funny i agree with the writers who Felt he exhibits poor taste. Not Only that he is not a comic. His attempts at being funny even  drop his strip so he will get the message. You dropped Ann Landers and got her attention. Please get Gary s. . Snyder Stuttgart West Germany i too feel i must write in support of the request Roget rid of the comic strip doonesbury. I have always found it to be in poor taste and frankly in american. Joseph g. Richardson Orthof West Germany simply get rid of doonesbury this writer is sick name and location withheld Ann Landers dear Ann Landers 1 grew up in an alcoholic and abusive Home. Food was my so-1 lace my salvation my Means of i survival. When my Parent let me know that i was t Good enough f smart enough or pretty enough food was there to Comfort me. I when i Felt rejected and worthless food provided the nurturing. I was dragged to every doctor within a radius of 100 Miles and put on every diet under the Sun. All this did was reinforce my feelings of Inadequacy. I was not of the Way i Wai. I had to be nicer prettier and thinner before they would love me. I remember bicycling to a diet Center on saturday and on my Way Home i d Stop for hamburger and a Pound of fudge which i smuggled into my room. My parents locked up All the sweets so i Learned How Topick the lock. My father would bring Home four different kinds of ice Cream and say you can t have any because you re  so i waited until everyone went to bed and then i d eat All the ice Cream in the cooler. If a child has a weight problem the parents ought to look at their own attitudes about food. Maybe the kid is acting out the family s illness. Maybe if they let the child know that he or she is loved irrespective of phys ical appearance the child might feel secure enough to solve his or her own problems. If my parents had seen this letter maybe it would t have taken me 40 years of being overweight and More than five years of therapy to Deal with their miserable legacy. Feeling better now . Dear . I m glad you re feeling better. So will millions of overweight readers. Thanks for sharing. Dear Ann Landers you arc probably sick to death of this subject but please just one More letter about those Telephone sales pitches. Imagine this scenario you arc expecting a Call fro the emergency room or your Boss. The phone rings. You Scurry Down the ladder dropping the Paintbrush on the cat. You dash up the stairs out of breath and heart pounding lunge for the Kitchen phone Only to discover that a Man you Don t know is calling you by your first name and offering you a Weed killing service. Never mind that you did t ask him to Call. Never mind that his service will pollute the ground water. You have a phone and he has a Finger. You must dance10 his tune because you have no Way of knowing who is calling until you answer. 1 did not have a Telephone installed so stranger Between jobs can Call and subject me to sales pitches any More than i bought a Home so some desperado could have a free Saleroom for his vacuum cleaners. Thanks for letting me have my say. 1 know what your position is but i m sure More people agree with me than with you. Louisville fan dear Louisville no doubt you Are right but i still say those phone folks pests though they Are Aren t making Calls be cause they like being cussed out and Hung up on. They Are trying to make a living. Dear Ann Landers a word please to Uncle Claude in Riverside calif., who was wearing his wife s underwear because she i always behind with the laundry Why does t the Dummy learn How to run the washing machine Saskatoon dear Saskatoon about 5,000 readers asked that same question. Wish i had thought of it when i gave a less than Brilliant european edition acc Oene e. 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