European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 tuesday december 15, 1992letters to the editor the s european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany n news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National Engin age. Marital status. Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Lector of the purchaser user or  inaccurate after Reading the letter concerning the overcharging of cafes scanners in Europe i did what the writer suggested. I paid close attention to each item being checked at the Register on my next trip to the pm. To my Surprise the writer was right. The scanner overcharged me $50 for one pair of shoes. I can Only wonder How Many times in be been burned before for trusting those things. A Juan b. Soto Darmstadt Germany no a Christ in a Messiah being a politically corrects has now spread to the Chapel. In be been rehearsing handels Messiah with a group of about 80 individuals from rap Milden Hall and with British nationals from the surrounding towns. We prepared for a thanksgiving interfaith service at Ely Cathedral. Much to the Surprise of both the choir members and the choir director the Mildenhall chaplaincy pressured our director into removing the word a a Christ from the Messiah. We were to change handels score and remove that offensive word. They Felt that singing the piece As it is written would offend some people. To be sensitive to the beliefs of others around you is understandable but to go to the extreme As in the situation in be just described is tantamount to covering Over the stained Glass images of Christ in the Cathedral Walls because they May be offensive. After All the Ely Cathedral is a great Christian Cathedral built for the worship of god. As a musician i object strongly to the alteration of one of the worlds great masterpieces. As a Christian in a shocked that Christian clergy would have us remove mention of the Central figure of christianity from the piece. A capt. Barry a. Hunch Raf Lakin Heath England Elba a naive liberalism i recently read Leslie h. Go lbs a editorial. His following statements deserve repetition that they might be challenged a conservatives Are unashamed by self interest and feel comfortable exercising Power on their own behalf. But because moderates and Lockean liberals tend toward tolerance by philosophy and temperament they want to understand other Points of View and find it natural to live with  yes when i think of liberals immediately the Meek gentle and altruistic characters of Franklin d. Roosevelt Teddy Kennedy Jesse Jackson and Lyndon Johnson come to mind. Those mild mannered Fellows must certainly epitomize this Liberal tendency toward a tolerance by philosophy and  a popular term today a politically Correct a has its roots in such inane thinking by Liberal writers who Are willing to View the political world As naively As or. Gelb. Believing that members of the political left Are somehow philosophically or worse temperamentally immune to the temptation to exercise self interested political Power leaves one open to manipulation by a mentality exactly opposed to tolerant and open minded thinking. To imply that democrats and those of the political left Are somehow by definition More open to others ideas is to create not one but two categories of individuals whom we might Call victims of stereotyping. Thus a Liberal who is firmly convinced she is right and need therefore pay Little heed to the ideas of others As was the Case with most of the Many feminist professors i endured throughout College and graduate school or a conservative such As me who actively pursues an understanding of the ideas and philosophies of others should if or. Gelbs stereotypical categories Are Correct face the Mirror each morning with a political and philosophical identity crisis. One wonders How or. Gelb would feel were he to be lumped under the umbrella of another stereotypical phrase a liberals Are tolerant of All opinions except those of  a Jeffrey a. Krinock Frankfurt German editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers1-action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.Flag is a Southern Cross As a Champion of the a lost cause or a War of the rebellion a i refrain from using the civil War when possible have to Correct All those individuals who constantly and incorrectly refer to the highly touted Confederate Battle Flag As the stars and bars. No matter which Side you argue Foryt All Are wrong. A the stars and bars was first raised on March 4, 1861, in Montgomery ala., As the first National Flag of the confederacy. The stars and bars consisted of a Blue Canton with 11 stars one for each state that seceded from the Union and a Field of red divided by White Stripe. The Flag at the Center of this inane controversy is the Battle Flag or a Southern Cross a based on the St. Andrewes Cross of Scotland. The Flag that everyone is so excited about was adopted by the army of Northern Virginia in 1861 and the army of Tennessee in 1864, and continues to this Day As a Symbol of Southern heritage Good and bad. I realize that my Point is trivial but i feel duty bound As an a a unreconstructed rebel to set the record straight. A capt. Scott a. Erdo Schweinfurt German Golden Rule of shopping i just finished Reading the article nov. 25 concerning the British using the Giessen pm and the response of americans stationed there. The Ameri cans complained that the British bought All the items off the shelves which left the americans in want of the Many items the British had purchased. The americans were even More shocked that the British rented tour buses for shopping Days. This sounds very familiar to me. When was the last time you took a tour bus to Prague Czechoslovakia i went once on an american Holiday. Americans bought items in bulk five or six Tea sets numerous items of Crystal lace Etc. Actual fights broke out Over some items. I was so ashamed of my heritage that Day. I swore id never go Back to Czechoslovakia again. So the British buy three bicycles in one trip its no different than the americans buying liquor decanters. I guess the americans feel that its of for them to take advantage of others but done to dare take advantage of them. To the British i say go for it while you can. To the americans i say remember the Golden Rule a do unto others As you would have done to  the next time the bus doors open and you hit the Steets of Prague or any other City remember How you Felt when the British invaded your turf. A Linda Watt kit Zingen Germany Why British invade pm i found it interesting to read about the shopper who feels her Exchange in Giessen is now being a a invaded by British patrons who seem to be buying everything in sight. She says this is a new happening and that the British shoppers were not patronizing the Giessen Exchange before. I think i can Tell her Why and from where these new a a authorized shoppers Are coming. Your new British co shoppers Are coming from a up  and for years they used to head farther North to shop in Karlstedt and Bremerhaven to some extent they still do. But with Garl Stedt Sclay Cavern already gone and Bremerhaven about to close the British shoppers Are now checking out what appears to be their new shopping facility of Choice a Giessen. For years going to the Exchange on weekends in Bremerhaven was an International event with the Queens English and dutch being the major a a tongues filling our local Exchange. You will get used to this and there a a positive Side. The Exchange merchandise moves faster All right sometimes too fast and based on the amount of increased sales your Exchange should be Able to Stock a wider variety of items. As years of experience has shown us your Best bet is to hit your Exchange during the week Well before the hordes from up North make their weekend invasion. Also your late shopping night is a Good time to beat the invaders. Good Luck. Master sgt. Bui Boydjr. Bremerhaven Germany lets help ourselves that a right folks. Come one come All. Whether you re Rich in Kuwait starving in Somalia or our former staunch enemy Well be More than Happy to help. How much do you need 3,000? done to be ridiculous. Have 30,000. I personally find it amazing that we re ready to go anywhere for anyone. I wonder How Many starving americans Are estimated to die this year go figure the Odds on us being deployed to help ourselves. A Paul Reese Wiesbaden Germany