European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12letters to the editor monday december 21,1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zool Stockt editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cosby acting City editor George Manaa special sections Earlor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Post Tach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany 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 Jami Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty John Bohmer stove scholar building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone on 489-6585 or civilian 0031 -52104 Tel fax 0631-50696. 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Mental status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Taylor of the purchaser user or  epidemic Germany is experiencing a renewed epidemic of an old disease a racism 1 see the faces of discontent of the German Community in Bavaria when ugly racism shows its face. Its unfortunate when the worldwide press Media political and International communities blame the entire German race for a fire started by a past generation and fanned by a new generation who has been dangerously misled. The message is a germans never  i think it s time we take a closer look into that unwarranted statement. Thousands of Young and old germans marched in major cities throughout Ger Many in protest of what a going on. These germans of Good standing Are becoming one voice a voice that can be As Strong As Gandhi a Kings Mandela a and Wiesen thales in fighting racism and injustice. Those who Are shouting a Germany for germans should remember that the turks africans French belgians English italians spaniards portuguese norwegians Danes americans and canadians have seen what past racism did to the world. Germans arc standing up and shouting a never Ever  that a the voice the press politicians and International communities should listen to. A sgt. John Walton or.  Germany a injustice on both sides i understand How the writer of a racism has two sides dec. 2 feels when he hears minorities complain of racism. But i believe his letter should have been about injustice on both sides. Its a known fact that the majority of injustice has been perpetrated against african americans for years and has Only really begun to come out in the open. You also have those same african americans returning some of those offences against those who committed them. To be quiet on either Side is wrong and its my opinion that one injustice does not justify the other. As Long As we have people who feel that they Are unfairly treated because of race sex or any other Way we will always have injustice. On the Issue of Rodney g. King in a not silent because what happened to him was blatantly wrong and whatever happened to anyone else whether Black White red Blue or Green should not be a Factor in the determination of innocence or guilt on the part of the people involved. A sgt. Sullivan Mccurd binding in Germany germans bearing Burden it is ironic to read so Many articles and letters in the american press about foreigner bashing in Germany considering the state of race relations in the United states. The recent violence is unrelated to any deep rooted racial hatred. Germany is paying hundreds of billions of dollars every year to rehabilitate a ruined formerly communist East where a human rights had no meaning except As propaganda and Western germans Are staggering under the heaviest tax Burden they have Ever had to shoulder. Eastern germans Are suffering the highest unemployment rates in 50 years. Add to this the arrival of almost a million refugees every year from Eastern Europe Africa and Asia a with no Money who can to speak the language and who get housing food medical care clothing and pocket Money and Access to the courts for up to five years to press their Case All for free a and does it Surprise you that there is some friction Between unemployed German teen agers and foreigners where else in the world can one just show up one Day and live for five years at the expense of the Public despite its Small size Germany takes in More refugees than any other country including the United states and More than All other european countries combined. The United states is not nearly As generous to Asylum seekers a witness the mass deportations of haitians from Florida. We should recognize that Germany is doing More than anyone else to help these refugees and deserves credit and respect not daily sniping by others. After All if Germany were not generous All those millions of refugees might be moving into your Hometown neighbourhood. A Gunter d. Filippucci Kafer Tal 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 readers 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.not into a correctness i read with much sadness How president elect Clinton vows to end discrimination against homosexuals and they will be allowed in the military. You might As Well slap every military member who is decent right in the face. As for political correctness in a not into it and i do not agree with or. Clinton. He a wrong. A lot of people seem to think that homosexuality is Okas Long As the homosexuals done to bother them or Hurt anyone else. But is it All right absolutely not. A master sgt. Ken Ankrom Raf Ben Waters England rights of individuals Many letters in this Section address the issues of personal and constitutional rights. So Many seem to miss the most important Issue though preservation of those rights the real strength of America. Its a fact that the rights of the individual Are at least As important As the rights of the nation As a whole which truly sets America apart from All other nations. When we demand that a Book be banned we have asked for a degradation of one of our most Basic rights. Nothing says you cannot restrict Access to a Book a it just takes More work. On the other hand nothing says the Public must pay for Access either. While America is mostly a Christian nation its not exclusively so. The founding fathers were very aware of the religious persecution that influenced Many of our ancestors to come to the new land. Freedom of religion is assured not free Dom of one religion. Various amendments and Laws have been passed to strengthen Equality for All americans. These Laws and the Bill of rights Are completely ineffective if the True spirit is lacking and in its place Only narrow technical interpretation exists. We must ensure that the very spirit of the Constitution remains for future generations unless we wish a lesser nation be their inheritance. A sgt. 1st class Michael a Carpenter Frankfort Germany irresponsible journalism like the Legal proceedings against maj. Gen. Donald l. Kaufman former chief of staff 4th Allied tac air Force the Issue of any special treatment afforded him by the military judicial system has dragged on Long enough. The Only special treatment directed at Kaufman throughout his ordeal has been the irresponsible journalism that convicted him in the Public a mind before a military court could exonerate him which it has. An no in similar circumstances who had not been tried on actual charges nor even received a hearing on possible charges probably would not have made the front Page of the stars and stripes. He probably would not have had his integrity called into question publicly. And he probably would not have been dismissed from his position because of the potential embarrassment of rumoured charges. Few of us in the military would argue that preferential Legal treatment is one of the privileges set Forth in our ship rank has its privileges Maxim. I do not believe that a Good old boy senior officers network has excused Kaufman from fair treatment in this Case. Furthermore i contend that anyone who has followed the Issue and knows the facts a not privileged information but the facts a also knows that the Only special treatment Kaufman has received has been to his marked disadvantage. He has a distinguished career and in a sorry to see it aborted by the reckless press and a Public that would rather believe a sensationalized Story of innuendo than the Boring truth. A senior airman Matthew w. Herbert Heidelberg German tax germans in eateries the Hanau and Frankfurt communities have really thawed the ice a they be opened the Gates and with them our eatery doors. From mexican tortillas to Western style sunday Brunch our German hosts Are the True benefactors of this Post cold War Era. They Jam themselves in and pay not one Iota of surcharge when invading our .-subsidized establishments. Nor do they shame their Beneficence for the non redeemable value added tax levied upon the Amis at their local Gast Stotten. I feel Cost free Access should be restricted to authorized patrons and their accompanied guests Only. Furthermore we should Levy an excise charge on All non id card holders at least equal to the amount included in respective Economy restaurant prices. If these measures result in excessive loss of profits then lets take a Good hard look at Why such establishments exist. If they can to stay liquid we should close them Down and divert those subsidies to an increase in cola for our soldiers. We should reduce the Burden on folks Back Home supporting troops overseas when and wherever possible. So Why not Stop this costly waste and abuse through some fairly simple and honest House cleaning procedures a William j. Harrison Hanau Germany