JFK’s advice applies well to Kaepernick’s actions
Thank you for printing Greg Cote’s commentary article, “Stain on NFL stays until Kaepernick is signed” (Sports, Feb. 18). Thanks, too, to Nike for their supportive ad campaign, and to Harvard University for honoring Kaepernick, as recounted by Mr. Cote. Personally, young Colin is my hero. To those who oppose his means of social protest, I offer the oft-quoted line by JFK – “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable.” Here’s hoping the NFL eventually finds the courage to do the truly right thing.
SUZANNE SPORTS, PEACHTREE CITY
Ralston’s actions should lead him to resign
Rep. David Ralston should resign as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. He has utilized a legal avenue available to him as a legislator to ethically abuse his position as a defense attorney. Additionally, he has profited from these unethical practices by seemingly building a reputation among violent offenders who gravitate to him for representation, based on his routine postponement of cases. His recent response to make changes to the law is a desperate attempt on his part to salvage the power he holds as speaker. His behavior, grounded in greed, has been exposed for all Georgia citizens to see. There should also be a review conducted by the Georgia Bar Association for these blatant ethical violations. Kudos to the Republican legislators who had the courage to call him out.
MICHAEL HUBBARD, ORCHARD HILL
Did Pitts come close to supporting MAGA?
Wait a minute! Did Trump-hater Leonard Pitts Jr. just proclaim, “Make America Great Again”? (“Requiem for an America that once dreamed big,” Opinion, Feb. 26.) What next? His saying there were good people and blame on both sides in the Charlottesville protests? Well, let’s not lose our heads over this. But for Pitts to leave his constant focus on race and instead declare the aspirations in the Green New Deal (unrealistic as most are) represent what America used to be – an America that dreamed big and accomplished big things, such as putting a man on the moon and building an interstate highway system – causes one pause. Pitts, wittingly or not, is saying America used to be great in what it did, and he is calling for America to be great again. Miracles are possible!
GREGORY MARSHALL, MARIETTA
Drug flow across border is pure capitalism
I read the story on the Mexican border’s relatively peaceful coexistence with the drug trade (“Cash meets drug culture,” News, Feb. 21). Not quite the ruthless gang-violence narrative frequently presented by the “conservative” media. In nearly 50 years, the war on drugs has had no more success and many more negative consequences than did alcohol during Prohibition. Both have failed on the same harsh realities of crime. Both have fostered massive criminal enterprises defying law and decency alike. One must wonder what we didn’t learn the first time around. The drug supply from south of the border is the inevitable response to demand from north of the border. It is capitalism, pure and simple. To reduce the supply, one must reduce the demand. Legalization and strict control of recreational drug use will break the drug cartels, just as it did with the drug alcohol. Seems like a win-win to me.
KURT OHBERG, ATLANTA
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