What practices today will be condemned tomorrow?
The racist “blackface” practice of decades past points to the fluidity of America’s moral standards. When these prankster attempts at humor took place on a regular basis, it was brushed off by white society as acceptable with “no harm done.” Today, we passionately reject it as being “off the charts” cruel racism, as it should be. But rather than looking upon those egregious acts of our predecessors with arrogant, self-righteous disdain, a more rational, productive response would instead be to ask, “What common practices are taking place in society today that will be deemed as vicious, discriminatory and deplorable in decades to come?” The obvious answer to anyone of conscience should be the ongoing slaughter of millions of infants in the womb, even to the point of delivery. One day, there will be an awakening when we will struggle with what penance should be paid for today’s atrocities.
R.B. KUTER, CUMMING
Kemp’s healthcare bill needs more work
Gov. Brian Kemp’s Op-Ed, “Georgia moving to put patients first in health care” (Opinion, Feb. 17), brought to mind questions asked in a 2018 court hearing on paper ballots. The state’s attorney kept asking a cybersecurity expert whether he had tested the Georgia voting machines – as if the Diebold machines sold nationally were somehow different in Georgia. I could make no sense of that line of questioning. In Gov. Kemp’s piece on the Patients First Act, I got the distinct impression that somehow this act would be a thing apart from any other health care gambit. The other “view” helped fill in blanks, so I now understand what the Patients First Act is trying to do in the context of the two existing federal programs. I hope the Legislature will take the conservative approach and choose the most cost-effective for the greatest benefit – which means the Patients First Act indeed needs some work.
ALIDA C. SILVERMAN, ATLANTA
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