Media ubiquity is robbing our kids of their youth
Re: “Break the silence on mental illness” (Voices, Sept. 24). Mental illness and depression in our young people are aided and abetted by the handheld devices that have become appendages.
Their minds have not reached a level of maturity to deal with the excesses presented by the media. As a result, they are being robbed of the natural process of dealing with parents and peers. Instead, their entire interest level is reduced to a narrow concentration on being the center of the universe: their heroes are those in the entertainment business.
Very little attention is given to STEM subjects, and our IT economy is suffering from that lack of attention.
Depression leads to mental illness, and the cause of depression is self-imposed by the lack of maturity. They’re being forced to deal with issues far beyond their comprehension. They’re being robbed of their youth. And the media is laughing all the way to the bank.
JACK FRANKLIN, CONYERS
Gen. Milley right to take control with Trump
The writer of the letter “General Milley put U.S. enemies ahead of country” (Readers Write, Sept. 24) needs to read only the prologue of the book “Peril” to understand why Milley did what he did. Did General Milley usurp his authority? Probably. But will there be a jury that would convict him? Absolutely not. After losing in November, Trump went off his rocker, but he could start a war in a heartbeat. So Milley took control. It happened again after the House voted on Jan. 6. Milley was right to take control because no one else in the White House or Congress had the audacity to do it.
You do not have to have the opinion of mental health professional to know someone is way off base. But, unfortunately, during all of 2020, Trump was more interested in the election than he was in the virus that will be affecting us for maybe a few more years, if it ever goes away.
RALEIGH PERRY, BUFORD
