Columnist practices same thing he denounces

Jonathan Ruskin
Carbondale

Dear Editor:

In Brain Smith's 'Right Angle' column, which was published Monday, Mr. Smith made a comment that many Americans "can't stand arrogant Liberals telling them how to live their lives." This comment wasn't backed up by any examples, but I thought I'd offer some counterexamples from a more leftist position.

There are numerous examples of Conservatives trying to legislate morality and "tell people how to live their lives," as Mr. Smith puts it. For example, it was our conservative president who effectively shut down numerous clinics in Africa because he disagreed with their philosophy on reproductive health care, leaving many regions with no health care at all. It is also Conservatives who are constantly decrying homosexuality and doing their utmost to block efforts to provide gay men and lesbians with equal rights and protection under the law. If that isn't telling people how to live their lives, I don't know what is.

If Mr. Smith wishes to make such comments about Liberals, he might want to consider backing it up with examples. With the tome of his article, Mr. Smith seems to be dipping his toes in a bit of that arrogance he is criticizing Liberals for.

Jonathan Ruskin
Carbondale

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