Letters for Dec. 1, 2015 This a different world now I would like the opportunity to defend my letter (“Welcoming refugees not a good idea,” Nov. 18, TGI) that JB Foucault wrote titled; “Don’t turn back on refugees” (TGI, Nov.
Letters for Dec. 1, 2015
This a different world now
I would like the opportunity to defend my letter (“Welcoming refugees not a good idea,” Nov. 18, TGI) that JB Foucault wrote titled; “Don’t turn back on refugees” (TGI, Nov. 19).
I am not turning my back on refugees. I stated, “send them to a state with a low cost of living and jobs. Hawaii is the most expensive state, very few jobs and has some of the worst traffic congestion in America.”
What many are missing is this is a different world now. Never before had the enemy promised to send terrorists amongst the refugees.
It’s like a bar or restaurant having a capacity limit for safety. Too many people in a bar and a fire erupts could cause panic and people could kill each other. Too many people on a multiple floor dwelling could collapse the floor and the people below would also suffer.
America is no longer in its infancy. I realize most of our ancestors are all from somewhere else. However, our grandparents’ countries of origins were not threatening to send terrorist amongst the innocent and we were not overpopulated then.
Right now, it’s like the restaurant has reached its capacity. Do we let more people in while jeopardizing the safety of those here?
There are Arab countries close to Syria that also have many of the same belief systems, why are they not welcome there?
A Bob Dylan song comes to mind, “These times they are changing.”
James “Kimo” Rosen
Kapaa
Communication going backward
Forward Into the Past — The Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2015 is an “emoji” (the “face with tears of joy”).
As a lover of actual words, I am horrified. It has been predicted that in a few years many people will communicate mainly (only?) through these little symbols, with no actual words used. Sort of like hurtling backward through the millennia to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, eh? Everything old is new again!
Elaine LaSota
Kapaa
Classroom heat makes learning difficult
The heat is getting worse every year. During hurricane season is when it gets to the hottest point and when the humidity percentage is the highest. Since there was a lot of hurricanes this year, it became the hottest it’s ever been in so many years. It’s even worse for kids because when they go to school they are trapped in classrooms with no AC and only one or two fans to go around.
I get that is a lot of money to get ACs to put in every single classroom and the schools just can’t afford it, but they could ask the government to help out and put on fundraisers to make more money. Everybody wants to students to succeed and pass their classes but it’s very hard for the students to concentrate when its really hot. Also, a lot of students get sick from the heat. Some students don’t drink enough water and since it’s so hot, they get sick from dehydration.
I think if we get AC or something that keeps the students cool during school they will be able to focus more and do a lot better in
school. Everybody wants their children to excel and they can’t do that if they’re too hot to focus.
Jordyn Kahananui
Lihue
