Letters on Al Gore, Trump, right to live
What if Al Gore had gotten his way?
If former Vice President Al Gore had his way, we would have only one year left to enjoy the convenience of our cars. In his 1992 book, “Earth in the Balance,” Gore called for the elimination of automobile internal combustion engines within 25 years. That would have left us with no good alternative.
Expensive electric cars require frequent inconvenient pit stops to recharge their batteries – with, incidentally, electricity that is primarily generated by fossil fuels.
Of course, we could always revert to carriages powered by horses. According to records, 2.5 million pounds of horse manure filled New York City streets per day in 1893 before the introduction of automobiles. Imagine all the horse excrement on Wichita streets.
But, as compensation, emissions of carbon dioxide, a natural and necessary atmospheric element, might possibly be somewhat reduced.
David Gudeman, Wichita
Uncivilized act
The rise of Donald Trump as the GOP’s pick for president is in many ways an uncivilized act, because Trump doesn’t wish to merely prosecute those who violate our laws regarding the border; he wants to persecute whole swathes of our population based solely on their heritage. And, of course, he has gotten good mileage from such policies with many white conservative Americans.
Trump doesn’t stand a chance of winning in November, but he does stand a very good chance of damaging Republicans to the point that they will lose control of Congress due to his unorthodox and bigoted approach to politics. And as we have witnessed here in Kansas, the political pendulum is already swinging back towards the center.
Now, let me predict what will come almost instantly from right-wing radio and Fox News the day after Hillary Clinton is elected. They will say that Trump was a “plant” orchestrated by Trump and Bill Clinton with the full knowledge of his wife and the Democratic Party. Their proof will be Trump’s maniacal, almost suicidal run. Naturally, many Trump supporters will believe this hogwash.
Michal Betz, Wichita
Right to live
I don’t think I have ever met a proclaimed pro-lifer who was not concerned about all of the situations mentioned in “Really pro-life?” (Aug. 13 Letters to the Editor). We pro-lifers abhor wrong doings, no matter what the subject. And, yes, there is an insane amount of killing occurring in the culture of death in which we are living.
From the issues of unborn babies to the end-of-life problems, pro-life people are fighting for the right to live.
In the United States, there have been about 58.5 million abortions since 1973, using several horrible methods. How do you think this statistic holds up against all of the deaths in all of the wars we have fought, including the wars we are fighting on our streets?
Yes, we may be called right-wingers, even ultra right-wingers, but we believe that all lives matter from conception to death. And I personally believe that any politician who sanctions killing babes in the womb cannot be trusted to be a leader in our government.
Florena Schneweis, Wichita
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This story was originally published August 20, 2016 at 5:03 AM with the headline "Letters on Al Gore, Trump, right to live."