THE EDITOR, Sir:
It has become quite tiresome to listen to the frequent Bible thumping and misappropriation of scripture that is being used to detract from the issues facing us if we are to dig ourselves from the quagmire in which we have become embedded. There is an urgent need to remove the issues of state from the clamour of church and religiosity, and look at the corruption which has crippled our society, with a view to effecting real change, instead of "waiting on Godot" to mend that which lies within our power to mend. This is in fact Caesar's domain.
It is also time for the defenders of the current regime to stop making excuses for the administration in a valiant effort to counter the criticisms of their detractors. Have we any idea of all the funds misdirected, or the effects of the massive cost overruns, some of which remain yet undetected, on the social fabric of society? Is there any idea of the resentment and anger building up in the far recesses of the land? How can these defenders stubbornly remain so glib and flippant when the future of the nation is being squandered right before our very eyes?
A caller on one of our talk shows, venturing to comment on the UDC scandal, stated that she "can't say whether Dr. Lawrence was right or wrong", but what purpose does a forensic audit serve, if not to detect substantial impropriety and other situations that have legal consequences?
In one breath we speak of rooting out corruption, yet as the list of scandals lengthen, we instantly become excessively conciliatory, maybe even compromising, towards any official who may be implicated. This is hypocrisy of the highest order, and one which is constantly derailing any effort made to treat this disease of corruption, that if left untreated, could certainly become terminal.
I am, etc.,
KADENE PORTER
kadene26@hotmail.com
Woodland Hills
California
Via Go-Jamaica
