Published: September 14, 2009 10:30 am      

Some refuse to learn

9-12 Letters: your views

EDMOND — To the Editor:

It’s ironic that David Gerard defines himself in his column (“People don’t quote ignorance line that matters most,” Sept. 3 2009, The Edmond Sun). His obvious refusal to learn or acknowledge established precedent concerning socialism and capitalism are quite evident throughout his article.

He apparently believes that local fire departments, libraries, etc,. are socialist endeavors in lieu of community services owned, operated, administered and paid for by the residents of that community. The citizens of Muskogee don’t pay for the Library in Toad Suck, Ark., or the police force in Sore Finger, Ariz. Nor do the citizens of Zzyzx, Calif., nor Haw, N.C., pay for Muskogee’s Fire Department. Gerard would have been more correct to cite the public schools, which are owned and operated by the National Education Association or one of their affiliates with curriculums dictated by the Department of Education. President Barack Obama’s exposed clandestine attempt to indoctrinate our children is proof of the far left edge of socialism morphing into communism.

Gerard attempts to indict capitalism as the cause of the mortgage industry collapse. However, he fails to note the free market system was bent, folded, spindled and mutilated by social engineering on steroids. The debacle was the result of extortion and threats by government funded anarchist “community organizers” such as ACORN, enabled by unsupervised felons within Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, directed by elected officials such as Dodd and Franks. I’m sure your failure to mention any of this was just an oversight on your part. Greed certainly does run rampant.

Capitalism, which believes in the worth, capability and morality of each individual, always has prevailed, whereas socialism that considers individuals mere cogs in an oppressive central government has always failed.

We live in interesting times.



Pete Lepo

Edmond