Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 23, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian Cole 6977044 readers9 forum Winnipeg free press a h my i Low standards let chaos take hold t t that kind of people would be entertained or allow their Chil Dren to be entertained by sick and degrading performers like Mari Lyn Manson it seems curious that thousands of people would spend 10 to 15 hours in the blazing Sun and pouring rain at an outdoor which is of by if you asked these same people to spend Only one hour in silent contemplation of their higher or to attend a religious they would probably suggest you have a serious thought need we ask Why we Are experienc ing chaos in All sectors of our society Daniel Adamek Winnipeg scathing letters hint of vengeance in Reading the scathing letters by Dallas Jay and Phoebe do i detect a tone of and vengeance the assassination of Veronica Fuchs character was not necessary not knowing her you very possibly made false allegations and assumptions she is narrow mind incapable of comprehending hides behind popular is god a sucker attending Boring upon what evidence except for the fact that she chose to voice her disapproval of Marilyn the implication Here is All people who Dis approve of Manson fall under the same condemnation As miss we have Here a blatant false Assumption that to reject Manson is synonymous with on the contrary it is often that after a analytical read ing listening to any musicians that we Are prompted to make a conscious decision either to accept or reject this musician because his philosophy is in keeping or in conflict with our personal belief rejection or acceptance May very Well suggest that persons ability to discriminate or pos Sibly be Gullible enough to Lap up any to be secure in your own philosophy and reject opposing belief systems Are not necessarily indications of Conser but consistency As Bruneau described sub merged in living what you Bruneau praised mansons existential philosophy in his lyrics As the possible solution to modern society needs for liberation and Selfe pres maybe for some but there Are Many highly educated philosophers and professors who have opted out of existentialism and found More realistic solutions in other belief and then the final condemnation on All of Winnipeg by one of Fuchs Choice of bands was Caulfield response i would rather spend on a Good per former than dish out All my Money on All the Boring concerts you seem to be sucked into application thousands of u2 fans Are suckers and their con Cert was Boring i guess so As Only Caulfield knows who is a Good How to reach us the free press welcomes letters from letters must be signed and should include a clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but not All letters May be edited for style and Short letters Are less Likely to be please address letters to letters to the Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain Winnipeg r2x letters can be sent to our fax number letters May be submitted through the internet at . Letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone too bad Morley walkers article Marilyn Manson a false Martyr free july 12 didst appear sooner All this condemnation and character assassination could have been avoid David Wiebe Niverville dont blame the children i look at my generation and i see How unattached weve become to the idea of a i see that somewhere Between step Mother and half brother weve lost the meaning of i see teenagers my age walking around with their backpacks full of essentials so that no possible solution could require them to return armed with Slurpee and bus hoodies in there off to nowhere people of past generations Point their fingers and shake their Heads As they mutter disapproving remarks about drugs and but i ask As you read to consider that today generation want built and raised on traditional family think of the immense differences Between an average childhood today compared to the Mickey mouse club is now Beavis and butt head after dinner time spent with dad is now limited to visiting every other these children were born into an unforgiving society and left to raise do not frown upon these Labelling them misguided and the homeless Home life they live was not their Choice they have never known any turn your disapproving glares to face their parents youll often need not look any you we were All Horn to relatives but not All of us were blessed with fam after you need a licence to and but any idiot can have Kim Siwak Winnipeg concert omission inexcusable i read with interest the music review by James Manisher of the Ben Hepp self government for natives a part of National fabric there have been written comments in this editorial Sec Tion of late that suggest canadians should rethink and dispel Canadas two founding nations it has been suggested that accommodating Quebec interest with special status within the constitutional framework of Canada is no longer a workable or tenable Solu and that providing Equality among the 10 provinces is the preferred and most amicable and Logi Cal step Forward in this while some canadians rally to sup port such it is important to consider them from a genuine historical the notion of Canada at any time has never deserved recognition of an idea of just two founding the overriding fact remains that prior to the arrival of British and French Many nations the first nations lived in the area of what we know now As Cana if canadians choose to perceive their notion of Canada As a place that existed prior to prior to the arrival of John Cabot in and in accordance to the sheer existence of North America and its inhabitants throughout All then it is quite possible that the notion of Canada can accommodate first nations within its constitutional framework along with both the British and the this scenario would be consistent with the spirit and intent of the treaties that set out a nation to nation relationship with the British under this first and French can All be proud canadians without having to give up their sense of rejecting the notion of Canada As being founded by two nations is a necessary Early step in resolving our differences and in moving toward a Bright and just future based on the True recognition of what the notion of Canada really is a federation of Many while a political party such As Reform May think the Equality of provinces scenario represents the ultimate solution to the great Cana Dian an overwhelming num Ber of canadians As indicated by the popular opinion results in the recent election and certainly Cana first Peoples do not share reforms Equality is both a concept and a reality that first nations can live for there to be real and genuine Equality and Justice for Canadas first political measures must be taken to entrench first nations inherent right of self government within the constitutional framework of this without the political will to drive these a chronic condition of amnesia will be All that the Basic fabric of Canadian Pride and dignity will be built Bryan Hart Norway House Cree nation Beavis and butt head have taken Over from Mickey mouse in changed world faced by Ner concert on june agree with everything he and a Ihire him for having the courage to state the fact that inexcusably no translations or program notes were provided Shab by Given the top ticket it was an honour having such an world famous Tenor giving a recital in i would have infinitely preferred having Bramwell Tovey conduct this and i am sure there would have been no empty which were so evident and an insult to the leading Helden Tenor of our Nessie Peters Winnipeg nudity Issue reveals Gap in Equality Tom Ole sons editorial avoiding the courthouse stink free july 17 is exactly the useless propagation of sexual stereotypes that is making pub Lic exposure of the female breast a ridiculous hiding behind sarcastic comments regarding Legal rulings is not Worth while journalism and neither is happily pointing out that until All of this is cleared men Are advised to Wear very dark glasses and occupy their hands by keeping them in their pock this Issue is just another step in the huge leap still separating men and women from being whether one agrees with it or it is important that we dont Rule some thing illegal for women simply because we dont thunk that men Are capable of dealing with so this has been the loudest objection to women going topless that i have heard men wont be Able to control themselves from touch i dont buy men can be just As civilized and rational As women we dont Start grabbing at the Chest hairs of every attractive shirtless male that goes by and if they that is a pretty sad commentary on the society that we live if women lived an existence Sepa rate from this even be a does that mean that we should now withdraw mens right to wander around shirtless so Why should it be any different for the females of the species As soon As we Stop teaching our Chil Dren that the human body is something that has to be covered and hidden All these sorts of stupid prob lems will become exactly what they should and the sooner we Stop viewing All of the female form As sexual the better off we will after breasts Are predominately fatty tissue concentrated in two specific areas designed to feed pretty Ann Lazowski Winnipeg restore Pride in armed forces to remake the world Ruth the Somalia com missioners and the Battery of Over priced All sitting in judgment on happenings Way beyond their com they come across like alien voices from another far removed from the ugly world of warring factions in hostile conducted at the the inquiry would have been Over in a few would the unfortunate happenings cause a uproar anywhere else in the world guess it would have been handled by the proper a court like in Belgium and As deplorable As these incidents on a worldwide they might be daily have this Century Well Over a Hundred million human most of them met untimely and violent deaths if the intentions of the command at the scene and higher ups in Ottawa were interpreted As a cover that must be found appalling if for no other reason than preventing the knee Jerk reaction which resulted in the dissolution of a regiment and creation of a pointless the intent of the panel seemed to Centre on heaping blame on the Mili tary when Praise of the Canadian forces for an exemplary Job done in Many trouble spots is called if Only the same Diligence had been expanded to support the Canadian sol and their who suffered As a result of injuries and death on mis Sions ill suited for armed in they Are confined to Barracks except for patrols for partying with local for playing the Black Market the Only Lifeblood in a destroyed Economy the time has come to take to task the people who initiated this and those who called an and what of Andersons questionable accusations what did really trigger the violent action we will never it is High time to quit moralizing and restore Pride in our Canadian Hart Oldenburg Winnipeg mayor Susan Thompson affordable expenses furniture funds better spent on social Aid mayor Susan Thompsons new furniture Cost this amount would hire a Stu Dent or one Green team worker at per hour for such a worker could supervise at wading paint or talk with seniors for two hours yet we have new furniture instead of these social can Winnipeg afford such a mayor the budgeted for the mayors support excludes the tourist kiosks and the planters encouraged by the the the environment and the seniors increased user fees and decreased services Are forced on a population to cover the budget mayor Susan and nine other councillors seem to know nothing about Cut services to the people that will balance the can the City of Winnipeg afford another term for a mayor and councillors who disregard most Citi Zens while supporting the Rich the mayor and the majority of councillors appear to have lost sight of the Lon term benefits of investing in Wilma Cameron Winnipeg doonesbury 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