Joshua Whitfield, Monday Opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\nThough the opinions of Johnson and Whitfield reflect often-expressed attitudes, both seem to ignore the universal message of racial equality and human dignity that Martin Luther King Jr. expressed in his 1963 \u201cI have a dream\u201d speech.<\/p>\n
I doubt that King would appreciate Johnson\u2019s tribute that \u201che preached to a society that would have been justified to seek vengeance.\u201d King never found vengeance justifiable. He spoke instead in favor of nonviolent resistance.<\/p>\n
King likely also would question Whitfield\u2019s tribute that recognizes that there is racism in the American left and yet chooses only to focus on racism among conservatives, such as William F. Buckley. King probably would remind Whitfield of the pivotal role that conservative Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen played in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which King spoke of as the \u201csecond emancipation.\u201d<\/p>\n
King should be remembered for his universal message to people of all races, religions and political viewpoints.<\/p>\n
Raymond J. Termini, Dallas\/Turtle Creek<\/p>\n
Where are our manners?<\/p>\n
Our country\u2019s morals and values have been corrupted and in turn have contaminated American society, government and even our beloved sport of college football. <\/p>\n
The behavior of some football spectators has evolved to vulgar displays of disapproval when an opposing team makes a score. This shows a lack of sportsmanship and a disrespect for all who enjoy the game. <\/p>\n
This bad behavior should not be tolerated in homes, schools or churches. It is not acceptable because some politicians get away with it. <\/p>\n
We are responsible for our behavior. Where are our manners?<\/p>\n
Tony Gardner, Mineola<\/p>\n
Accountants and artists<\/p>\n
If the Egyptians were accountants, would we still have the pyramids?<\/p>\n
If the Chinese were accountants, would we still have the terracotta army?<\/p>\n
If the Greeks were accountants, would we still have the Parthenon?<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t let accountants raze Dallas\u2019 aspiring architectural heritage. Preserve I.M. Pei\u2019s acclaimed Dallas City Hall. <\/p>\n
David W. Matula, Dallas<\/p>\n
He was hit by a car<\/p>\n
As a teenager walking to school, I was in a school crosswalk when I was hit by a speeding car. Unlike the ICE agent in Minneapolis, I did not murder the driver of the car. I was transported to a Dallas hospital where I was kept overnight for observation.<\/p>\n
Unlike in Minnesota, the accident was investigated by the Dallas Police, and the president never mentioned it.<\/p>\n
Donald Wright, Lake Dallas<\/p>\n
You voted for this <\/p>\n
There is a lot of talk about what\u2019s happening in Minnesota: the militarized ICE grabbing and dragging and of course killing without compunction. \u201cThis is not what they voted for,\u201d many say.<\/p>\n
Yes it is. What is forgotten is the border policy in President Donald Trump\u2019s first administration. Splitting families apart and caging asylum-seekers. You voted for this cruelty!<\/p>\n
Claire Dewar, Dallas\/Greenway Parks<\/p>\n
We welcome your thoughts in a letter to the editor. See the guidelines and submit your letter here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf you have problems with the form, you can submit via email at letters@dallasnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Library decisions Re: \u201cPlanned closures panned \u2014 City Council members, residents express frustration with sudden proposal,” Wednesday news…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[102,105,106,1881,2639,1526,160,162,161,287,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-133142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-city-council","10":"tag-dallas-city-hall","11":"tag-faith","12":"tag-letters-to-the-editor","13":"tag-media","14":"tag-plano","15":"tag-plano-headlines","16":"tag-plano-news","17":"tag-politics","18":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}