The August 18 issue of our Local Newspaper featured a gut wrenching article about MSU graduate student Pang Jin. Pang is not from the U.S. she is from China. She is an only child. Her parents still live there. She called home to find the Chinese police had ransacked the family home, confiscated books and computers and had arrested her mom and aunt.  Their crime? Practicing a religion called " Falun Gong"   which incorporates a form of meditation that combines disciplined reading and slow, synchronized exercise. Those who practice it believe as one's virtue improves, physical health will improve, too.

On Aug 21st in the News-Leader under the Reader's Letters section, Jack Wright embarrassed himself and our community with his letter to the editor that stated this: 
"To MSU graduate student Pang Jin: Please don't use your visit to the United States to involve us in your mother's problems with the government of China. Unless you're a U.S. citizen, you shouldn't expect us, at taxpayers' expense, to get involved with your personal problems when we have far greater problems with your communist homeland. Perhaps you should tell your parents to adhere to the policies of their country. They live there and life will be much better for them if they forget the cult activities. Life isn't perfect, governments aren't perfect, and the sooner you and your parents accept this the happier you will all be."

I have so many things I could say to Mean Spirited Jack, based on Civil Liberties, Human Rights, the principles this country and our constitution were built on....Oh yeah, this post could be long, but yet somehow I doubt Jack would understand my arguments. Suffice it to say, it is ironic that Jack could write such a hate filled, ignorant letter and yet, it gets published because Jack was lucky enough to be born in a country that allows freedom of speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom to be a moron and does not censor.