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Being part of the problem
This letter is in response to Lino M. Olopai’s letter in the Saipan Tribune on May 20 to David M. Sablan. You say you are insulted by Mr. Sablan’s letter and position. I would try to insult you but I have never met a bigot that could be insulted so with all due respect, Mr. Olopai, you are part of the problem, not part of the solution. This Article 12 issue has been studied to death. The American flag flies over the island and the U.S. did away with classes long ago. Klans are OK as long as they don’t discriminate but they usually do, i.e., the KKK. There are only two classes on the planet, the rich class and the everybody-else class and no one here belongs to the rich class.
Believe what you want but don’t force others to believe it too. You sound old so what you want just might be out of sync with the younger generation who want a good education, vocational or academic, and a decent job so they can raise their family with dignity. You as an elder, apparently, have been remiss in making sure the young Carolinians get either, since I rarely see a picture showing excellence in any form from your community in the papers. You can sail a canoe and fish. Can you pilot a jet plane or design a building or try to heal the divisions in this community? You might start with education.
This isn’t 1814, it’s 2014 and times have changed, you need to consider changing too.
Gary DuBrall
Chalan Piao, Saipan
