Total arrogance and disrespect

I am 92 years old and cannot comprehend, and am appalled at the total arrogance and lack of respect shown by Hunter Wells in his page 2 Jim Bunny column in a recent edition of e Weekend Sun (‘Striking a blow for what’s right’ January 27 edition), when he suggests that on the passing of a retirement village resident further progress can be made by society.

Who does he apportion credit to for the roads he drives on, the provision of electricity, hospitals, the railroads and all the amenities that provide a comfortable style of living for people of his generation?

ese people made many sacri ces in their lifetimes to ensure that those who came after them had a better life than they had experienced, which consisted of living through depression, epidemics and war.

I hope and pray all young people do not hold the same opinion of the older generation and at least have some respect for what they achieved with far fewer of the amenities to work with than are available today which have been provided by their e orts and innovation.

Patricia Wilson, Judea.

** e bunny replies: Patricia – thank you for

e family of man in one big bag...

How can any section of the human race be classi ed as being coloured? When every human on earth has a skin colouring of some sort. e way I see it, you can compare the world human population to huge bag of jelly babies. All di erent your comments. Firstly, I am not some Johnnycome-lately as implied by your “total arrogance and lack of respect” comment. At age 72, I have had more than half a century in the media. Perhaps that counts for something. And by printing your comments in full, I believe I am according them the respect they, and you, deserve. However I don’t apportion anyone any credit for our roads Patricia – it’s a widely held view they are crap, they are in a woeful state up and down the land. e electricity industry needs a total overhaul so power is a ordable for every household. e railways are screaming for major investment. When was the last time we saw a passenger train out of Tauranga? e hospitals are underfunded and waiting lists too long, and the price of houses today puts them out of reach for most young New Zealanders. colours but all made from the same stu . All tasting the same and looking much the same with similar worries and hopes as everybody else. e family of man in one big bag. And deep down, all related to one another by some ancestry.

So just who do you think I should be grateful to?

My father who ew Lancaster bombers in WW2 so I could have a reasonable chance at life. And he taught me that racism was perhaps the most insidious of issues impacting New Zealand. My rest-home comment simply suggested racism is something people don’t shake o , they carry it to their grave.

Ken Jones, Katikati.

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