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By refusing to examine other viewpoints and learn what led to them, one decreases the chance of ending these repressive regimes. One might even find oneself on the wrong side or, worse, fighting something that does not exist, except in a narrow, preconceived view of the world.
Daniel A. Barreto Appleton, Wis.
Man of the Year
I nominate George Washington as Man of the Year for our Bicentennial year 1976.
John Hunter Orr Altoona, Pa.
Besides President-elect Jimmy Carter, China's Chairman Hua Kuo-feng ought to be considered for Man of the Year. He too was a southern provincial governor, and together they rule, respectively, the world's most powerful and populous nations. Surely nobody else rivals chopsticks and grits in '76.
Kenneth Reese Berlin
I cannot think of any other person more deserving than India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to be Person of the Year. In the face of constant threats and criticisms from vested interest groups, the press and politicians in India and the Western world, she has shown rare fortitude and guts.
Sushil Mukherjee Lenox, Mass.
I swallow hard and cast a PersonoftheYear vote for René Lévesque. As Premier of Quebec heading a transition government leading to eventual separation, he serves Canada with a test that it must pass for its very survival.
Larry Green Vancouver, B.C.
I guess Jimmy Carter has to be Man of the Year. But Arthur Burns, the principal architect of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, rates a close second.
Philip Coleman Swarthmore, Pa.