Time International Edition – August 26, 2019

2 Time August 26, 2019

CLOSER AT HAND

Re “inside The new Race

to the Moon” [July 29]: Ye

Peijian, the leader of China’s

lunar program, may be right

that some people believe that

“if we don’t go there now,

even though we’re capable

of doing so, then we will be

blamed by our descendants.”

But I’m pretty sure that the

majority of our descendants

will blame us for throw-

ing money up in the sky in-

stead of healing our issues

on earth. Just think, as one

among numerous examples,

about global warming.

Jean Claude Pivot,

VouRles, FRance

THE CAPTAIN’S TEST GROUND

Re “The cRickeT woRld

Cup” [July 29]: Your article

extolled the exploits of the

England and Wales cricket

team and the exciting way

they won the World Cup with

a team of diverse nationali-

ties. One thing that definitely

should have been said is that

the captain, Eoin Morgan,

was born and bred in Ireland

and honed his skills playing

the Gaelic game of hurling.

Paul Driscoll,

Blackwood, wales

A DIMMER VIEW

Re “milesTones”

[July 29]: I suspect that many

Greek citizens would have

a rather different descrip-

tion of Christine Lagarde,

who pushed for austerity in

Greece, and would not be so

quick to describe her tenure

at the International Monetary

Fund as being “so success-

ful.” Her coronation as the

head of the European Central

Bank should be questioned

and not necessarily lauded.

It’s another shuffling of the

European elite, demonstrat-

ing the continuing dearth of

true democracy.

John Hooper,

newick, england

SUPPORT FROM AFAR

Re “The Policy seTBacks

Behind the Tweets” [July 29]:

TIME has mercilessly trolled

President Trump for his poli-

cies, his persona, allegations

against his character and

even his tweets. But you are

wrong if you think that the

world views him the way you

do. In India he is viewed as a

patriot, a nationalist, some-

one willing to reach out to

hostile governments and

a staunch defender of the

Constitution—none of which

are a bad thing.

Nakul Uppal,

RaiPuR, india

CANDOR AND JUSTICE

Re “The suRViVoR”

[July 29]: Sexual abuse is the

worst you can do to innocent

children, for the dire con-

sequences linger for life, as

indicated by Sara Teristi. It’s

hard to imagine how much

shame victims bear inside,

leaving them to remain silent

and protect their tormentors.

Publishing detailed articles

like this may encourage more

people to accuse their abus-

ers. The more power that

adults are given, the more

daring the abusers are. It’s

time to speak openly about

these disgusting crimes and

break taboos for a better so-

ciety. The shame should not

be among the victims but on

the abusers.

Michael Colberg,

hamBuRg, geRmany

WHAT’S REALLY UNFAIR

Re “souTh aFRican TRack

Star Caster Semenya Won’t

Stop Fighting for Her Right

to Run, Just as She Is”

[July 29]: Caster Semenya

should continue competing

as a woman. It is unfair for

the International Associa-

tion of Athletics Federations

(IAAF) to call her genetic

makeup an unfair advantage

when people have no con-

trol over how they are born.

Some athletes are taller or

stronger genetically but are

not deemed as having an

advantage, so why should

Semenya be banned from

competing as a woman? By

refusing to recognize her as

a female athlete unless she

lowers her testosterone level

through medical interven-

tion, the IAAF is violating

her bodily autonomy.

Peh Jing Yee,

singaPoRe

BITTER HARVEST

Re “india gRaPPles wiTh

Water Shortages as City Resi-

dents Reach Their Limits”

[July 29]: The water short-

age is due to too much ur-

banization and rare concern

for protecting resources like

ponds, rivers and lakes. India

is reaping the fruits of its

rape of nature.

S.A. Srinivasa Sarma,

hydeRaBad, india

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