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December 5th, 2007 issue

Homeless help

It is hard to believe that so many people appear to be presently homeless in Prague, as your article suggests (“Naděje opens doors to relief center,” News, Nov. 21–27).
For the older folks who emigrated from Czechoslovakia in the 1960s and ’70s, and who hoped that a change of political regime in 1989 would bring social justice and comfort to the middle class, the homeless problem in Prague is unacceptable. Politicians must find the moral backbone and resources to resolve such outdated misery, and provide the homeless with the means and opportunities to regain the dignity and security they deserve.
Paul Zellman
Los Angeles
Metro musings
It’s cheaper to take the subway in New York City than in Prague when you factor in the very low wages, the extremely high prices and the fact that Prague is for immigrants from India and the former Russian breakaway republics (“City to hike transit fares again in bid to offset fuel costs,” News, Nov. 21–27). No one from the West wants to be in Prague any longer.
The metro is so crowded ... so not increasing [prices] is common sense. Pay more for less service — how Putin-like. Add a few more thieves, and you have the complete picture.
Tomáš Novák
Prague
Radical communists
My search on the Internet revealed that the anti-U.S. protesters belong to the radical communist (socsol.cz) organization that longs for good ole Soviet occupation (“Rallies draw crowds, police,” News, Nov. 21–27).
Maybe we made a mistake by supporting your freedom.
Thomas Werner
New Orleans
Cultural testing?
Young Romany children would be especially susceptible to culturally biased tests, since their life experiences would be limited largely to their family and community life (“Motivation for integration,” Opinion, Nov. 21–27).
Even in the mostly homogenous Czech Republic, geographical proximity does not mean that two people groups automatically share the same culture. To say that Romany and Czech cultures are the same shows a great deal of ignorance regarding the rich (and often troubled) fabric of Romany culture.
Stephanie Hunter
Prague


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