Jonathan Kahane: A misunderstood response to ‘Little Boxes’

Unfortunately, I feel it necessary to respond to Gerard Simonette’s statements in his Oct. 29 letter to the editor regarding his misconceptions about my last column on the subject of “Little Boxes” [“Little Boxes and modern politics” Oct. 22]. I’ll keep this short and simple. First, I never stated or suggested that people refrain from voting. It is not wise to attribute words or thoughts to others that don’t exist. Second, I was not referring to candidates from different parties having “all the same” ideas. Most speak a good game. Words are cheap. What I am referring to is that when they are backed into a corner, they will not take responsibility for a mistake to not offend “The Party” and lose their job. When was the last time a politician from any party admitted s/he was wrong?

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