Re: “Joo Kim Tiah — take down that sign,” Dec. 17.
So much anguish over the Trump sign.
Will we now scrutinize every building and every road in Vancouver for names out of the British Empire’s racist past? Donald is likely more blowhard than racist — and when Hillary is crowned, he will be no more than a blip in history. Yet Secretary of State Clinton presided over the chaos in the Middle East that has killed, is killing, thousands of Muslims around the world. Donald will likely not be starting World War 3 with Russia, but what about President Hillary? All this noise to protest a sign, but silence over a murderous foreign policy.
Allen Garr acknowledges that breaking the contracts will be very costly to Holborn Group CEO Joo Kim Tiah. It should be noted that the contracts were signed long before Donald said what he said, and when undoubtedly a great number of Vancouverites would have been quite happy to be associated with the Trump brand anywhere in the world.
It seems that Joo Kim Tiah is the designated fall guy to show how Vancouver is so not racist. Joo Kim Tiah — a non-anglicized Chinese name... Wait a minute — is this an anti-Chinese thing?
Lena Tan, Vancouver
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I am not a fan of Donald Trump. However, don’t waste your time and our money trying to dump the Trump name. Leave the name Trump on the tower so people will know to steer clear of the building.
When the developer has difficulty leasing space and the occupants go bankrupt, they will be first in line to change the name.
Dale Laird, Vancouver
