Nefarious tactics from United Mileage Plus program

Dear Friends,

It is no secret that I despise untruthful manners of life, words, and actions. My ideas of truth derive primarily from the Bible, as most honest people, but also from Plato and especially Augustine. Augustine is one of the first philosophers to bring virtue, ethics, and morality together in a coherent system. He is most helpful in matters of the truth, as set forth Against Lying, an updated essay similar to but far more helpful than On Lying, which landed in his Retractions. Augustine is the first to rightly say that passiveness to truth is lying. That is to say, "there is no lie that is not contrary to the truth." Tampering with truth or leaving it under a cover is a lie.

With such an understanding of truth and lying I come to you this morning with great disappointment in United Airlines. I received a letter from them stating my miles have been inactive for some time and that I should use them before the end of this month. I am a close reader, so no where does it say that the miles expire, but the language throughout the letter would lend that interpretation to any rapid or less sharp reader.

In the stead of using them for flying, United is offering me 54 issues of the trashy magazine, People, and a host of other frivolous magazines. I would not accept any of that petty print should they mail them to me at no cost. Worthless words.

I shall no longer use United due to this breach of basic principles of civility and honesty among trading partners. May each of you have a great day.

Yours,
TulaneLSU