Re: Cindy Sheehan prostitutes her son
- From: Lisa Cech <lisacech@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:55:09 -0400
In article <Xns981CC455841C7feklaarraaaaaaaaaaar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
fEkLaaar <fEkLaaar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi there, I am going to challenge opinion diversity. It's my opinion
that for the democrats to truly be capable of that diversity, they
should be willing to discuss the following without a lynch mob
mentality.
The Left side of the Democratic party has their heroes, who champion the
causes dear to their hearts, but should those heroes be above and beyond
criticism. A prime example would be one Cindy Sheehan who is seen as a
champion of the left for her anti-war efforts.
However, given the fact that her son in all likelihood would not have
agreed with her stance there is a certain level of "prostitution" of his
memory that she has taken in becrying his death, in my opinion. I jsut
see it as disrespectful to what he believed in and therefore his memory
that she is using him as a symbol in her protest. Thats the first part
of this.
I'm curious why you feel Casey would have disagreed. I can't find any
information about his opinion on the Iraq invasion one way or another.
If you don't know what he believed in, it seems ridiculous to attack his
mother, who in all likelihood knew him and his beliefs better than you
do.
Cindy Sheehan's protest began when President Bush told her that her son
died for a good cause. She found that jarring and contrary to reality.
Since then, she has dedicated herself to ending the conflict before more
soldiers die for this "good" cause.
If she limited the situation to that, I could deal with that. But then I
see the picture of her posing with Hugo Chavez, and I can't help but get
flashbacks to the Nam era Hanoi Jane fiasco that jane Fonda created so
long ago. By going to extremes such as that, Cindy isn't in it just to
raise awareness about the war, she's eithering willingly or unwittingly
party of a bigger agenda of the left and using her son's memory is an
insult to what HE would have wanted.
Again, you didn't know Casey Sheehan or what he wanted. Cindy Sheehan
did.
As for Hugo Chavez, he has some supporters and some detractors. His
country is a mess and he's been very critical of the Bush
Administration. The big difference there, though, is that we're not at
war with Venezuela. She's not supporting enemies of America; she's
meeting with other people who think Bush is doing a crappy job.
Where some see a hero of the left, I see a prostitute and attack me if
you like, but I am against the war, nota Bush fan by any stretch. But
what she has done is not in the spirit of respecting her son's death or
an honest expression of grief. It's about politics and nothing more.
I don't see the point of attacking you. I know nothing about you. I
think you should read some of Cindy Sheehan's interviews and statements,
though, and listen less to Fox News.
And I can think of no better way to respect your child's death than to
work to prevent the same thing happening to other people's children.
--Lisa
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