Lenny-
It's as simple as this: I respect and admire the courage, dedication
and professionalism of our troops. However, I do not believe in the
cause and timing of this war as outlined by our government, and
therefore do not support the war. This does not strike me as a self-
contradicting view in the least.
When we see actions such as those taken by the president of the
baseball hall of fame refusing to honor the movie Bull Durham because
of the political views of Tim Ribbins and Susan Sarandon, it strikes
me that more than ever people are losing the ability to be rational
about what free speech is supposed to mean (and this is true of both
sides; however, it is particularly worrisome on the right since the
government is taking an actively anti-free speech stand, at least
rhetorically).
- David
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "7visions"
<7visions_at_p...> wrote:
> As for the " I Support the Troops" line being bandied about, it has
always
> been a bit of a cliche. This men and women have trained for a long
time to
> be where they are. If you say, "I Support the Troops, but I am
against what
> they are doing", just what are you actually saying? ..." I think
you are
> nice people, but I don't like soldiers". ?
>
Received on 2003-04-14 11:26:57
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