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pan6467 · 08-17-2005, 05:09 PM

It's weird, last week I read 19 Obits for 19 Ohio men who lost their lives over there. Each had a picture and a few paragraphs.

The majority just talked about who he was, and his love for his family and the love they had for him.

However, there were 2 where the parents stated the man had lost faith in the war or that he questioned the war and so on....... and there were exactly the same number 2, saying how great the soldier believed the war to be and how he was doing the right thing.

So for anyone to say that the "anti-war" gets more press is BS in this case. I see it getting equal press, the difference lies in what we pay attention to.

When we agree with something we tend not to notice as much as when we disagree and find our ire raised by something. And that is the situation with the war. There is as much pro-war propaganda as there is anti-war propaganda and vice versa..... but we tend to notice the opposite of our belief more and therefore we believe it has more coverage.

As for this lady's case in point, I don't care what her motivation appears to be (political pawn), she has a right to be heard and seen.

So what if Bush saw her days after she lost her son and she came out of it praising Bush..... she was probably still in shock and the emotional bath hadn't taken her yet.... her husband (whom in all honesty I have not heard anything about except that he met Bush with her when their son first died) could have been the one issuing the press statement praising Bush and she was too in shock to say anything at that time.

For those who see this as a woman selling out for politics.... it maybe true, but I don't think you should judge anyone until you have walked in their shoes or heard them talk firsthand and not just the newsblurbs you pick and choose.

Bush, supposedly a great "Christian" should at least meet with her privately with both sides signing affadavits swearing the meeting contents will not be leaked nor any press statements released except to say they met....... That way both could be honest with each other and say exactly what they want to each other and noone will ever know what was said. And neither can gain PR from the situation.

This is this generation's Vietnam whether you choose to admit it or not, it'll divide the nation further and further and both sides will claim to be fighting for the right side. Both sides have their good and both sides have their bad.... but I guarantee both sides will be equally covered, yet the only coverage you'll take note of is that that either stregthens your position more or infuriates you most. You'll ignore most of anything in between.

08-17-2005, 05:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	It's weird, last week I read 19 Obits for 19 Ohio men who lost their lives over there. Each had a picture and a few paragraphs. The majority just talked about who he was, and his love for his family and the love they had for him. However, there were 2 where the parents stated the man had lost faith in the war or that he questioned the war and so on....... and there were exactly the same number 2, saying how great the soldier believed the war to be and how he was doing the right thing. So for anyone to say that the "anti-war" gets more press is BS in this case. I see it getting equal press, the difference lies in what we pay attention to. When we agree with something we tend not to notice as much as when we disagree and find our ire raised by something. And that is the situation with the war. There is as much pro-war propaganda as there is anti-war propaganda and vice versa..... but we tend to notice the opposite of our belief more and therefore we believe it has more coverage. As for this lady's case in point, I don't care what her motivation appears to be (political pawn), she has a right to be heard and seen. So what if Bush saw her days after she lost her son and she came out of it praising Bush..... she was probably still in shock and the emotional bath hadn't taken her yet.... her husband (whom in all honesty I have not heard anything about except that he met Bush with her when their son first died) could have been the one issuing the press statement praising Bush and she was too in shock to say anything at that time. For those who see this as a woman selling out for politics.... it maybe true, but I don't think you should judge anyone until you have walked in their shoes or heard them talk firsthand and not just the newsblurbs you pick and choose. Bush, supposedly a great "Christian" should at least meet with her privately with both sides signing affadavits swearing the meeting contents will not be leaked nor any press statements released except to say they met....... That way both could be honest with each other and say exactly what they want to each other and noone will ever know what was said. And neither can gain PR from the situation. This is this generation's Vietnam whether you choose to admit it or not, it'll divide the nation further and further and both sides will claim to be fighting for the right side. Both sides have their good and both sides have their bad.... but I guarantee both sides will be equally covered, yet the only coverage you'll take note of is that that either stregthens your position more or infuriates you most. You'll ignore most of anything in between. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"