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The Daily OrangeStudent protests become disrespectful
Abstract:
Having someone you love serve in the military and perish at the hands of faceless cowards is something very few of us can grasp. Having that tragedy occur and then witness people in your neighborhood, church or campus act out these events is even more unbelievable....
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James Howison
posted 3/30/08 @ 11:00 AM EST
Soldiers die and the government forbids even showing their returning coffins on television. They want the public to see this as a sanitized war, a smart bomb and drone war, rather than the street level chaos it is. Sadly, a compliant media goes along with these rules.
Street theater is a legit way to remind people that people's loved ones are indeed dying in the street (Iraqis too). Perhaps that could be uncomfortable to witness for those whose loved ones have already perished (although Al apparently didn't bother to ask any of them), but for those yet to perish it could be the life-saving message that gets the population standing up and saying 'no more'.
The public has been comfortable with this war for too long.
Street theater is a legit way to remind people that people's loved ones are indeed dying in the street (Iraqis too). Perhaps that could be uncomfortable to witness for those whose loved ones have already perished (although Al apparently didn't bother to ask any of them), but for those yet to perish it could be the life-saving message that gets the population standing up and saying 'no more'.
The public has been comfortable with this war for too long.
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Pat O'Malley
posted 3/28/08 @ 9:10 AM EST
I think squirting fake blood and engaging in mayhem and destruction in someone's place of worship is clearly wrong; there are more affective areanas in which to advocate for peace. The key is advocating for peace first. This shared vision of peace will usually affect the behavior of the participants who have gathered together for good. But again, sometimes things simply need to progress as far as necessary for wholeness to be acheived.
Change, because of the nature of humanity, is usually never a polite affair.