Cindy Sheehan and her flock of doves
I keep seeing posters around the college supporting Cindy Sheehan, and it made me think seriously about her crusade.
Outside of the fact, that I find it incredibly nervy to request a one on one meeting with the president, unless you are a member of his staff, related to him, or another head of state, I find what she is doing odious on one particular level.
Her son volunteered for the military. He was doing something he believed in, and after one tour of duty in Iraq, he volunteered to go back. He obviously was doing something he felt strongly about. That to me would be a source of immense pride. I cannot imagine that she could deny her son's sacrifice for political motives.
We all make choices in our lives, and her son made his, and rather than to respect it, she chose to make a mockery of it. I understand grief. I understand loss. I don't understand using someone's memory to mock them. Whether or not she agrees with the war, her son obviously did. How exactly can she make the memory of him so ridiculous? How can a mother do that? We are supposed to raise our kids to become what they want to be, and not what we want them to be. Our success as parents, means that our children become individuals who see clearly the path that they want their lives to take, and take it and are willing to face the challenges that it brings with courage and morality.
There are a lot of mothers who have lost sons defending our country in some war or another. There are other mothers who have lost their children to terrorism, or other aspects of war. Mothers who lose their children to diseases or violence? I don't see them being paraded around for poltical gains.
There is always going to be someone who seeks to overthrow someone weaker, to gain power over someone powerless, the dove theory will never succeed in this world. I have tried to reserve my opinion on the war, I do not particularly like the idea of war, but sometimes, it is necessary. I do not always agree with the policies of our government. No one will ever agree 100% with anyone else. This does not make one view 100% right or 100% wrong. It never will.
While on it's face, the dove philosophy seems so right, so high minded. But it is never going to be reality. Not in this world, not now, and if history is any indicator, not ever.
Outside of the fact, that I find it incredibly nervy to request a one on one meeting with the president, unless you are a member of his staff, related to him, or another head of state, I find what she is doing odious on one particular level.
Her son volunteered for the military. He was doing something he believed in, and after one tour of duty in Iraq, he volunteered to go back. He obviously was doing something he felt strongly about. That to me would be a source of immense pride. I cannot imagine that she could deny her son's sacrifice for political motives.
We all make choices in our lives, and her son made his, and rather than to respect it, she chose to make a mockery of it. I understand grief. I understand loss. I don't understand using someone's memory to mock them. Whether or not she agrees with the war, her son obviously did. How exactly can she make the memory of him so ridiculous? How can a mother do that? We are supposed to raise our kids to become what they want to be, and not what we want them to be. Our success as parents, means that our children become individuals who see clearly the path that they want their lives to take, and take it and are willing to face the challenges that it brings with courage and morality.
There are a lot of mothers who have lost sons defending our country in some war or another. There are other mothers who have lost their children to terrorism, or other aspects of war. Mothers who lose their children to diseases or violence? I don't see them being paraded around for poltical gains.
There is always going to be someone who seeks to overthrow someone weaker, to gain power over someone powerless, the dove theory will never succeed in this world. I have tried to reserve my opinion on the war, I do not particularly like the idea of war, but sometimes, it is necessary. I do not always agree with the policies of our government. No one will ever agree 100% with anyone else. This does not make one view 100% right or 100% wrong. It never will.
While on it's face, the dove philosophy seems so right, so high minded. But it is never going to be reality. Not in this world, not now, and if history is any indicator, not ever.
posted by Dawn at 12:51 PM
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