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Who Really Supports Our Troops: Part II
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
Dear Buzz:
Many in the pro-Bush, pro-war crowd feel they are distinguishing themselves apart from the anti-war crowd by assembling under the banner of 'supporting our troops.'
However, it has been my experience that most everyone--regardless of whether or not they support the war--supports our men and women in uniform. In fact, I've yet to hear one anti-war activist claim otherwise. On the contrary, while attending a large anti-war protest in Seattle last month, I noticed an overwhelming amount of pro-troop messages on display, much of it taking form in the manner of "Support Our Troops: Bring Them Home" banners and signs.
This being so, why does the so-called 'Support Our Troops' movement feel the need to rally under a bogus cause that doesn't adequately set them apart from their opposition? It's simple: because their true passion--supporting war--doesn't attract as many people, nor does it cast them in the same moral light as the peace activists. It would be difficult for anyone, especially god-fearing Bush loyalists who typically claim high moral ground, to organize a large-scale rally in support of humankind's most destructive expression of hatred and ignorance. So the whole 'Support Our Troops' farce is merely invoked as a means to attract numbers and delude themselves into believing they are engaged in a pure and noble endeavor.
You can easily test my assertion by attending a 'Support Our Troops' rally with a 'Support Our Troops: Bring Them Home' banner. Notice how quickly you are shunned, booed, or otherwise ostracized from the group. You will see that your support isn't welcome. The 'Support Our Troops' crowd isn't gathering to support our troops; rather, it is gathering to support Bush and his radical, extremist agenda.
Worse yet, the 'Support Our Troops' crowd is almost pathologically bent on silencing dissent.
They will actually tell you, with a straight face, that the peace activists are anti-American traitors. Even though the anti-war crowd has repeatedly expressed its support of the troops despite its opposition to war, the pro-war fanatics have repeatedly demonstrated their inability to support speech they don't agree with.
You will never see a pro-war demonstrator supporting the anti-war protesters' right to free speech and assembly. You'll never hear one of them say "I don't agree with the peace marchers, but I support their right to march." On the contrary, every pro-war person, when given the opportunity, has criticized and ridiculed those voicing dissent -- and that is the most dangerous form of anti-Americanism.
A Loyal BuzzFlash Reader
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
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