[lit-ideas] Re: al Sheehan And The Spotlight
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:38:09 +0100
Sunday, October 2, 2005, 8:12:37 PM, Eric Yost wrote:
JE> Say I then crusaded (well, tried to) on elder abuse and ageism.
EY> Not the same as with Cindy Sheehan, since your mom's views were
EY> negative (not supporting) whereas Casey was actively supporting the
EY> war by re-enlisting.
EY> If your mom had supported elder abuse and ageism, and you used her
EY> as a prop to crusade against it, then, yes, comparable.
but would that invalidate *my cause*?
-- you seem to be saying
a. I don't think much of Cindy Sheehan
(so?)
b. she's anti-war (and always has been) but her son was not and
enlisted, *therefore* she must have been an "oppressive" mother.
Re b., well, parents and children do disagree sometimes, and sometimes
on very important issues. That doesn't make them bad
parents/children.
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