Cindy Sheehan Has Her Moment of Clarity
May.29, 2007 in
Politics From the Anarchist P.O.V.
Cindy Sheehan has had a Moment of Clarity, realizing, among other things, that her son died for nothing, that the system she bought into, and whose values she inculcated into her children, is a bald-faced lie, and that the system is beyond fixing, a “paradigm that is now, I am afraid, carved in immovable, unbendable and rigidly mendacious marble.”
Listen to me, Cindy. This may be the most important moment of your life. Commit to it.
May 30th, 2007 at 7:42 am
Thanks for the link to the article. Sigh. What a painful, personal saga Cindy Sheehan has led–a pathetically pushed/pulled political puppet. If she can make the best of her horrid experiences, such positive changes would be testimonial to the human ability to heal, learn from mistakes, and continue to grow and flourish.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Cindy has no one but herself to blame for her troubles. First off, it’s rather clear that the elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top of her building. But beyond that truth, rather than honor and cherish her son and the sacrifice he willingly made, Cindy belittled his service, turned him into a political pawn, and exploited the natural sympathy we all feel for someone in her position.
Politics is a serious business, and she should not be surprised that the public wasn’t interested in doing her bidding just because her son was a noble and honorable man worth cherishing.
May 30th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Wartime is rife with political pawns, especially the “victim” class used to promote sympathy to one’s cause. Two other prominent examples are Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman.