...ow, my head...
Aug. 24th, 2005 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserAmerican Legion Declares War On Protestors
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The American Legion, which has 2.7 million members, has declared war on antiwar protestors, and the media could be next. Speaking at its national convention in Honolulu, the group's national commander called for an end to all "public protests" and "media events" against the war, constitutional protections be damned.
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The delegates voted to use whatever means necessary to "ensure the united backing of the American people to support our troops and the global war on terrorism."
(End quoting, emphasis mine.)
Okay, wait a moment, you folks went to war to make sure that people had freedom of speech and all that, but now you're going to use "whatever means necessary" to shut them up when they disagree with you? Are you failing to see the contradiction here?
I really, really need to stop reading the news. Every day I find things that worry me more. (Ironic thing is, I was trying to get away from FFXI worries by plunging into RL stuff!) I'm amazed these American Legion folks don't just implode under the force of all the illogic they've created...
I had never heard of a paper called Editor and Publisher, so I checked out American Legion homepage and found a link to the story on the front page.
Quote:
The American Legion, which has 2.7 million members, has declared war on antiwar protestors, and the media could be next. Speaking at its national convention in Honolulu, the group's national commander called for an end to all "public protests" and "media events" against the war, constitutional protections be damned.
...
The delegates voted to use whatever means necessary to "ensure the united backing of the American people to support our troops and the global war on terrorism."
(End quoting, emphasis mine.)
Okay, wait a moment, you folks went to war to make sure that people had freedom of speech and all that, but now you're going to use "whatever means necessary" to shut them up when they disagree with you? Are you failing to see the contradiction here?
I really, really need to stop reading the news. Every day I find things that worry me more. (Ironic thing is, I was trying to get away from FFXI worries by plunging into RL stuff!) I'm amazed these American Legion folks don't just implode under the force of all the illogic they've created...
I had never heard of a paper called Editor and Publisher, so I checked out American Legion homepage and found a link to the story on the front page.
