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The Cartoon Rumsfeld Wants To Censor
Conservative apologists for this failed administration want you to believe that this Washington Post cartoon is an instance of "the liberal media not supporting the troops". Others say that Rumsfeld is clearly the object of ridicule and the cartoonist is being critical of the way the war is being mismanaged.
To figure out who is correct you have to ask yourself, "Would the right-wing be so mendacious as to hide behind the "you don't support the troops" straw man just to cover-up BushCo's lying and incompetent execution of this war ?" Hmmm...?
UPDATE: Mike M. at Down With Absolutes blogs about another cartoon that has people riled up. This time it is religious fanatics who feel that some cartoons published in Danish newspapers merit a violent response. But how far are we away from them? How far is the trip from the joint chiefs denouncing a cartoon to what Mike describes? Not very far I'm afraid.
posted by jason # 2:05 PM 
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If the joint chiefs a have a problem with this, where were they when the GOP compared Max Cleland to Osama Bin Laden?
How does this not support troops, other than it has nothing to do with them? Its a clear attack on Rumsfeld and how stretched thin our military is right now, but that's fair game.
Are the worried that this cartoon might remind people that war causes casualties other than the deaths we occationally hear about? The nerve...
Are the worried that this cartoon might remind people that war causes casualties other than the deaths we occationally hear about? The nerve...
Mike,
I'm surprised that the joint chiefs chimed in, but I’m not surprised those runs of the mill wing nuts intentionally miss the point.
The image challenges an orthodoxy we have fallen into when thinking/talking about "our troops". We are supposed to regard them as an abstract concept, rather than actual men and women.
The "troops" abstraction makes everyone feel great, but the actual men and women can be unsettling.
I'm surprised that the joint chiefs chimed in, but I’m not surprised those runs of the mill wing nuts intentionally miss the point.
The image challenges an orthodoxy we have fallen into when thinking/talking about "our troops". We are supposed to regard them as an abstract concept, rather than actual men and women.
The "troops" abstraction makes everyone feel great, but the actual men and women can be unsettling.
Hey Delathought:
Have you ever served in the military or are you one of those on the right who want to send the boys (and girls) off to war but never served a day?
If you served, great. If not, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Have you ever served in the military or are you one of those on the right who want to send the boys (and girls) off to war but never served a day?
If you served, great. If not, you have no idea what you are talking about.
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: 8:12 AM
: 8:12 AM
Anon 8:12... I don't care if dt or anybody served or not. We all have our right to an opinion. If you didn't serve, it sometimes might be wiser to give deference to the opinions of those who did. Other times, the vets need to shut up and listen to the people they claim to have fought for.
Anyway, it doesn't seem to matter anymore to the GOP; it's just a matter of political expediency. If you served, you get swiftboated. If you didn't serve, you're a draft dodger who hates America.
Time for a no-exceptions draft! Everybody serves, no more chickenhawks.
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Anyway, it doesn't seem to matter anymore to the GOP; it's just a matter of political expediency. If you served, you get swiftboated. If you didn't serve, you're a draft dodger who hates America.
Time for a no-exceptions draft! Everybody serves, no more chickenhawks.
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