I should be astounded with CNN for such a poor presentation, but I'm not. They have an agenda.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:29 PM > To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] The faces of war > > > I can respect that, but remain astounded nonetheless. > > ScR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Boozer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: May 15, 2004 2:05 PM > To: > RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion > List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] The faces of war > > > > The point that in order to honor them and their sacrifice, there > > must be a political agenda behind it. These people have lost > > their life and left behind families...momma's, daddies, sisters, > > brothers, wives and worst of all...children. It matters not > > whether the reason is politically justifiable or not. They are > > missing from their loved ones lives regardless. I think it > > detracts from their memory to attempt (successfully or not, it > > doesn't matter) to add any political rhetoric. Their death is a > > fact independent of politics. Their and their families' loss is a > > fact independent of any justification or lack thereof. > > > > It should sadden all of us, whether the politics behind them > > being in a position to lose the precious gift of life is good, > > bad or indifferent. Feeling the need to justify their death > > misses the true point and appears to color their death with the > > foul stench of politics. Maybe I missed to portion of the site > > that injected politics....it seemed entirely focused upon the > > individuals and their ultimate sacrifice and that is all it should be. > > > > It seems the reality of death and war disturb us in different > > ways largely unique to each individual. I think it was > > Stephen Decatur who said something to the effect of " "Our > > country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always > > be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!" I think most > > everyone one of us believe this. > > > > ScR > > > > OK - then the fact is, you and I actually agree much more than we > disagree, > but our prime area of disagreement, as I see it, is with the > presentation on > the CNN web site. > > I believe that CNN's list of names, photos, cause of death, etc. > is akin to > the same political backdrop as Ted Koppel's supposed tribute to the fallen > on the Nightline TV show. I think if you simply present the list of names > and the fact that they died, without indicating what they died > for, then you > are politicizing their deaths. (Note: when I say "you," I am > using it in the > editorial sense and not indicating you in particular.) Therefore, in my > view, CNN is politicizing their death by presenting it in such a way as to > indicate that it is meaningless by not showing it's meaning. > There are lot's > of links on the left hand side of the screen, but all of them simply point > to nuts and bolts of the war and the battles without pointing to the > atrocities that brought us to war in the first place. My problem with the > site is that I feel that it IS politicizing their death. That is what you > wish to avoid, yet, in my opinion, you provided a link that does > just that. > > Of course this is all opinion, but that is the way I feel. > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription > visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription > visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
