| "Emeraldkitty, why don't you have a widow come and talk, or a vet with no legs, or such at the same time?"
Because the voices vehemently speaking out against US involvement in Iraq are already legion, on every nightly news report, in every major news magazine, in every newspaper column. We are all horrified by the images of soldiers coming home broken, missing limbs, or suffering from PTSD for "no justifiable reason". I am personally mystified as to why ANYONE would want to return to this seemingly futile war, but I have heard of numerous soldiers who have expressed the willingness to go back to Iraq, and heard of them say things like, "the media isn't giving people the whole story about what's happening in Iraq".
Well then, someone explain it to me. Tell me what the media isn't telling us. I'm willing to sit and listen for a bit. And I don't think it's necessary to give "equal time" every time the unpopular viewpoint is given the opportunity to hold the floor. One legitimate criticism of the ultra liberals in academia, is that they TALK about diversity of viewpoint, but really are interested in what you have to say ONLY if you happen to agree with them. Otherwise, you're to be shouted down and your point of view entirely discounted. Hypocrisy isn't attractive, no matter which "side" it comes from. |