Cindy Sheehan is a heroine
By now, all serious news junkies are well aware that Cindy Shehan has thrown in the towel on her high-profile antiwar activism. The sorrow and burnout in her words are regrettable, but it would be foolish to discount the role she has played in turning public opinion against the war — regardless of what the critics say. She spoke out when many ordinary Americans couldn’t find it in themselves to do so. The war against this war has not been won, but the tide has turned and she had a big part in that. I ask you to remember that heroes and heroines don’t flinch from breaking themselves, if that’s what it takes. Make no mistake — Sheehan is a heroine, however imperfect. Let me conclude by directing your attention to Francois Tremblay’s Open Letter to Cindy Sheehan.
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Sheehan? A heroine? Please…
Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say heroine, but what’s so wrong with Sheehan?
Well, Bob is generally (but not necessarily uniformly) of a right-authoritarian bent. He dislikes Sheehan, well just because.
As for myself, my own words “however imperfect” above were written with her unfortunate friendliness to Chavez in mind. Apart from that, I think she’s great because of what she’s done overall (for the same reasons Bob dislikes her).