EvilMonkey Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 i dont know who said it (Voltaire maybe?) but the quote something along the lines of: "I may not agree with a word you say, but i shall defend to the death your right to say it" is so true. That idiot has every right to say what he feels. At the same time, what he said was very obnoxious, retarded, disrespectful, ignorant among other things. I have nothing but the utmost respect for those serving in the military, but unfortunately, he has the right to say what he wishes. Do i agree? Of course not. But he shouldnt be censored. Even the most stupid people must be allowed to speak. And also, to those who feel that "better things" can be done than serving, i.e being with their family etc... Well, that is YOUR opinion. Obviously, in the person who is serving's mind, what they are doing is MORE important than what you think. Nobody said he should be censored, but if he has a right to say that, don't we have the same right to tell him we think he is full of crap? But I think everyone is giving this writer too much credit. I bet if you check him out, he belongs to some sort of campus political group, and was merely trying to score points with his similar-thinking peers. That, or was auditioning for Jason Blaire's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1792673 Gonzalez says column 'not worth publishing' Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. -- A University of Massachusetts at Amherst graduate student has apologized to Pat Tillman's family. Rene Gonzalez wrote a column for the campus paper saying the football player-turned-soldier who died in combat in Afghanistan wasn't a hero -- but rather a "G.I. Joe guy who got what was coming to him." Gonzalez did not respond to telephone and e-mail messages left Thursday by The Associated Press, but in an e-mail to Boston's WBZ-TV, he apologized to the Tillman family "for all the pain that my article has brought them." Gonzalez said he was trying to convey that Tillman's celebrity came into play when the former Arizona Cardinals player was labeled a hero. "I felt that his celebrity had been a factor in American society calling him a 'hero,' and I felt American society had arrived at that conclusion without much thinking, but rather as some sort of patriotic 'knee-jerk' into hero worship," he wrote. "That was my point. I did it [admittedly] in such an insensitive way, that the article was not worth publishing." UMass president Jack Wilson issued a statement saying the comments in The Daily Collegian on Wednesday were "a disgusting, arrogant and intellectually immature attack on a human being who died in service to his country." The newspaper's editorial board ran a letter to readers in Thursday's edition saying Gonzalez's views do not reflect The Collegian's opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 No, he shouldn't be censored, but I hope he happens to run into a bunch of half drunk marines in a bar someday. There may be some subtle attitude adjustment occuring if the guy happens to be pointed out to them. Now that would be what he deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Like I said before... "LOVE THE WARRIORS, HATE THE WAR!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 WWW.EBAUMSWORLD.COM/DIPLOMACY.SHTML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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