Reply #402: Idealistic [View All]

[PinkyisBlue]

I have read all of your posts, and I find your thoughts to be almost annoyingly idealistic. It would be nice if we could put a magnetic sticker on our cars to change people's opinions about the war, but it just doesn't work that way.

You state that there are so many things that can be done and that we should get off the DU blog and GET INVOLVED, yet you're critical of Cindy Sheehan and others who are doing just that. Which action is getting more attention and demanding more discussion about the war, driving around with a magnetic ribbon on your car or peacefully protesting in front of the White House and getting arrested?

I can personally attest that education doesn't always work. The last time I discussed Bush and his policies with a Republican "friend" was a year ago, and I was called a Communist. I have found that many conservatives do not want to rationally discuss Bush's policies; they prefer to stick to their talking points and aren't open to facts that don't support their viewpoint.

Cindy Sheehan is a grown woman and knows what she's doing. Noone is pushing her to do anything she doesn't want to do. If "W" had talked with her last month, her mission would be over. His refusal to meet with her does make me wonder why he's refusing, what he is hiding. It also angers me that he feels he's not accountable to the people of this country to answer Cindy's questions, our questions, about this terrible war. He has put himself above all of us, the people, and that's wrong. Cindy Sheehan is representing all of us.