Rachel Corrie

neil67d

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15 Mar 10

AThousandYoung

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15 Mar 10

Originally posted by neil67d
Rachel Corrie was a young girl who stood for what she believed.
An American hero.

She has my respect. Dying in nonviolent protest for what she believed in. I will put her on my list of heroes.

Proper Knob

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15 Mar 10

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
She has my respect. Dying in nonviolent protest for what she believed in. I will put her on my list of heroes.

Sounds a bit like that bloke from Nazareth.

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15 Mar 10

Originally posted by Proper Knob
Sounds a bit like that bloke from Nazareth.

Oh come on! Jesus died for nothin' man!

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15 Mar 10

Rachel Corrie deserves our respect.

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15 Mar 10

Originally posted by neil67d
Rachel Corrie deserves our respect.

Why? She's dead right? How does one respect a dead person?

What about her family and friends? Her parents? How has this effected them?

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15 Mar 10

Rachel doesnt need me to speak for her. Do you feel proud?

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by neil67d
Rachel doesnt need me to speak for her. Do you feel proud?

I feel fine. Thanks for askin'.

Have you ever considered the sacrifice Jesus made?

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by neil67d
Rachel Corrie deserves our respect.

Why does she?
Does everyone who dies deserve my respect? If so, then I respect her. But why does death lead to respect?
I suspect you find the context of her death worthy of respect, but it seems to be me to be at the very least disputed. A favourable interpretation has it that she died for something she believed in. Is that worthy of respect?
What if I believe that fairies live in my garden, and I'm prepared to die for that belief? Am I worthy of respect?
Okay, that's facetious of course, I'm not really comparing fairies to peaceful resistance, if that is what she was doing. But the whole affair seems a little bizarre, don't you think? What benefit is there to the IDF, to the Israeli politicians, or to anyone else in bulldozing someone to death? I'm guessing it was an accident.
Does someome who dies in an accident deserve my respect?
No, but I certainly would offer my condolences to her family.

scherzo

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by neil67d
Rachel Corrie was a young girl who stood for what she believed.
An American hero.

May God watch over her soul. Her statement will not be forgotten.

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by whodey
Apparently it is ok to engage in genocide in the Sudan and completly ignore it all in favor of picking on Israeli sins of the past for bulldozing some homes.

Your suggestion here that activists like Rachel Corrie protesting Israel's use of bulldozers for collective punishment also "engage in genocide in the Sudan" or ignore "genocide in the Sudan", is disgraceful.

neil67d

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16 Mar 10

Did Rachel ever kill anyone in the Sudan? You just want to confuse.

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by FMF
Your suggestion here that activists like Rachel Corrie protesting Israel's use of bulldozers for collective punishment also "engage in genocide in the Sudan" or ignore "genocide in the Sudan", is disgraceful.

Well said. That's what I meant to say.

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16 Mar 10

Originally posted by amannion
Why does she?
Does everyone who dies deserve my respect? If so, then I respect her. But why does death lead to respect?
I suspect you find the context of her death worthy of respect, but it seems to be me to be at the very least disputed. A favourable interpretation has it that she died for something she believed in. Is that worthy of respect?
What if I ...[text shortened]... accident deserve my respect?
No, but I certainly would offer my condolences to her family.

You mistakenly assume that those who work for the IDF are always rational. There's a LOT of hatred among Zionists for Palestinians and those who support them.