I didn't want to ruin Mother's Day with this image. I came across this searching for motherly images. While I don't doubt that ANY mother who has lost a child misses that child every moment she breathes, I do doubt that mothers of all these heroes have this attitude. It saddens me to think the creator behind this has such a negative view as to why we went over to the Middle East to begin with. Did this person forget just who caused 9/11?
This is the info. That was captioned with the image:
On Mothers' Day, in addition to honoring our own moms,For power and material wealth? My, oh my, does this person have it wrong.
let's keep in our hearts and share the grief and anger of those mothers - Iraqi,
American and others - whose children have been maimed and killed in this brutal,
illegal and immoral war. Let's remember the worry and sorrow of the mothers
whose children have been wrongly deported, or locked up indefinitely, or have
disappeared under the guise of fighting terrorism. Let's mourn with the mothers
of the thousands of civilians in Afghanistan who have been bombed out of
existence. Let's mark this holiday by pledging to do whatever it takes to
prevent any more mothers from shedding tears because their children's lives have
been wasted for power and material wealth.
What do you all think?
4 comments:
"Illegal and immoral war"?
While I think it's necessary and good to pray for those who have given their lives for us, I find it very sad that anybody would cheapen this sacrifice -- or his or her mom's grief -- with this obviously slanted message.
The war may be, and in fact is, "brutal." By definition, war is when people kill each other. That is brutal.
But "illegal?" I don't think so. As for "morality," I wonder if whoever created this image and message ever considered the impact it might have on parents who are, while grieving, still proud of their kids who are fighting to save our lives.
Yes, I would think these parents are extrememly proud that their child made such a sacrifice.
I have no doubt whatsoever that they grieve and think "what ifs", but the caption with this image is just not right.
I agree with both of you.
As someone who's leaving in a little over a month for the Naval Academy, I find the best honor we can give these servicemen and their families is gratitude and humility - not political diatribes or cartoons. I know if I had given my life, I would want my family to be supported, not used as political targets.
It is more powerful to stand back and say, "My God, my child followed my God and this is what He needed done."
O! I didn't know you were going to the Naval Academy! Congrats and best of luck to you. :) That is awesome.
And yes, It is more powerful to stand back and say, "My God, my child followed my God and this is what He needed done."
You couldn't have said it better!
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