02-21-2003, 08:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-21-2003, 08:47 AM by Rhydderch Hael.)
WarBlade Feb 20 2003, 11:30 PM Wrote:What makes a "Human Shield" any more different than an innocent Iraqi civilian? :angry:The only infuriating difference, from my viewpoint, are that these Human Shields believe that their own worth is greater than that of an innocent Iraqi civilian. That they think that if they become endangered, it becomes a greater tragedy than that of an Iraqi citizen being killed by warfare.
They think themselves are a better character of tragedy in this real-life drama than an Iraqi would fill in the role. They neglect to note that when an Iraqi falls in this conflict, they do so in the defense of their home, their soil, their family. That is a greater tragedy. But apparently the Human Shields believe that their personal (and voluntary) endangerment is more powerful, more meaningful. Hence, they think it will make a bigger political statement. But that is a falsehood on the human condition: contrasting the defense of one's home against a tantamount to suicide and declaring the suicide the more nobler act.
In reality, all that the Human Shields are going for is a bigger news story on CNN. That's what sucks.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.