The anti-war protestors form in groups and are large and well organized often. That is the sole reason why I am discussing their group/organization sentiments towards the soldiers.
The article you posted below along with many, many other examples of individuals fit the bill of people who support the troops but not the war. I agree with you on that and earlier in this thread gave the example of my roommate who did the same.
Try to see what I am saying about the group though. At no time, does the group support the troops. What would be more fair of them to say is that there are people among them with various viewpoints - many who have family and friends serving in the military and many more who support the troops along with those that don't. Does that make more sense or no?
-Rudey
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Originally posted by VirtuousErudite
What about people who actually do support the troops and not the war. This is their honest belief and not simply PR. I can't tell you what anyone prays about except for myself because prayer is private between the person and God. Why would you personally care what those people prayed for????? Honestly you can't worry about what anyone else is doing. What are YOU doing!!!????? Worry about yourself. Channel YOUR own PERSONAL energies. You will drive yourself nuts worrying about the actions of others.
Do you think everyone who works at Wal-Mart is pro-war. Kindness does not take a particular political affiliation. I could be just as anti-war as the next person but if I see someone crying I will stop and talk to them and comfort them. That does not make me pro-war at all.
Without giving too much detail one aspect of my job is to councel younger students on campus. Have I done it ? yes!!! Have some of the latest people I've talked to been upset over the war, or because a loved one was deployed???? Yes!!! Did I stop what I was doing just to listen, to try and make them feel better, to let them know I'm there for them??? Hell Yes!!! Does that mean I am in favor of this war? Nope. It simply makes me a human being with a heart. Don't get it twisted, there are people who definately support the troops, the family's of the troops, who just support their fellow American's in general regardless of whether they have military family/friends or not and still don't support this war.
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