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Originally posted by enlightenment06
I'm wasn't saying the girl was right or wrong for doing what she did nor was I trying to take a side in the Middleast Conflict issue (that's for another thread). I'm simply saying that we shouldn't say that someone is stupid for risking their life for something they believed in. If she was trying to liberate Twinkies from the Hostess Company and got killed I would hold the same position. How many of us would put our lives on the line for something we belive in?
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I don't think I'd risk my life for twinkies. I love those cream-filled tasty treats just like the next person, but I guess everyone needs to have their cause.
Rachel Corrie was part of a group that had no permission or right to be in that area. Walking into a violent and dangerous situation after repeated warnings is stupid and gets no sympathy. Fighting for a cause is one thing, but stepping in front of a 3-ton bulldozer and trying to show off that you're some foreigner who will protect terrorists from having their home teared down doesn't make you a very bright person. She had no business being there, and as sad as it is to hear someone die, she deserved what she asked for. Maybe it will send a wake-up call to the other members of this peace group that maybe they aren't as powerful as they think they are.