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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: halfscot who wrote (1963)	1/27/1998 12:13:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20981

Halfscot, let's look at the fathers of the American Revolution for a moment. We consider them great patriots. I can guarantee you the English feel quite differently! Whether someone is a patriot or not is very much a matter of perception, in other words. A slightly different, but similar situation arises when you consider whether to call someone involved in an armed struggle a terrorist or a freedom fighter. Most people call the PLO terrorists, but in fact their land, Palestine, where they had a relatively educated population, farms, orchards, and had been living almost forever, was taken away from them, and they were sent away to camps. On the other hand, all of the leaders of Israel prior to the present one were admitted terrorists, fighting to establish a country. ou might call Northern Ireland's Gerry Adams a terrorist; I would argue that the Catholics in Northern Ireland systematically had their land and their wealth confiscated, as well as their civil rights, and are actually freedom fighters. So it is very much a matter of perception!!! In the case of Jane Fonda, she carried on very openly, in an attempt to change public opinion and end the war. That is what ended up happening, did it not? So while she was very political, she was out front about it, and doing for her love of America. Spying to me falls into another category entirely. It is a covert, secretive act most often performed for financial gain, as far as I am concerned (although I don't have the figures to back that up). And I would also argue that American lives were already being jeopardized and lost in the Viet Nam war. Jane Fonda believed very sincerely that she was going to be able to save American lives. So I would still call her a patriot. As I said, what side you are on in any political situation pretty much determines what labels you attach to the opponents.