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The Daily OrangeLetter to the editor: Research before bashing protests
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Posted: 3/29/07, 1:13 AM EST Section: Opinion
This letter is in response to Michael Fenoff's letter entitled "Withdrawing from Iraq Would be Mistake."
I was shocked by all of the offensive language and misinformation packed into this letter. To call anyone else uninformed after comparing war (an act of hatred and destruction) to sex (an act of love) is beyond my comprehension. Maybe the so-called "liberals" on this campus are not aware of what war is like and how one is fought, but chances are many of the "conservatives" are not, either, since they are at Syracuse University instead of being over in Iraq. That is not to say that no one on this campus has been involved with war, but my guess is that the majority have not. To say that "mothers will wonder why their children fought and died only to not finish the job" is a very naive statement. I know many mothers who have had sons die in Iraq who want nothing more than to see the war end so no one else has to experience the pain they are feeling. I am also amazed that someone who goes to a university with so much diversity could make such a racist statement, referring to Iraq and its citizens as "an enemy that we are far superior to." For anyone else confused about why there are people protesting the war on campus: Please do some research, talk to people, ask questions, and hold off on the offensive and racist comments.
Lauren Winship
Junior geography major
I was shocked by all of the offensive language and misinformation packed into this letter. To call anyone else uninformed after comparing war (an act of hatred and destruction) to sex (an act of love) is beyond my comprehension. Maybe the so-called "liberals" on this campus are not aware of what war is like and how one is fought, but chances are many of the "conservatives" are not, either, since they are at Syracuse University instead of being over in Iraq. That is not to say that no one on this campus has been involved with war, but my guess is that the majority have not. To say that "mothers will wonder why their children fought and died only to not finish the job" is a very naive statement. I know many mothers who have had sons die in Iraq who want nothing more than to see the war end so no one else has to experience the pain they are feeling. I am also amazed that someone who goes to a university with so much diversity could make such a racist statement, referring to Iraq and its citizens as "an enemy that we are far superior to." For anyone else confused about why there are people protesting the war on campus: Please do some research, talk to people, ask questions, and hold off on the offensive and racist comments.
Lauren Winship
Junior geography major
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