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["Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>]

One more question:

If Kerry were to use imagery from the Vietnam war and speak about dying
soldiers in an ad for his presidential campaign, would that be offensive as
well? 



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> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org 
> [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf 
> Of David R.Matusiak
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:43 PM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] fury over WTC ads
> 
> it seems as if no method of persuasion or logic is going to 
> have any effect.  all that must happen is for me to answer 
> this question, without due consideration to its relevancy in 
> our current place and time.
> 
> what is my personal opinion?  what do i think, regardless of 
> my employer, saviour, political affiliation, or gender?  
> well, in my personal unfettered opinion,
> 
> YES - i think it was wrong for FDR to use that tack as a 
> campaign slogan.
> 
> i believe we must honor our soldiers, living and dead, but i 
> think that using their sacrifice as a political gambit is deplorable.
> 
> that, and i think that the whole 1940s/50s way of thinking 
> (which included such greats as "Remember Pearl Harbor") did a 
> whole lot to engender hatred and bigotry towards Asian 
> peoples and Asian-Americans for the past 50+ years.
> 
> i think we have to change things quite a bit (like our 
> attitudes) if we are going to see ANY improvement in our 
> lifetimes.  thus, you can see that i am not in agreement with 
> the "Things must stay as they are" 
> party.
> 
> On Mar 5, 2004, at 3:16 PM, Tony Spencer wrote:
> 
> > well although david tried to make the case that its unacceptable to 
> > compare events in history to today, he gave himself away 
> when he did 
> > just that:
> >
> > "but i can tell you without question, George W. Bush is no FDR."
> >
> > now that we know he can compare a previous president to the 
> current, 
> > will he answer the question?
> >
> > was it wrong for FDR to use pearl harbor in his 
> presidential campaign 
> > material?
> > YES or NO? 
> 
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