The Passion of The Crusht

[Must_B_Free]

A bulldozer killed an American woman Sunday who had been protesting its use to destroy houses...

The woman, Rachel Corrie, 23, of Olympia, Washington, was taken to a hospital, where she died of her injuries. She was a senior at Evergreen State College in Olympia but was not enrolled this quarter, the school said.

Since January, she had been working with the peace movement to protest bad actions in the Somewhere, said Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the group.

Corrie had recently appeared in a televised mock trial in which President Bush was accused of war crimes for his alleged support of bad things.

"This morning, when she was killed, she was attempting to prevent some people from destroying some other peoples civilian homes," Arraf said.

"She was raising her hands and yelling at the bulldozer driver to stop," Arraf said. "The bulldozer driver paid no attention. ... He buried Rachel with dirt, which ended up, obviously, knocking her down. Then he ran over her, and then reversed and ran over her again."

Edit: Cleaned it up a bit so it wouldn't get locked. The point is - how many uf us have the conviction to actually go out and try to help people like this woman did? If Jesus is "the Christ" then Rachel is "The Crusht".

Maybe this won't get locked here like it did in GD.

[Forkboy]

1. It will still get locked

just for different reasons now.

[Must_B_Free]

3. why? how can an issue own this woman;s humanitarian definition

That seems unjust to me. A woman is defending families - forget the flags and sides... why is this off limits?

[Forkboy]

5. Read the I/P rules

It's not based on a recent story or op/ed.

Trust me,I hear what you're saying,and I agree.


ps-Did I not predict the response from some in your locked thread? It's as predictable as the sun rising.

[Resistance]

2. Thank you

The victims of Israeli aggression are not just Palestinians. They are also peace activists like Rachel.

[Must_B_Free]

4. well forget the sides

this is devoid of sides - thats why I cleansed it of "us and them".

The point is "The Passion of The Christ" - a lot of people give their lives for others... Christ was and is not alone in this regard.

[Resistance]

6. no, there are definitely sides.

Right and Wrong.

The Israeli Army was wrong to murder Rachel Corrie.

[MikeGalos]

7. Or put more simply

Religious fanaticism thrives best when a Holy Martyr can be created and used to avoid factual discussion.

[RFK MLK PW]

8. Bless you!

tyranny of the majority at work on I/P again ... your post is greatly appreciated by one of the minority here

[Forkboy]

9. tyranny

:eyes:

[Lithos]

10. Locking for numerous I/P violations

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