Journalist/student steals "Yellow Ribbon" magnets.

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Agree or disagree with the situation in Iraq... support or not support the soldiers who are serving over there. Frustrated, angry or whatever, this kind of shit isn't right.

I can support his opinions, but not his actions.

Censorship sucks no matter which side it comes from.


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"No yellow ribbons here

By Thomas Naughton, Collegian columnist

February 23, 2005

Guilt can only weigh on a person's mind for so long before they crave the act of purgation; to get the weighty feelings of shame and responsibility out of the mind - or at least the guilty parties attempt to find some kind of peace if they cannot rid themselves of a screaming conscience that implicates and indicts its possessor.

That said, perhaps some readers will understand why my friends and I rip yellow ribbon "support the troops" magnets off of cars or wherever people have affixed them. By ripping off these ribbons, we find a way to deal with our guilt, as though with each ribbon swiped we take back a life that was taken by this senseless war started by our senseless president and those who support him."


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[CubsFan1982]

1. Jesus Christ, what a douchebag.

nt

[benburch]

2. And useless too.

They will just buy another one at the BP-Amoco the next time they fill up the SUV.

[AwakeAtLast]

3. Mine was stolen, but it said "Keep Daddy Safe"

Who would want to steal that one? :shrug:

[VOX]

4. Dumb. Many Democrats have yellow ribbons on their wheels.

And obviously, many Democrats have family and friends who are serving in Iraq.

A couple of blocks from where I live (for the most part, a very liberal neighborhood), a particular house has an American flag on a pole, lighted at night, a "Support the Troops" sign in the window, AND a Gore-Lieberman yard sign and a Kerry-Edwards yard sign.

This kid may think that he's being anti-*, but by boosting yellow car-ribbons, he's actually judging book after book by their covers. This guy's actions are not only wrong-headed censorship-wise, they're stupid and childish. Theft of private property wins no converts.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. I take 'em and replace 'em

with sharpie marked sayings like

- Fire Rumsfeld
-Draft republicans first
-pray for Iraqi women and children
-Bring Them Home

It's a lot of work but very therapuetic