Jane didn't spit on any soldiers nor did very many others but it sounds good. Nor did she attack soldiers personally. Having wrong opinions should not make Americans subject to attacks by morons.
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My understanding is that she called the soldiers babykillers.
She cooperated with the N.Vietnamese in getting out their propaganda. However, how was that much different that working with Walter Cronkit the Father Knows Best of Network News? Or talking to a NY Times reporter?
This attack was not acceptable to those with manners or conservative principles. Now if it were Kerry it MIGHT be a little different.
John O'Neill would not commend this creep's actions.
Just for the record -- I was one of those who protested the war in Vietnam simply because I thought it was a bad idea. But contrary to the stereotype of protesters at the time, I and many others did not vilify our soldiers. Personally, I felt considerable respect and admiration for them -- they made enormous sacrifices in very difficult situations -- and then they had to endure the accusations perpetrated by Jane and her ilk. I mentioned earlier a friend of mine who died fairly recently at a relatively young age -- he told me some real horror stories about his experiences during the war. He was never the same following the war, and I'm reasonably sure that the horror of that war, coupled with the vilification he suffered when he came home, caused or in some way contributed to his early death.
So I can emphathise with those who feel the man was justified in spitting on Jane Fonda -- I think if I were in their position I would feel the same way. I only made my suggestion about boycotting Miz Fondle and her products as a way of chaneling our anger into something that might be more constructive and effective.