Ann boiled down a basic and unfortunate truth in today's society - there are certain people you cannot disagree with as they have been granted what can be called ' The Cloak of Infalibility ' by their victim status. They can do no wrong, say no wrong and you must not disagree with them. If you dare disagree with them you will have been branded as mocking their situation - even enjoying their situation.
The Jersey Girls are the Holy Grail of victims. They can say and do anything and if you disagree with them you are as cold hearted and evil as the swine who murdered their family members. Of course, they are entitled to their opinions and I do not begrudge them the right to say as they please. However, I should have every right ( and a duty ) to refute their charges.
Imagine if you will a conversation not long after December 7th 1941 which involves ' If that damned FDR had just sold scrap metal to the Japanese they would never have attacked Pearl Harbor! My son would still be alive if it were not for FDR! He is to blame! '. While people would feel terrible the person had lost family they'd certainly not hesitate to argue with the person - even call them traitors. But I rather doubt any such conversation ever took place after December 7th. It wouldn't even be taken seriously. Its a shame such conversations not only take place after September 11th but that they are celebrated and protected.
As a matter of fact, people DID say such things about Roosevelt. But they didn't have the press as a megaphone. That megaphone belonged to FDR.
good post at 268
Go Ann!