{"id":25,"date":"2003-03-17T17:06:54","date_gmt":"2003-03-17T21:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=25"},"modified":"2006-06-29T13:52:49","modified_gmt":"2006-06-29T17:52:49","slug":"peace-and-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Peace and death"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, we had Rachel Corrie protesting the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes. She was killed when she fell down while standing in front of an Israeli army bulldozer with a bullhorn. The dozer rolled over her and then backed up.<\/p>\n

So here’s the question: did this woman die for a cause? Or did she believe that the dozer wouldn’t actually harm her because she was a peace activist? For that matter, do many of the current war protesters believe that they won’t be hurt in any way by protesting?<\/p>\n

To die in a protest is reminiscent of the Boston Massacre, or even Kent State. The thing about this incident is it’s a US citizen in Israel.<\/p>\n

Here’s<\/a> a link to the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, we had Rachel Corrie protesting the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes. She was killed when she fell down while standing in front of an Israeli army bulldozer with a bullhorn. The dozer rolled over her and then backed up. So here’s the question: did this woman die for a cause? Or did she believe … <\/p>\n

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