tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189757.post1225155628021782935..comments2023-10-30T10:44:50.662-04:00Comments on Conservative Futurist: Where Have Our Heroes Gone?Conservative Futuristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980395878839117284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189757.post-2448448933613229002007-04-20T11:27:00.000-04:002007-04-20T11:27:00.000-04:00With regard to your follow-up, well said.With regard to your follow-up, well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189757.post-26386064360957078372007-04-20T09:47:00.000-04:002007-04-20T09:47:00.000-04:00It's been brought to my attention by some that I h...It's been brought to my attention by some that I have overlooked a few things. Namely, that heroes can be found in our military; the story of the VA Tech students who barricaded the door with a desk; and the potential heroes of the day that we don't know about. I'd like to address both of these issues.<BR/><BR/>They are good points. The military is just about the only place left on the planet where men and women warrant being called heroes because of their daily sacrifices. However, the media is trying to change that. How many times have we heard that "it's not worth it" to bring freedom to the people or Iraq at the expense of our own? If that's the case, why did we bother fighting the Cold War, where our victory ostensibly brought freedom to billions? I digress here, though. I don't want this to be about the War. I am concerned (at the moment) with how the rising generation is being taught about sacrifice.<BR/> <BR/>I have also considered the story of the VT students who barricaded the classroom door. That was an extremely smart measure to take, but was it heroic? Self-preservation doesn't qualify one as a hero, necessarily. And that's another problem I've been having. The media keeps referring to the slain students as "heroes." Again, I hate to sound insensitive, but what exactly makes a hero out of someone who shows up for school and gets murdered? It's horrifically tragic, yes, but not exactly heroic. If we continue to use the "H' word for every difficult moment in life that requires effort, or use it to define victims of awful crimes, then we denigrate those people who are <I>true</I> heroes in the traditional sense of the word - such as the soldiers in our military.<BR/> <BR/>As for stories of unnamed people that may have died being heroic on Monday, I've considered that (indeed, remember, I'm hoping for it). It's certainly possible that we will never hear about their stories. But how then, did the story of the Professor become known almost immediately? People in that class witnessed him barricading himself against the door as they themselves were bailing out the windows. Surely if there was another heroic story to tell, someone would have seen it. <BR/> <BR/>Like I mentioned before, it's a touchy subject. I just fear that true, instinctive self-sacrifice when it counts may be dying because of selfishness. If that is the case, we are in heap big trouble as a society and people.Conservative Futuristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980395878839117284noreply@blogger.com