What do you all think of this?

Question

A mother asked President Bush,
"Why did my son have to die in Iraq?"

Another mother asked President Kennedy,
"Why did my son have to die in Viet Nam?"

Another mother asked President Truman,
"Why did my son have to die in Korea?

Another mother asked President F.D.
Roosevelt,
"Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima?"

Another mother asked President W. Wilson,
"Why did my son have to die on the
battlefield
of
France?"

Yet another mother asked President Lincoln,
"Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg?"

And yet another mother asked President G.
Washington,
"Why did my son have to die near Valley
Forge?"


Then long, long ago, a mother asked...
"Heavenly Father, why did my Son have to die
on a cross outside of Jerusalem?"

The answer to all these is the same, "So that all may live in peace and freedom."

I am aware this is supposed to be inspirational, but I would like to know your thoughts.

I did not write this by the way.

I respect sacrifices that soldiers made. What I am questioning is the reasons for those sacrfices? Why is humanity so fickle and stupid that they must kill each other to be free?

Answer 1

to me, war and death,,,, for any reasons, are not inspirational,,,,, and no,,,, no one really needs to die,,,,, to achieve peace and freedom,,,, though it is necessary sometimes,,,,, to defend and prevent others from overtaking and killing you,,,,
wow , i do have to say,,,,, that this gives me a whole new thing to think about,,,, Jesus dying on the cross,, i am not Christian, but i do believe in Jesus and his good works,,,,,, message,,,,,,, but have to admit,,, there surely are better ways to get Gods message across, i would think
ps: i notice they left out of that, the native american mother, but i guess in that case, the answer would of been,, "so the white man could have the land"

Answer 2

Im sorry, but you cannot compare the warfare of mankind
to the death of Jesus. Those wars are all man-made
imperfect, flawed, based mostly upon achieving greed,
money, power, oil, land....The passion of the Christ
cannot compare to the reasons behind these wars-
perhaps the only comparison is the poor innocent
people that get brutally attacked and striken for sins
they did not commit

Answer 3

Now I don't intend to address the theological aspects of the final example, that is obviously meant to refer to the crucifixtion of Bishop Simeon of Jerusalem in 106 CE, but I do want to talk briefly about the other examples and why, exactly, "So that others may have life and dwell in peace, happiness, and freedom" is not the reason any of these people died.

Mother asked President G. Washington
"Why did my son have to die near Valley Forge?"

Well lady, that's because a group of rich old white men decided to overthrow the yoke of an empire run by another bunch of rich old white men for a series of other rich old white men (most of whom were their friends). The result would be the creation of a system that kept blacks in the bondage of slavery until 1865, crowded Indians onto reservations far from their ancestral home, and elected Richard Nixon. We'll get to tricky Dick again later.

"Yet another mother asked President Lincoln,
"Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg?"

Your son had to die because his father fought for a system that supported SLAVERY. That seems easy enough to comprehend. Let's let that word sink in some more: SLAVERY. Until 1865 too, you monsters.

Another mother asked President W. Wilson,
"Why did my son have to die on the battlefield of France?"

Mostly because the States had wanted in on WWI from early on. Motives aren't clear but the US's stated policy of benevolent neutrality toward Great Britain should have been a signal. My guess is that Wilson wanted to see English speaking people succeed, not that I mind, and he wanted to push for his new League of Nations, which was created, but failed due to everyone in Congress not being a Democrat. By the way, that probably caused WWII. Good job, guys.

Another mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,
"Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima?"

Because instead of nipping the rise of Japanese imperialism in the bud, the US kept its policy of isolationism. After that Hirohito made some bad mistakes, and the brave soldiers of the US armed forces actually saved the day. Still, it was hardly an excuse for two atomic bombs, guys. Sheesh.

Another mother asked President Truman,
"Why did my son have to die in Korea?

Here's one I'm happy to report that the final conclusion matches the example. The Korean War was the first test of the United Nations, and with the help of some brilliant military tactics at Inchon on behalf of McArthur and the allied forces, that international body served its purpose. Luckily, the United States no longer operates within the boundaries of the United Nations. This is so things can go to hell in a handbasket, because that makes rich old white men richer.

Another mother asked President Kennedy,
"Why did my son have to die in Viet Nam?"

A stupid thing to ask Kennedy since the US army was only in Indochina in an advisory capacity during his tenure as President, but let's assume you asked it of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon (although we won't ask Eisenhower, even though the whole ordeal was mostly his fault through the creation of the South East Asian Treaty Organization - SEATO - I guess the point that's trying to be made here is that Kennedy, as a democratic, was responsible for that conflict. Untrue a thousand times over, you're an idiot if you think that, but I digress). Hey Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon - why did this *****'s son die in Vietnam? What's that? A failed foreign policy based on the principles of containment first adopted by Harry S. Truman on 12 March 1947? And you're a lying sack of **** whose party is just about as ethical today as it was during the Watergate Scandal? Good to know, Dick.

and finally, and this is the part I love,

"A mother asked President Bush,
"Why did my son have to die in Iraq?"

And here's where I leave this open to comments, because I have no ******* answer, and neither does anybody else. "So that others may have life and dwell in peace, happiness, and freedom" is not an answer, it is a ruse, and a decoy, and an attempt to soften the harsh reality of wasted lives.

Answer 4

If this is an original piece, BRAVO!
If not, thanks for sharing. Personally, I find it very insightful and yes, inspirational too.

Unfortunately it touched on the MOST controversial subjects of all - politics and religion! As in any controversy, there are dissensions, disagreements, what-have-you's.....at least, most everyone is keeping it on the intellectual level. And while I may not agree with all of you, I do respect your viewpoints.

Answer 5

As Patrick Henry said "From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots." Freedom isn't free.

Answer 6

I really don’t think that dieing in a war will lead to peace and happiness, maybe just to another war for that’s solders memory…

Answer 7

I cant really see what's 'inspirational' about it at all..... Inspiring to a soldier, maybe, but really.... Why should people die so that other people can live in peace...

Answer 8

Hmmm... inspirational and blasphemous at the same time.

Answer 9

good point ... Freedom isnt free... Freedom is paid by someone at some point down the road... weather it be your salvation or the way we live in this wonderful country.

Answer 10

wow! all i can say is that gave me goosebumps! what a great way to put things into perspective! and it is so true! thank you for posting that!