Comments on: Heroism Rewritten to Be Politically Correct http://northshorejournal.org/heroism-rewritten-to-be-politically-correct An on-line magazine supporting the Ninth Amendment Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angie http://northshorejournal.org/heroism-rewritten-to-be-politically-correct/comment-page-1#comment-15412 Angie Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:49:04 +0000 http://northshorejournal.org/?p=8705#comment-15412 A hero is someone who saves someone else without thinking of themselves. It's as simple as that. Tad Agoglia is saving people from the despair of the destruction of their lives (as they knew them) I'm sure there were people who thought that they had no way out that were given their ability to hope again. Yohannes Gebregeorgis is saving innocent children from the degradation of illiteracy. Carolyn LeCroy is saving innocent children from growing up NOT knowing a parent. (I mean, when you think about it, missing a parent is one of the factors that leads to prison, right? So maybe she's also saving us from having to pay to lock up those kids one day?) Anne Mahlum is saving desperate men from enduring the hopelessness of being homeless. Liz McCartney is saving families from having to start over in an unfamiliar place. Phymean Noun is saving children from the downward spiral of having no education or job skills. David Puckett is saving people who, due to whatever unfortunate circumstances, may have not had a chance to live their lives to the fullest. Maria Ruiz is saving families with children from the miserable dreggs of poverty. Marie Da Silva is saving children orphaned by disease who may have never had a chance to be educated. Viola Vaughn is saving girls who, if not for her, would have been lost through the grates of poverty. A hero is someone who saves someone else without thinking of themselves. It’s as simple as that.

Tad Agoglia is saving people from the despair of the destruction of their lives (as they knew them) I’m sure there were people who thought that they had no way out that were given their ability to hope again.

Yohannes Gebregeorgis is saving innocent children from the degradation of illiteracy.

Carolyn LeCroy is saving innocent children from growing up NOT knowing a parent. (I mean, when you think about it, missing a parent is one of the factors that leads to prison, right? So maybe she’s also saving us from having to pay to lock up those kids one day?)

Anne Mahlum is saving desperate men from enduring the hopelessness of being homeless.

Liz McCartney is saving families from having to start over in an unfamiliar place.

Phymean Noun is saving children from the downward spiral of having no education or job skills.

David Puckett is saving people who, due to whatever unfortunate circumstances, may have not had a chance to live their lives to the fullest.

Maria Ruiz is saving families with children from the miserable dreggs of poverty.

Marie Da Silva is saving children orphaned by disease who may have never had a chance to be educated.

Viola Vaughn is saving girls who, if not for her, would have been lost through the grates of poverty.

]]> By: Carbon Monoxide http://northshorejournal.org/heroism-rewritten-to-be-politically-correct/comment-page-1#comment-15385 Carbon Monoxide Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:57:13 +0000 http://northshorejournal.org/?p=8705#comment-15385 Josh, How kind of you to take time from your hugely important and high paying job to leave a comment on this blog. For your information, Chuck Simmins is one of those people who run into burning buildings. He has been a fireman/EMT for, what, about 25 years Chuck? How many lives have you saved, Chuck? 50? 100? Heck, heroes don't keep count of that shit. Chuck gets it genetically. His dad was a war hero and fireman as well. Some day, Josh, when you move out of your mom's basement apartment, you can try to be half the man that Chuck is. I just doubt you'll ever get there. Josh,

How kind of you to take time from your hugely important and high paying job to leave a comment on this blog.

For your information, Chuck Simmins is one of those people who run into burning buildings. He has been a fireman/EMT for, what, about 25 years Chuck? How many lives have you saved, Chuck? 50? 100? Heck, heroes don’t keep count of that shit.

Chuck gets it genetically. His dad was a war hero and fireman as well.

Some day, Josh, when you move out of your mom’s basement apartment, you can try to be half the man that Chuck is. I just doubt you’ll ever get there.

]]> By: Todd http://northshorejournal.org/heroism-rewritten-to-be-politically-correct/comment-page-1#comment-15383 Todd Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:13:18 +0000 http://northshorejournal.org/?p=8705#comment-15383 I commend all ten of the selfless candidates fo CNN's Heroes of 2008. However, I ask why didn't CNN include one single military combat vet in their candidates? Volunteering to help the helpless is only a first step in being a hero. Being a hero means being scared as hell and doing the right thing for someone else even though it might kill you. I commend all ten of the selfless candidates fo CNN’s Heroes of 2008. However, I ask why didn’t CNN include one single military combat vet in their candidates? Volunteering to help the helpless is only a first step in being a hero.

Being a hero means being scared as hell and doing the right thing for someone else even though it might kill you.

]]> By: Josh http://northshorejournal.org/heroism-rewritten-to-be-politically-correct/comment-page-1#comment-15379 Josh Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:15:17 +0000 http://northshorejournal.org/?p=8705#comment-15379 Wow.... you are so off. Is it so bad that CNN has recognized volunteerism? They've also done pro-military pieces. Volunteerism is something we need now more than ever. As we pull our troops out of Iraq/Afganistan and stumble into a depression we'll see that our government (thanks to distortions started in the 1980's by Reagan and finished by Bush 2.0) is unable to help relieve the needs of anyone - including YOUR heros. Just like decades before America will have to return to an age of Volunteerism until our own government can pick itself up off the ground and properly serve its citizens. In addition, how pitiful a plea is it to gain attention by putting down people who do more than you ever will? Your High Horse: get off it. Wow…. you are so off. Is it so bad that CNN has recognized volunteerism? They’ve also done pro-military pieces. Volunteerism is something we need now more than ever. As we pull our troops out of Iraq/Afganistan and stumble into a depression we’ll see that our government (thanks to distortions started in the 1980′s by Reagan and finished by Bush 2.0) is unable to help relieve the needs of anyone – including YOUR heros. Just like decades before America will have to return to an age of Volunteerism until our own government can pick itself up off the ground and properly serve its citizens.

In addition, how pitiful a plea is it to gain attention by putting down people who do more than you ever will? Your High Horse: get off it.

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