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Why so much Kerry bashing in DU, especially LBN? (Original Post) mylye2222 Jun 2014 OP
Because he's not the same guy who stood up to Congress and told the truth in the 70s. Warpy Jun 2014 #1
Thats happenes to every politician who gets powerful mylye2222 Jun 2014 #2
He is still the same guy, he has found another more productive way to get things done. wisteria Jun 2014 #3
K&R. wisteria mylye2222 Jun 2014 #4

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
1. Because he's not the same guy who stood up to Congress and told the truth in the 70s.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 05:54 PM
Jun 2014

He's not the same guy who co founded Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

He's a company man now and a lot of people feel let down by it.

 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
2. Thats happenes to every politician who gets powerful
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 05:58 PM
Jun 2014

They have to show publicly they follow the system. Do you remember when he spoke truthfully and sincerly on Israel as an "apartheid stae at risk"? What did he got for having been outt of the MS way? A huge backclash! So Its only stategic. He often show who relly he is....but it ends with a forcefulled apology to stop the polemic.

BTW he didn't cofounded VVAW. He joined it only. Then he became its spokesman.

 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
3. He is still the same guy, he has found another more productive way to get things done.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:53 PM
Jun 2014

Simply because he doesn't agree with what you do and he would not handle things the way you would, does not mean he has abandoned his ideal.

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