Comments on <strong>Have Some Perspective, Ma'am</strong>TypePad2004-04-15T07:13:00ZMithrashttps://mithras.blogs.com/blog/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mithras.blogs.com/blog/2004/04/have_some_persp/comments/atom.xml/James Joyner commented on '<strong>Have Some Perspective, Ma'am</strong>'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c68d353ef00d83428515953ef2004-04-16T01:01:34Z2007-08-16T05:48:34ZJames Joynerhttp://outsidethebeltway.comThis would probably make more sense pointed to the post itself rather than the page.... But, no. Victims aren't heroes...<p>This would probably make more sense pointed to the post itself rather than the page....</p>
<p>But, no. Victims aren't heroes unless they've done something heroic. Firefighters charging into a burning building are heroic, regardless of their political views. Accountants murdered by terrorists are just accountants. </p>
<p>Regardless of whether their lost family member was a hero, though, the 9/11 families are merely victims and are no more entitled to direct public policy than any other member of society. What made 9/11 especially tragic was its universality--it had a profound effect on all of us--not the individual losses.</p>