Jason C. Miller remarked tongue-in-cheek in Monday's paper that he was "tempted to write a column that says, 'See, I told you so' to all the anti-war leftists at MSU" ("Protesters were wrong on Iraq; now it's time to help out" SN 4/14).
It seems like "The State News' conservative writer" got what he wanted from his tirade. Instead of making a valid argument for his position, Miller took the road most traveled and bashed those of us who spoke out against the war.
I might not be on the same elevated moral plane as Miller, but even I saw past his Bush-loving rhetoric to an unfair and completely biased column.
For example, the protests were not "semi-violent" or violent at all, for that matter. Tempting as it might seem, I won't play the riot card.
As for "obstructionism" and "harassing" businesses and commuters, I wonder if Miller actually attended any of the peace rallies that took place. On second thought, why would he?
By the way, the fact that "hippies" decided to exercise their right to dissent makes them "look silly" only because President Bush ignored them. It was also interesting that Miller chose to quote Martin Luther King Jr., considering he is a renowned pacifist.
Ultimately, calling people names and trashing their viewpoints won't get intellectual juggernauts such as Miller very far. He had "fun at the expense of discredited people" and he knows it.
And if Miller loves this war so much, why isn't he over there fighting for his beloved country?
Kathryn Gruits
journalism sophomore
